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Old June 22nd 12, 02:35 AM posted to rec.photo.equipment.35mm
Robert Coe
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Default Nikon scanner - compatibility on new computer

On Thu, 21 Jun 2012 14:04:34 -0700, "Alan Justice"
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: I have a Nikon Super Coolscan 5000 ED. I've been using it on a Win XP PC.
: I will be getting a Win 7 with 64 bit processing. Will the scanner work?

Probably. But if it doesn't, you can install a virtual XP machine on your
Windows 7 computer. It's free, and the Microsoft Web site explains all. It's a
tedious process, but not especially difficult if you know a lot about Windows
and are good at reading between the lines. You'll want to do it anyway, if
you've been doing your backups with the standard Windows backup program.
Windows 7 won't read your backup files.

Bob