Slow scanning with photosmart 7520

I am scanning a bunch of old photos for a collage.   Often you hear the scanner quickly scan the photo.  Then it gets hung up for a long time showing a partial of the photo and a box that says "scanning" and a green progress bar.  Sometimes it hangs up for 1 - 2 minutes.  Some pictures only a few seconds.  They are all about the same size photos.  I am scanning on 200 dpi.  Why does it take so much longer on most of the photos?

Hello @rmayes,
Welcome to the HP Support Forums!
I understand that you're experiencing a slow scanning issue when scanning from your HP Photosmart 7520 e-All-in-One Printer to your Windows 7 computer. I would like to assist you today with resolving this issue. Thank you for including that you are scanning your photos on 200 dpi. Rather than a printer, driver, or software issue I do believe that we're dealing with a connectivity issue or a firewall issue. When you print only 1-way communication is used. The computer sends the print command to the printer and the printer will then print the job. However, when you scan 2-way communication is required as the computer and printer send the scanned data back and forth until the full image is on the computer for you to work with. Because of this slow scanning issue I believe that something is interfering with the 2-way communication.
In order to provide you with accurate support I will need to clarify how your HP Photosmart is connected to your computer (USB, Wireless)?
In the meantime, I am going to have you run an MSConfig on your computer. This will allow us to temporarily disable all the background programs from running on your computer. Once the background programs are temporarily disabled I will have you test scanning again to verify if the speeds are faster. If the speed is faster with the background programs disabled than that will tell us that there is definitely a program on your computer causing this issue. Please follow the steps below.
Click on your Start menu
In the 'search programs and files' box right above Start, type msconfig and hit enter on your keyboard
When the System Configuration Window opens select 'Selective Startup' and uncheck Load Startup Items
Click the Services tab. Check the box at the bottom for Hide All Microsoft Services
Select Disable All
Select Apply and OK
Restart your computer when prompted
Once your computer comes back on please test scanning again.
Please respond to this post with the result of running the MSConfig. Should the issue persist be sure to let me know how your printer is connected to your computer. I look forward to hearing from you!
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