A scanning question...

Hi, I have borrowed a friends printer/scanner, and hooked it up to my imac. The Imac recognizes it but I was wondering how to get this thing to scan pictures so I can import them into my Iphoto. Do I need the actual software that originally came with the computer or is there an easier way? Thanks for any help you can offer.

Do I need the actual software that originally came with the computer or is there an easier way?
No, but you probably need the disk that came with the printer/scanner. There are so many printers and scanners and they have their specific drivers. That your iMac recognizes the printer/scanner is good.
Look on the printer/scanner company web site and see if there are printer drivers for your version that can be downloaded and installed. That might get everything working for you.

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Hi,
The twain route launches the manufacturer's scanning screen. This has generally customized options for the specific scanner.
Yes, the dpi (resolution) at which you are scanning does matter. The higher the dpi, the larger the file size and generally better the image quality.
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Is there any OCR scanning software for the Mac besides OmniPage?
I'm taking a look at Vuescan for graphics scanning, but I couldn't tell from its web site whether it includes its own OCR program as well. Can anyone who uses it let me know? (I know I can email the developer, but since this is a non-technical question, I thought I'd check here first.)
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I see you are having some difficulty scanning now since upgrading to Windows 7.
This document explains how to scan in Windows 7. There are multiple ways to scan a photo or document, using either the HP software that comes with your printer, or functionality built into the Windows operating system. This document provides instructions on scanning with either option. - How to Scan: Windows 7
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Not sure this belongs in the Apple forums - don't see a forum here this fits.
I have an older Umax Astra 6450 FW scanner. Seems to do an adequate job, but have noticed from time to time I have to remove the glass bed and clean it. Some how a 'haze' develops on the under side of the glass. Also, I wonder about it's speed when I want a high res photo scan. It's been a while but memory says it can take a minute or longer. Does the cpu have bearing on scan speed? I have pretty much only used Vuescan as my software.
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Pardon me, but I don't know what 'It' are you referring to? It - the scanner and It - the software (Vuescan) work fine on my MBP 10.5.6
Please, I did a quick google search of 'feeder scanner' and didn't learn much. Could you expound a bit on why you suggest the feeder type? Is it a speed issue, quality issue??
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Security scanning - question about Windows service

Hello,
As part of our internal security requirements all new servers are being scanned by a Nessus engine before being released to production. My two new Lync FE servers have been tagged with having a high-level vulnerability. See below. It calls
out the Windows Identity Foundation service as having an 'unquoted service path' in the registry.
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445/tcp 63155 - Microsoft Windows Unquoted Service Path Enumeration [-/+] Synopsis The remote Windows host has at least one service installed that uses an unquoted service
path.
Description
The remote Windows host has at least one service installed that uses an unquoted service path, which contains at least one whitespace. A local attacker could gain elevated
privileges by inserting an executable file in the path of the affected service.
See Also
http://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=14464
http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/428.html
http://www.commonexploits.com/?p=658
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Risk Factor High CVSS Base Score 7.2 (CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
CVSS Temporal Score 6.5 (CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitable with Metasploit (true) Plugin Information:
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This can be a false alarm from the Nessus product. We can reinstall WIF 3.5 to see if the issue can be fixed. We can also try contacting the manufacturer/support of the Nessus product regarding this issue.
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WSUSSERVICE.EXE Path White Space Question

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The remote Windows host has at least one service installed that uses an unquoted service path, which contains at least one whitespace. A local attacker could gain elevated privileges by inserting an executable file in the path of the affected service.  Note
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Based on my research, we can solve this issue by adding quotation marks at each side of the services path in Registry.
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Security scanning - question about Windows service
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsserver/en-US/0c5445fc-bd88-4fef-aab4-1f8d33723332/security-scanning-question-about-windows-service?forum=winserversecurity
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http://www.commonexploits.com/unquoted-service-paths/
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