Ricoh IS760D scanner is not showing as a WIA device.

on Ricoh's website.

http://www.ricoh-usa.com/downloads/popup/popup_manuals_drivers_download.aspx?path=http%3a%2f%2fsupport.ricoh.com%2fbb%2fhtml%2fdr_ut_e%2frc2%2fmodel%2fis760%2fis760en.htm

Software (driver) can be found at driverupdate us.
Take a look... I hope this was helpful.
Cheers

Hi ,
WIA is included in Windows . Go to "Start \ Devices and Printers " and double click on the scanner's icon . I use a third party free twain program working fine in WIA mode : http://download.cnet.com/FreeKapture/3000-2094_4-10711598.html
You first need to make sure the last valuable original driver/software of your unit is correctly installed , even if it isn't good for W7 or Vista .
Regards .

HI
Unfortunately , Hp produces no more drivers beyond OS 9 for this excellent device , and it's a shame .
I managed to make it work under Widows 7 ( same issue , HP has no drivers ) . One of the tricks was to install a third party twain program and make the scanner run with Window's sofware ( WIA ) . I' m not aware of this is possible with Apple .
Installing a virtual compatible OS on primary hdd is another option .
Partitioning the hdd and installing compatible OS on the new partition works also .
I can' t see other possibilities .
Regards .

http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/device/stillimage/TWAIN-port.mspx

Can you run a test through the scanner and camera wizard?
If so you are using a WIA driver and a registry entry is being blocked.
Look for an error log file in the Epson driver folder.
It may show the entry that has been marked read only.
If so just uncheck the read only mode and re-install software.

http://www.everythingusb.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=7337 shows possible solutions.

In a communication with the genius scanner manufacturer, their response is pasted below.

Hello,

I regret to inform you that the vivid 4 is not compatible with Vista.

Airo
KYE SYSTEMS AMERICA
e-mail support: [email protected]
MSN Messenger Support: [email protected]
Phone # 305-468-9250 ext: 30



< ----------------------------------------They also state that the product specifically states what it is compatible with and does NOT state it is compatible with Vista. :(

There are two common ways to software-connect scanners
to windows:

1) The TWAIN driver interface
2) The WIA (Windows image acquisition) driver interface

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WIA is a driver interface native to Windows:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Image_Acquisition

TWAIN is a driver interface specific to each scanner
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Most new scanners should support both driver interfaces !

TWAIN is preferable, if you can find it, because it is tightly
coupled to the scanner's hardware design, and therefore offers
more functionality, which is hardware specific.

WIA, on the other hand, is more generic.
It will work with many different scanners, but with reduced
functionality, especially in the tools and setting available within
the scanner control window that pops up every time you try to
scan a document from within an application.

If you cannot find TWAIN, you may have to settle for WIA.
(if it will run with your hardware)
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This biggest problem, of course, is VISTA itself, and it comes
in two flavors, depending on your computer CPU:
64-bit and 32 bit.

64-Bit Vista drivers are the hardest to find.
32-Bit Vista is a DOG, because the software is too bloated
to run on a 32 bit machine.

Fancy colors and GUI not withstanding, 100% of the added
"new functionality" within Vista is for the benefit of Microsoft
and the scumbags running Hollywood. Vista hi-jacks your
expensive hardware resources and slows down "YOUR"
machine at "YOUR" expense to promote Microsoft's
insestuous relationship with the Sony movie studios and
the RIAA.

I strongly recommend to all my clients to stick with XP for
now, and avoid Vista like the plague.

I do !

Martin