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Quick and Easy PC Repair
It’s worth checking out these solution ideas if you’re having a communication problem with an error message on your computer while getting the HP Director.
Quick and Easy PC Repair
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On Windows, “An error was reported while communicating with the scanner”
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Problem
The message “An error occurred while communicating with the scanning device” appears when trying to scan an Awesome Scan item and the appearance fails.
Windows XP
Follow the following steps for the Windows XP operating system. If you need to scan immediately, you can use the following scan workarounds instead of going through the full troubleshooting.
Scanning Detours
NOTE. Some of these workarounds probably won’t work depending on the manufacturerand connection type. For example, if the printer is connected to all computers on the network, you can only scan from the Embedded Web Server (EWS). Try other workarounds if the workaround you tried initially probably didn’t work. With
Scan color
Windows XP provides a simple set of scan drivers, also known as Windows Image Acquisition (WIA) drivers, that can be used as an alternative to scanning to track the use of these HP Unable to Scan drivers.
To scan a document using Paint in Windows XP, follow these instructions.
NOTE. Before you start, check how often the printer is connected to your computer.
- Click Start, select All Programs, select Accessories, and then click Paint.
- Click “File” and, if so, click “From Scanner or Camera”.
- Make the necessary changes to the situation.
- Click “Scan”.
Scan settings available with Windows drivers
The following scan options and options are available when scanning drivers in Windowsfiles.
Image: color, black, black and white, and white |
Text in color, black, grayscale and white |
User settings |