(For example, I removed references to buttons that my scanner doesn't possess, and changed the resolution from 2400 to 1200.) inf files to match the capabilities of my scanner. cab files for other models of scanner, and removed their ES numbers from the section of Setup.ini. Corresponding changes must be made inside the. cab files to reflect the name of my scanner, e.g. This ensures that the scanner is installed in the proper location in the registry. I changed the ES number from 27 (Perfection 2400) to 07 (Perfection 1200) in the names of the. I actually went further than that, but it isn't necessary to do so:
If you did all that correctly, you should now have an 圆4 driver that installs your scanner under the correct name. Set RptFileName=Per1200.rpt delete this file
Set InfFileName=Per1200.inf delete this file In order to do this I had to create a directive (.ddf) file for MakeCAB as described in the MakeCAB User's Guide: I did this using the MakeCAB tool from Microsoft's Cabinet SDK. (I'd be wary of changing the length of the scanner's name.) Some of the embedded text strings use single-byte character encoding, but some use double-byte character encoding, which makes it difficult to spot every instance of the name you're looking to replace.Īfter you've edited the files, you must put them back into a cabinet file of the same name.
sif files, these files are binaries, so care must be taken in editing them. First of all, you need to extract them from the cabinet file. icm files inside your scanner's cabinet file.Ĭhanging these files is tricky. You need to search for and replace the name of the scanner, not only in the. You should be able to tell which one from its name. One of the cabinet (.cab) files in the root folder is specific to your scanner. If you want your scanner to show up under the correct name, then you've got more work to do. You should now have an installer that works for your scanner but recognises it as a different scanner. sif file bearing the Perfection 2400's ES number (which is 27). For example, I replaced the Perfection 2400's PID of 011B with the Perfection 1200's PID of 0104 in every. sif file bearing the appropriate ES number.
inf file from its 32-bit Windows XP driver.) The PID must be replaced throughout each. (You can find your scanner's PID by looking in the. The most important thing to do is change the USB Product ID (PID) in the info files to the PID of your scanner. The files with this number are the ones that you're going to modify. Choose the ES number that represents the most similar scanner to yours. The number in the filename is the Epson Scanner (ES) number, and you can find out which scanner an ES number represents by looking in the section of a. Some of the driver files are grouped by Locale ID under the LIB folder.
Choose one that sounds similar to your scanner, and download the 圆4 driver for that scanner from the Epson website. On the Epson EU website there's a list of scanners for which Epson is providing 圆4 drivers. I thought I'd share my method here in case it works for your scanner too. I've successfully hacked the 圆4 Perfection 2400 installer to produce a fully functional Perfection 1200 driver that installs under the correct name and the correct place in the registry, and supports the scanner's Start Button. I wasn't able to upload the Perfection 1200 driver file (I think it's above the size limit for this board), so if you need it follow the above link or the link to PlanetAMD64 and download it from there (you'll have to register first). To make it work with the Perfection 1200, I went into Device Manager, then "Update Driver Software" by right-clicking on the scanner and browsing to the ".inf" file I got when I unzipped the driver from the PlanetAMD64.įollowing is the message that explains how he did it, I'm posting a copy here because it's valuable, hard-to-find information that I haven't seen anywhere else, and as more people use Vista 圆4 it could help them out. I wound up installing the latest Epson Twain driver for Vista 圆4 from the Epson site (epson12699.exe, I think it was for the Perfection 1670). Here's the link: PlanetAMD64 > Epson perfection 1240u driver The technique can be adapted to other USB scanners as well.
Fortunately, someone figured out how to make it work with Vista 圆4 and posted the method and the driver for the Perfection 1200U over on.
The techniques described so far work with 32-bit Vista, but not with Vista 圆4. How to make older Epson scanners work with Vista 圆4: