Canoscan LiDE 25 Only Scans at Low-Resolution

Since upgrading to Snow Leopard, I can't get a high-res scan out of Image Capture with my Canoscan LiDE 25. I've downloaded the 11.031 drivers from Canon's site but didn't improve anything.
I open image capture, choose the advanced options, let it run the overview scan, turn off the "Detect Separate Items" checkbox, resize the border to the part I want to scan, choose a scan location and filename, then turn up the resolution to 150 DPI. The scan runs really fast and then create a ~125 x 90 pixel image from the ~3" x 2" graphic I'm scanning. The same thing happens when I try to do a "Import from scanner" in Preview.
The Canon tools don't work with the latest driver version; anyone have an idea about how to get high-res scans again? (Besides buying VueScan…)

I know it's a great program — back when I worked in academic technology I convinced management to switch our computer labs to VueScan for both Mac and Windows.
However, considering I scan maybe 3 times a year, it seems there should be a solution for basic scanning that doesn't require a $40 license.

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