Hp scanjet 5100C

good day, probably you have to update for a new driver to work whit windows 7.

You can download the scanner driver from HP Support and drivers WEB site, please click on this link and select your model scanner to download :-

http://welcome.hp.com/country/us/en/support_task.html

I had the same problem and solved it. I was using HP Solution Centre to run my HP Scanjet 5590 on Windows 7 Pro 64 bit without problems. Then I ran the scanner using Windows Fax and Scan, but didn't like it, so went back to HP Solution Centre - whereupon the scanner was not recognised.
After hours of reinstalling software etc etc, without success, I suddenly noticed four device icons on the left hand side of HP Solution Centre. These were labelled (when hovered over with the mouse) hp scanjet 5590, hp scanjet 5590 #2, hp scanjet 5590 #3, hp scanjet 5590 #4. Only the top icon was active, but when I clicked on any of the four it moved to the top.
Clicking on hp scanjet 5590 #2 gave me a working installation once more - problem solved. No doubt the multiple icons arose from my desperate attempts to try different USB ports.

There are no drivers for Vista or Windows 7 for that scaner

why not download from internet its free.
goto "google" serach engine
write your printer name i.e HP Scanjet 5100c
and press enter.
it will gives you a list. Press enter on your specific printer name & free download from internet

There are no vista drivers for this HP scanjet 5100C.

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Hi Richard,

Download the top listed driver from this HP support page:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareList?os=228&lc=en&dlc=en&cc=us&lang=en&product=61840

I think the next one down, for parallel only, is the one you are probably trying to install. You have to uninstall that one first, before installing the new one.
Do it from the Control Panel, System, Device Manager. Uninstall the Driver, then 'Install Driver' and choose the 'Browse my computer for driver' type option, navigate to the folder you unzipped the new one to and select and install it. Then reboot.
It should work now.

Hope this helps

Chris (ziraffa)

Sorry to say, but the ScanJet 5100c is not a Vista compatible unit.
The same thing happened with some of the earlier HP units when XP came out.
This is not the only piece of equipment out there that is not supported in Vista, it is too old for them to write drivers for.

HP does offer a trade ups option for older equipment. You can read about it here http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c01123715&lc=en&cc=us&lang=en&dlc=en&product=61840