I have just installed my scanner ok. All I did was go to Canon.com and searched for the drivers. Installed the ASPI layer then installed the CanoScan software and all is working OK.
Win XP Pro SP2 running Photoshop CS 2.
Though I think windows hardware wizard is going to give me hell over the fact it does not know what it is. But I can ignore that...it works and that all I care about.

Hi,

Just installed my FS2710 succesfully by following the very helpful instructions from Canon Australia:

http://www.canon.com.au/support/customer/default.asp?DXI=KnowledgeBase/Customer/KBArticleForm&File=KB00191

Everything works ok :-)

If you get problems (i.e. you can't see the scanner in CanoScan), try uninstalling and reinstalling CanoScan. It worked for me.

Hope that helps someone.

Regards,
Mike in sunny Spain

Heya,

In fact the solution has been posted already, let me resume nevertheless:
a) install ASPI drivers (cf. http://www.canon.com.au/support/customer/default.asp?DXI=KnowledgeBase/Customer/KBArticleForm&File=KB00191)
b) install latest ScanCraft FS from http://software.canon-europe.com/Scanners/Dedicated_Film_Scanners/CanoScan_FS2710463.asp

What I have to add is a clean solution for the Windows XP Device Manager. Create an INF file with the following content and update your driver using it (it won't be a signed driver file as you can imagine ;-)

;# FS2710.INF -- Setup File for the CanoScan FS2710 Scanner
;# Copyright (c) 2005 Yves Kreis (yves.kreis@education.lu)

[Version]
Signature="$Windows NT$"
Class=Image
ClassGUID={6bdd1fc6-810f-11d0-bec7-08002be2092f}
Provider=%OrganizationName%
DriverVer=09/05/2005, 3.6.6

[SourceDisksNames]
1="CanoScan FS2710"

[SourceDisksFiles]
FS2710.INF=1

[DestinationDirs]
DefaultDestDir=11

[ControlFlags]
ExcludeFromSelect=*

[Manufacturer]
%OrganizationName%=CanoScan

[CanoScan]
%FS2710%=FS2710,CANON___IX-27025E_______1

[FS2710]
Include=sti.inf
Needs=STI.SCSISection
SubClass=StillImage
DeviceType=1
DeviceSubType=0x1
Capabilities=0x00
ICMProfiles="sRGB Color Space Profile.icm"

[FS2710.Services]
Include=sti.inf
Needs=STI.SCSISection.Services

[Strings]
OrganizationName="Canon Inc."
FS2710="CanoScan FS2710"

I am using a laptop, so I tried researching a connection through the PCMCIA as an alternative to USB (which I find sometimes glitchy). Adaptec makes a SlimSCSI product, and it does not matter whether it is designed for WindowsXP or earlier versions. The important thing, as mentioned by others, is to download the latest ASPI driver from Adaptec, and install it followed by a restart. WindowsXP recognised and installed it without conflict. I next ensured that the Adaptec was fully functioning, using the incorporated ASPICHK included with the driver download.

I didn't find much difference with using either the European or Australian CanoCraftFS drivers (they both worked), but I did go into the properties, and made the Scan_FSe compatible with Windows 2000. The WindowsXP still did not fully install the scanner, and a conflict alert is showing in the device manager. I continued in spite of this, and determined that the CanoCraftFS software program did in fact communicate with and configure the scanner. The scanner performs excellently when activated through the program.

I will likely heed everyone elses' advice to eventually investigate VueScan, but at this time I am able to acquire and save the images for later editing in PhotoShop. I was able to acquire all the hardware for less than $50, so I would encourage the film affectionadoes not to give up on this scanner!

Peter you are an absolute genius!
It works eactly as you said! Thankx

I have been using the FS2710 on 2 different XP machines for some time it works stand alone, as a Twain device in PS and through Vuescan. What I did is as follows.

Downloaded the XP/2000 driver from Canon and the required ASPI layerfrom Adaptec. Note I have an old copy of the APSI layer, it doesn't seem to be on the Adaptec website when I last checked.

Install the ASPI layer first. Shut down , connect the scanner, power it up and reboot.

The add Hardware Wizard opens.... after it has searched and found new hardware wizard opens select install from a list ...Next

Choose don't search, I will choose.........Next

Double click "show all devices"

select unknown device .....unsupported device,..........Next

Select Yes, you really want to proceed,

then click finish.

Now install the driver, scanner should be detected.

Hope this is helpful and you can follow it OK. If I recall correctly, the driver I am using is a 2000 driver and the scanner functions just fine.

Chris Ross

chrisx2atihugdotcomdotau

Hello,

I just spent hours to install my canoscan fs2710 on my laptop (windows 2000 PRO), using an Adaptec USB2Xchange . Finally, it works, but only with installing and using the VUESCAN-software. Is there a way to make it work with another program (photoshop, ...).
Thanks.
Please mail to : dirk dot doclo @ fulladsl dot be

Ives, I can't thank you enough for your perfect little .inf file. It works like a charm. Now at last I can hope that my FS2710 won't vanish from the system every time I open an XP Pro PC without the scanner attached and turned on.

Yes, one can make the scanner work, with both Vuescan and PS, but all the time there's that yellow exclamation mark obstinately sitting there in the Hardware list.

As for PS output, one can set both Hamrick and Canon software to open a completed scan in Adobe. The other way is to save scans in a directory, then go into PS and open them.

I have installed Adaptec Aspi_471a2 driver then i installed vuescan than i installed canonprog from canon site and it works also with photoshop and irfanview