Scanner bulb stays lit

I have an old Epson 1250 scanner. My PC runs XP Pro/SP2. The scanner is attached via USB. When the scanner and PC are switched on the scanner bulb is off. But after I have made a scan the bulb remains on.

If I unplug the USB cable and re-insert it, the bulb goes off. Seems it might be something to do with the driver (????)

OPERATION

I make the scan using a graphics application (e.g. Photoshop) to "aquire" the image by calling the Epson Twain driver (ver 5.71A). I exit the application and the Twain window vanishes too. I can not see anything in XP’s Task Manager suggesting any of this software is still loaded and calling the scanner. Is this due to an XP "service" not closing down?

Can anyone advise how to avoid the bulb staying on.

I hope you guys can help me. My problem is that after I have made a scan the bulb stays on.

Franklin wrote:

I hope you guys can help me. My problem is that after I have made a scan the bulb stays on.

My HP scanner does the same thing. In fact, all of the HP peripherals I’ve used have a propensity to leave programs running whether the device is in use or not. You could try shutting down the drivers (by using CNTRL-Alt-Delete or whatever options your OS has) to see if that works. Depending on how often you use the scanner you could also see about preventing anything from automaticaly loading everytime you turn the computer on. That’s another thing HP seems to be overly fond of.

I hope you guys can help me. My problem is that after I have made a scan the bulb stays on.

SYSTEM INFO

I have an old Epson 1250 scanner. My PC runs XP Pro/SP2. The scanner is attached via USB. When the scanner and PC are switched on the scanner bulb is off. But after I have made a scan the bulb remains on.

If I unplug the USB cable and re-insert it, the bulb goes off. Seems it might be something to do with the driver (????)

OPERATION

I make the scan using a graphics application (e.g. Photoshop) to "aquire" the image by calling the Epson Twain driver (ver 5.71A). I exit the application and the Twain window vanishes too. I can not see anything in XP’s Task Manager suggesting any of this software is still loaded and calling the scanner. Is this due to an XP "service" not closing down?

Can anyone advise how to avoid the bulb staying on.

Steve wrote:

Franklin wrote:

I hope you guys can help me. My problem is that after I have made a scan the bulb stays on.

My HP scanner does the same thing. In fact, all of the HP peripherals I’ve used have a propensity to leave programs running whether the device is in use or not. You could try shutting down the drivers (by using CNTRL-Alt-Delete or whatever options your OS has) to see if that works. Depending on how often you use the scanner you could also see about preventing anything from automaticaly loading everytime you turn the computer on. That’s another thing HP seems to be overly fond of.

Hi…

Wonder if by stays on you mean "forever"; or just a few minutes waiting to see if you have another job for it coming up.
My Epson will stay on, but if not used soon will then shut itself off. Perhaps 5 minutes or so.

Take care.

Ken

I hope you guys can help me. My problem is that after I have made a scan the bulb stays on.

SYSTEM INFO

I have an old Epson 1250 scanner. My PC runs XP Pro/SP2. The scanner is attached via USB. When the scanner and PC are switched on the scanner bulb is off. But after I have made a scan the bulb remains on.

If I unplug the USB cable and re-insert it, the bulb goes off. Seems it might be something to do with the driver (????)

OPERATION

I make the scan using a graphics application (e.g. Photoshop) to "aquire" the image by calling the Epson Twain driver (ver 5.71A). I exit the application and the Twain window vanishes too. I can not see anything in XP’s Task Manager suggesting any of this software is still loaded and calling the scanner. Is this due to an XP "service" not closing down?

Can anyone advise how to avoid the bulb staying on.