Windows 7 – Canon LiDE 35 installation fix
So I was fairly happy with Windows 7 except for one thing, my canon scanner would just not install, I tried Vista drivers, 64 and 32 bit versions, XP drivers, drivers that weren’t even for my scanner, I also tried all the tricks, compatibility mode, admin mode, manual installation, basically anything I could think of, but in the end I gave up and resigned myself the fact that if I wanted anything scanned I would have to boot into XP.
I recently checked the Windows 7 forums again and noticed a post suggesting something I may have missed, and to my amazement it worked, here are the steps for anyone with a similar problem -
Open device manager locate the scanner device (it probably has a yellow exclamation mark next to it).
Select properties then update driver.
Choose Browse my computer for driver software then Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer.
Look for Canon Inc. in the manufacturer list, then select CanoScan LiDE 60.
Click next and ignore any warnings about the driver not matching your hardware, that’s it all done your scanner should now work.
Edit: You may need to run ScanGear CS before the drivers will show up, get it from Canon’s US site – ScanGear CS Vista x64
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Good to hear another success story
I wish Canon would bring out some WIA drivers but I doubt they will, at least we can use our scanners though.
Windows 7 – Canon LiDE 35 installation fix.
I wish to express my gratitude to the above post on how to solve this W7 incompatibility with my CanoScan LIDE 50 because Cannon Inc. has failed to update the driver. Without mincing words, I followed your guide stepwisely and to my utter amazement and happiness I succeded in getting my now old machine to work. Many thanks to you. Bless u & more power to ur elbow bloke. Adieu. adeyemi00
In response to a question on which CanoScan Tool box to use: I successfully installed the one that was made for the CanoScan LIDE 60- Toolbox 4.9.
Brilliantt! I had all but given up looking for the driver for my LiDe 35, but now it’s working fine with Omnipage too on Windows 7 thanks to your instructions
I’ve followed the steps and have had success installing the drivers for this scanner, but I get the following error;
“There is no application registered for this event.”
Any ideas?
Thanks alot! Worked great for me
Fantastic, just got my Lide 35 working on Windows 7 64 bit.
You are a genius. I followed your instruction, and hey presto! Another LIDE 35 scanner saved from a landfill. Why couldn’t the Canon Corporation have thought of this?
Thanks for the help and advice for installing this ‘upgrade’!
There were a couple of folks wondering how to get Canon Toolbox working for the Canoscan Lide 35 AFTER having installed the Windows 7 64-bit driver (as described here). You do need a windows 7 64 bit Canon Toolbox version. I used the Canoscan Lide 60 Toolbox software for 64-bit windows 7 (see http://www.laptops-drivers.com/driver-request/how-to-make-canoscan-lide-35-works-on-windows-7.html). The Lide 60 Toolbox software runs perfectly with the Canoscan Lide 35 scanner.
fantastic. It works !
Thanks