20 Most Recent Nikon Super Coolscan 8000 ED Film Scanner Questions & Answers

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I had the same problem. Go to nikon install the latest nikon scan and the security update for gdiplus.dll. It worked for me.

Have you changed computers -to say VISTA? Tell us more about your computer

I If you use nikon scan you get a different error warning Update nikon scan and also gdiplus.ddll update from thre nikon web site. It worked for me. 

something is loose inside

Please send it to Nikon and get it serviced. I have the same scanner. my scans were not sharp and I had the tray problem and autofocus problems. I got it serviced fungus and dust cleaned and greesed by nikon. Now it is all fixed. Please Take It To NIKON

Hi, well if you have used Vuescan a "driverless" program, then unfortunately the unit may have a damaged interface? As this software will/should work without any drivers being installed, as it works as we say "Natively".
However in saying this please ensure you have the latest drivers installed, download from the manufacturers website to be sure.
You did not indicate what operating system you were using, if using Win 7 64 bit, or any 64 bit OS, ensure that the drivers again are installed correctly, installed and setup as Administrator, and you may have to set to OFF, the Driver Signature Check at boot up, to set & check, press F8, at boot up, and select from the bottom of the list, this will ensure that the driver is definitely loaded at boot time.
Always try, install and use, any suspect equipment on another PC, this will "Prove" where the fault lays.
Adapters can always a problem, if possible try WITHOUT any adapters at all. ie: Try on, another or even perhaps, a friends PC that has a Firewire port built in just to prove if the device is actually functioning.

I have successfully downloaded NikonScan 4.2 on my MacPro running Snow Leopard (10.6.6) and my Nikon LS8000ED seems to work fine. I ran a test scan and it worked with no problem.