HP Scanjet 4400c & Windows 7

[aimo3]

I replace a Win XP PC for a user with a new Win 7 64-bit PC. I did not find a driver of the scanner for the new OS. I installed the XP driver, but it did not installed successfully. I tried the Add Legacy Hardware on the Action menu in devmgmt.msc but it didn't work.

Any possible solution?

 

[KSoD]

If there is no driver on the HP site for Win7 for that device, it is time to give it up and buy a new one. There is no way to force old hardware to work with Windows 7 without proper drivers, and no the XP drivers will not work.

 

[carnageX]

If you have Win7 Pro, you can download and install XP Mode from MS and see if you can get it to work in a virtual XP environment.

 

[Frosty is a Snowman]

Try and contact HP and ask them if they have a compatible alternative windows vista/7 default driver
I used to work for HP's scanner/MFP/Fax/Printer team and we used to have alternative drivers that would give basic functionality
eg installing the basic driver for a different model that would give you basic scan abilities
or workarounds using network drivers and connecting the device to a router etc.

But I have to be honest, besides the option of setting it up in a virtual environment or connecting it to an XP machine and setting it to be shared
I just don't think this device will work in a vista/7/8 environment
You had a chance of this working if they had released a vista driver, but the fact that the XP driver was the last one to be released just shows how dated the device is.

See these links
Vista support - HP Scanjet 4400c Scanner series*-* HP Scanjet - Scanner support in Windows Vista - c01296655 - HP Business Support Center

Windows 7 support - HP Scanjet 4400c Scanner series*-* HP Scanjets - Products not supported in Windows 7 - c03403550 - HP Business Support Center


You could try running the driver install in compatibility mode, I doubt it will work but it's worth a try