Hi,
I recently reinstalled my operating system (Windows XP) and reinstalled the printer drivers both from the Dell website and from the CD. When I click "Scan" nothing happens. It copies and prints fine, though. I went into the control panel and opened "scanners and cameras" and clicked on that and nothing happened. Any help??? Thanks!
Hi there, just found this solution to work perfectly. i just freaked out for a moment with the same problem. Use this or just type fax and scan in your help function. Hope this helps!
Before you begin, make sure that you've installed your scanner on
the computer and that the scanner is turned on.
Hi All,
I spent more than one hour: searched the Internet, tried changing the Drivers, checked the USB cable, restarted Printer, Computer, running Eusing Registry cleaner, checking hardware/device errors.... Eventually I went to Dell site and made the same search and within minutes it works fine!!!
SOLUTION: Just unplug the electrical connection from wall and reconnect... (6 years old solution)
You can read it here ( http://en.community.dell.com/forums/t/4367315.aspx ).
Hope everyone who comes here will be happy.
Regards,
chandra
in 2011 this still works... Thanks! Spent hours trying to fix it and unplugging fixed it in three seconds!!!!
Good to know that still it works and people find it useful. Thanks for the comment.
Me too! We haven't been able to use ours until YOU! THANKS!
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SCANNER SHOWS ERROR ON SCREEN WHEN I PUSH SCAN....
Had pc reformatted after a virus now my dell AIO 924 scanner will not work help
I had the same problem. I brought a new laptop and reinstalled the printer and everything worked except my scanner. After researching everywhere and trying to troubleshoot myself. I just unplugged the electrical connection. Once I replugged..what a surprise! What a simple and easy fix.. Cheers to Chandra - the thread right above mine..
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• Select the program where you want to send the scanned image.
• Select the type of image being scanned.
• Select how you will use the scan.
• Select Fax Now.
NOTE: Click See More Scan Settings to view all settings.
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Frosty555: Yes, I reinstalled the cd, as well. Still nothing.
Exactly the same problem; it started spontaneously - and I have reinstalled the CD.
The same problem happened to me, exactly the same.
I just purchased my Dell 1501 Inspiron Note book and can not get my Dell A940 to scan any documents . My old Dell 8500 worked perfect, Nothing works on the Scan ? Why is this? Please advise. [email protected]
Printing & Copying works fine - haven't used the fax, but my real problem is getting the Scanner to work - nothing happens when I press the scan button although this worked prior to installing windows XP.
scanner doesn't work. works for everything else but WILL NOT SCAN. i pushed all the buttons and nothing happens. hopefully someone has the solution to this problem.
brought the all-in-one home from Antonio's Pizza. put it on my girlfriends laptop and it prints, copies but no scan. i select where i want it to go, then push the scan button and it says its "scanning to file" but nothing happens....
same problem
Dell A940. Printer works. Copier works. Scanner does not work. It recognizes when the computer it not connected, but it will not scan the items on the glass.
i have the same problem i have used the canner before and it worked fine but now when i try to use it it wont work i select scan to file then select scan but nothing happens even though it say scanning to file.
scanner does not respond. Â It says "scanning to file" or email, but nothing happens
Did any of these people find a solution to the problem of not being able to get the scan function to work after pressing the "scan" button?
I have same problem now after I had to switch laptops from my Dell to a HP/Compaq. Scan works if I invoke it by clicking on the printer/scanner icon under My Computer, but it doesn't initiate the Fax Tools software that it use to when I had a Dell computer.
I have an A940 All-in-One Printer and it will do everything except scan. When I press Scan it just sits there. Nothing.
Dell A940 will not scan. States computer not connected. Any help? I've checked connection and electric connection and reinserted. No use.
Thanks
[email protected]
You installed the drivers, but did you install the actual software that came with the printer too?
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