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Zarbol Tsar
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Tue Dec 14, 2004 3:13 am Post subject:
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When I try and look at my Epson scanner's Properties , WinXP reports
that the scanner is busy or in use by another application.
How do I locate what is making it busy?
I have tried using the Process Explorer from System Internals
http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/procexp.shtml.
However when I try Process Explorer's Find Handle or Find DLL it
turns out that it can't find "twain" or "Epson".
Is there a general way to find out exactly what is making any given
device (printer, infrared, etc) be locked by XP as "busy"?
Thanks.
Zarbol
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Robby Tanner
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Tue Dec 14, 2004 4:16 am Post subject:
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A good utility for that would be Process Explorer from Sysinterals.
It has a good find function, if you know what you're looking for, that can
help you out immensely.
Cheers,
Rob
"Zarbol Tsar" <zarbol@tsar.net> wrote in message
news:95BEE2293A36F51D7E@130.133.1.4...
| Quote: | When I try and look at my Epson scanner's Properties , WinXP reports
that the scanner is busy or in use by another application.
How do I locate what is making it busy?
I have tried using the Process Explorer from System Internals
http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/procexp.shtml.
However when I try Process Explorer's Find Handle or Find DLL it
turns out that it can't find "twain" or "Epson".
Is there a general way to find out exactly what is making any given
device (printer, infrared, etc) be locked by XP as "busy"?
Thanks.
Zarbol
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microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
microsoft.public.development.device.drivers
comp.periphs.scanners |
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God only knows
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Tue Dec 14, 2004 7:37 am Post subject:
Re: How free scanner that is 'busy'? |
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did you try an uninstall and reinstall if you have the original cd-rom ? I
think that sorted out my problem, which if I remember correctly was much the
same
"Zarbol Tsar" <zarbol@tsar.net> wrote in message
news:95BEE2293A36F51D7E@130.133.1.4...
| Quote: | When I try and look at my Epson scanner's Properties , WinXP reports
that the scanner is busy or in use by another application.
How do I locate what is making it busy?
I have tried using the Process Explorer from System Internals
http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/procexp.shtml.
However when I try Process Explorer's Find Handle or Find DLL it
turns out that it can't find "twain" or "Epson".
Is there a general way to find out exactly what is making any given
device (printer, infrared, etc) be locked by XP as "busy"?
Thanks.
Zarbol
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microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
microsoft.public.development.device.drivers
comp.periphs.scanners |
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Peter Hirons
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Thu Dec 16, 2004 10:53 pm Post subject:
Re: How free scanner that is 'busy'? |
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In article <95BEE2293A36F51D7E@130.133.1.4>, zarbol@tsar.net (Zarbol Tsar)
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| Quote: | *From:* Zarbol Tsar <zarbol@tsar.net
*Date:* Mon, 13 Dec 2004 22:13:57 GMT
When I try and look at my Epson scanner's Properties , WinXP reports
that the scanner is busy or in use by another application.
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If you are using the utility that opens an application on the PC when the
button on the scanner is pressed then that's the problem - try looking at
processes in the Windows task manager and kill that process.
Peter |
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