I have never had an attachment (jpg etc) lock up my CPU. I do receive quite a few. Kerwin Gray Inside every older person is a younger person wondering what the hell happened. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Elaine" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 4:45 PM Subject: Re: [SP] Help please. > Dora > Because when people send me attachments of photos many times they freeze the > computer when you open them. My brother asked that he not be sent any > attachments anymore as it does the same thing to his computer. I thought it > was because he is on AOL and that always causes trouble. But then it began > doing it on mine also. I don't want to cause that problem for others. > They also carry viruses but my Norton catches them. > L. > All outgoing and incoming e-mails scanned by Norton Anti Virus 2002 > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dora Smith" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 5:35 PM > Subject: Re: [SP] Help please. > > > > This still will go out as an attachment.I have scanner problems so I send > to > > myself to make sure it takes and then resend when it does and it goes out > as > > an attachment. > > I still can't under stand why attachments are not wanted by Laney. > > Deana Smith > > > > >Subject: Re: [SP] Help please. > > > > > > > Not shore if this will work,try sending e-mail + attachment to > > > yourself,you might recive it,as a continuous document,that you can > > > forward to whoever. > > > > > Elaine wrote: > > > >Hello list, > > > >I am rather new to this list. I have just been sitting back and > > observing > > > >and trying to learn. I need some help. I have an old Plustek Optic > Pro > > > >scanner which I have mostly used to copy things onto paper. I would > like > > to > > > >copy some photographs and send them as an e-mail WITHOUT an attachment. > > > >How do I go about doing this? I haven't even been able to bring up > > stuff > > > >that I thought I saved into a folder to be retrieved later. I feel > like > > > >such a dummy!!!!! Is there someone on this list who could give me step > > by > > > >step instructions, please. > > > >Thanks, > > > >Laney > > > > > > > >

Thank you ,Elaine,for the answer as to why not attachments. I've never had this happen and I have a large fireproof safe full to brimming with pictures of anscestors many of which I got by the cousins sharing through e-mail.I do have to print them off and save that way because they load the computer too much.You may need more drive room can you upgrade with a chip.This may happen to me some time but I hope not. Deana Smith

Attachments are not permitted through Roots Web. Any that are sent are deleted. Lance -----Original Message----- From: Dora Smith [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, 16 January 2003 11:35 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [SP] Help please. This still will go out as an attachment.I have scanner problems so I send to myself to make sure it takes and then resend when it does and it goes out as an attachment. I still can't under stand why attachments are not wanted by Laney. Deana Smith --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.443 / Virus Database: 248 - Release Date: 10/01/2003

Hi, I have the 1660 and love it, it does slides really nicely. I was also able to use it to scan 1841 Scottish Census (Girvan, at 1600 dpi) It turned out pretty good (a couple aren't so good but I think it was the image rather than the scanner) Luckily it went on sale when I was looking for a new one (My old Microtec E6, was scsi and the old card didn't fit into my new computer so it was a good excuse to upgrade) Bye for now Mary Muir [email protected] http://www.genealogy.bc.ca ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sherry" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 7:24 AM Subject: [SP] New scanner > Hi all, > > I currently have a Umax Astra 2100U which I've not been happy with. > Scans never look close to the original (it takes a lot of color > adjustment to make it look halfway decent) and the software crashes > after a couple of passes. The scanner I have my eye on is more than I > want to spend, but it's gotten rave reviews - the Epson Perfection 1660. > Any comments? Is there a similar one that doesn't cost as much? (I can > get it for $172.00).

Lance, I have 20 GB on my computer and haven't even begun to fill it up completely. As for my brother, I told him the same thing that you said. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lance" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 2:42 PM Subject: RE: [SP] Image freezing > What could be causing the "freezing" of the computer is the actual > "size" of the image attachment, and whether it is in BMP or JPG format. > Your CPU and available RAM may not be sufficient to open it. Try > shutting down as many other running programs that you can and see if it > will open then. As for AOL, well they are a law unto themselves and your > brother would be better of using another service (just my opinion). > > Lance > > -----Original Message----- > From: Elaine [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, 17 January 2003 7:46 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [SP] Help please. > > Because when people send me attachments of photos many times they freeze > the > computer when you open them. My brother asked that he not be sent any > attachments anymore as it does the same thing to his computer. I > thought it > was because he is on AOL and that always causes trouble. But then it > began > doing it on mine also. I don't want to cause that problem for others. > They also carry viruses but my Norton catches them. > L. > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.443 / Virus Database: 248 - Release Date: 10/01/2003 > > >

You are lucky!! The first time it happened - I thought my 'puter had died and was so relieved when I got it started again. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kerwin Gray" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 2:23 PM Subject: Re: [SP] Help please. > I have never had an attachment (jpg etc) lock up my CPU. I do receive quite > a few. > > Kerwin Gray > > Inside every older person is a younger person wondering what the hell > happened. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Elaine" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 4:45 PM > Subject: Re: [SP] Help please. > > > > Dora > > Because when people send me attachments of photos many times they freeze > the > > computer when you open them. My brother asked that he not be sent any > > attachments anymore as it does the same thing to his computer. I thought > it > > was because he is on AOL and that always causes trouble. But then it > began > > doing it on mine also. I don't want to cause that problem for others. > > They also carry viruses but my Norton catches them. > > L. > > All outgoing and incoming e-mails scanned by Norton Anti Virus 2002 > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Dora Smith" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 5:35 PM > > Subject: Re: [SP] Help please. > > > > > > > This still will go out as an attachment.I have scanner problems so I > send > > to > > > myself to make sure it takes and then resend when it does and it goes > out > > as > > > an attachment. > > > I still can't under stand why attachments are not wanted by Laney. > > > Deana Smith > > > > > > >Subject: Re: [SP] Help please. > > > > > > > > > > Not shore if this will work,try sending e-mail + attachment to > > > > yourself,you might recive it,as a continuous document,that you can > > > > forward to whoever. > > > > > > > Elaine wrote: > > > > >Hello list, > > > > >I am rather new to this list. I have just been sitting back and > > > observing > > > > >and trying to learn. I need some help. I have an old Plustek Optic > > Pro > > > > >scanner which I have mostly used to copy things onto paper. I would > > like > > > to > > > > >copy some photographs and send them as an e-mail WITHOUT an > attachment. > > > > >How do I go about doing this? I haven't even been able to bring up > > > stuff > > > > >that I thought I saved into a folder to be retrieved later. I feel > > like > > > > >such a dummy!!!!! Is there someone on this list who could give me > step > > > by > > > > >step instructions, please. > > > > >Thanks, > > > > >Laney > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

Dora, I have lots of drive room. What happens when I click these attachments is that everything on the screen freezes in whatever position it was in and nothing will move - not the mouse or anything. I have to completely shut off the computer and start everything over again. Are you into genealogy? I have lots of old family pictures I would love to scan into my genealogy software but haven't figured that out yet either. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dora Smith" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 2:26 PM Subject: Re: [SP] Help please. > Thank you ,Elaine,for the answer as to why not attachments. I've never had > this happen and I have a large fireproof safe full to brimming with pictures > of anscestors many of which I got by the cousins sharing through e-mail.I do > have to print them off and save that way because they load the computer too > much.You may need more drive room can you upgrade with a chip.This may > happen to me some time but I hope not. > Deana Smith > >

Dora Because when people send me attachments of photos many times they freeze the computer when you open them. My brother asked that he not be sent any attachments anymore as it does the same thing to his computer. I thought it was because he is on AOL and that always causes trouble. But then it began doing it on mine also. I don't want to cause that problem for others. They also carry viruses but my Norton catches them. L. All outgoing and incoming e-mails scanned by Norton Anti Virus 2002 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dora Smith" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 5:35 PM Subject: Re: [SP] Help please. > This still will go out as an attachment.I have scanner problems so I send to > myself to make sure it takes and then resend when it does and it goes out as > an attachment. > I still can't under stand why attachments are not wanted by Laney. > Deana Smith > > >Subject: Re: [SP] Help please. > > > > Not shore if this will work,try sending e-mail + attachment to > > yourself,you might recive it,as a continuous document,that you can > > forward to whoever. > > > Elaine wrote: > > >Hello list, > > >I am rather new to this list. I have just been sitting back and > observing > > >and trying to learn. I need some help. I have an old Plustek Optic Pro > > >scanner which I have mostly used to copy things onto paper. I would like > to > > >copy some photographs and send them as an e-mail WITHOUT an attachment. > > >How do I go about doing this? I haven't even been able to bring up > stuff > > >that I thought I saved into a folder to be retrieved later. I feel like > > >such a dummy!!!!! Is there someone on this list who could give me step > by > > >step instructions, please. > > >Thanks, > > >Laney > >

Hello RaynLois, This information to Sherry is very helpful to me, also. I have just bought an HP Scanjet 7450C. I ordered the document feeder to help with old family accounts and the slide scanner to help with old family slides. So, it will do negatives too? I have old family pictures where I have given away the print and have only the negatives. I am still in the process of learning to manage the main scanner. But I do plan to learn to use the slide scanner soon. -- Best regards, Mary Thursday, January 16, 2003, 12:04:49 PM, you wrote: R> Scanning slides/negatives provides much greater resolution than scanning R> from prints. Also, once you start scanning slides/negatives and find how R> easy it is, you'll be digging into closets and old boxes looking for things R> to scan. I found some slides my Dad took back in the 40's and 50's. R> When the transparency unit is turned on the Epson Twain driver gives three R> option's - flatbed, negative TPU or positive TPU (TPU being for R> transparency unit). Select positive for slides and negative for negatives. R> I found the color translation to be fantastic. R> Ray R> At 1/16/2003 09:17 AM, you wrote: >>The cool thing about this 1660 is that it has a built-in transparency >>adapater, but that makes the unit pretty tall and bulky looking. Funny >>thing - it looks big next to the units on the shelf but when I got home >>and measured my Umax, the Epson was actually 2" smaller all around and >>about the same height! Just goes to show how much scanners have shrunk >>since I bought my Umax! >> >>I don't know how much scanning I'll do of slides and negatives though. >>Which leads me to another question. When you scan negatives, do they >>come out positive or negative? Is it like making contact prints of the >>negatives? Of course, with the photo editing software, I can always >>make them positive if they're negative and enlarge them. What about >>color negatives? Will those "reverse" to true colors ok? >> >> >>Sherry >> >> >> >-----Original Message----- >> >From: RaynLois [mailto:[email protected]] >> >Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 8:54 AM >> >To: [email protected] >> >Subject: Re: [SP] New scanner >> > >> > >> >Sherry, >> > >> >We've had an Epson 1240U for over a year now and love it. >> >After a couple >> >months we sprung the $80 or so to get the transparency unit >> >(had to order >> >it directly from Epson, since most stores don't carry them). Have had >> >absolulely no problems with it - running Windows 98SE and >> >Windows XP Pro in >> >a dual boot configuration. >> > >> >Ray >> > >> > >> > >> >At 1/16/2003 07:24 AM, you wrote: >> >>Hi all, >> >> >> >>I currently have a Umax Astra 2100U which I've not been happy with. >> >>Scans never look close to the original (it takes a lot of color >> >>adjustment to make it look halfway decent) and the software crashes >> >>after a couple of passes. The scanner I have my eye on is >> >more than I >> >>want to spend, but it's gotten rave reviews - the Epson Perfection >> >>1660. Any comments? Is there a similar one that doesn't cost >> >as much? >> >>(I can get it for $172.00). >> >> >> >>Umax support is non-existant..... >> >> >> >>I have Windows 2000, 384 MB of RAM and an Athlon 900 mHz processor. >> >> >> >>Thanks, >> >> >> >>Sherry >> > >> > >> > >> >

Scanning slides/negatives provides much greater resolution than scanning from prints. Also, once you start scanning slides/negatives and find how easy it is, you'll be digging into closets and old boxes looking for things to scan. I found some slides my Dad took back in the 40's and 50's. When the transparency unit is turned on the Epson Twain driver gives three option's - flatbed, negative TPU or positive TPU (TPU being for transparency unit). Select positive for slides and negative for negatives. I found the color translation to be fantastic. Ray At 1/16/2003 09:17 AM, you wrote: >The cool thing about this 1660 is that it has a built-in transparency >adapater, but that makes the unit pretty tall and bulky looking. Funny >thing - it looks big next to the units on the shelf but when I got home >and measured my Umax, the Epson was actually 2" smaller all around and >about the same height! Just goes to show how much scanners have shrunk >since I bought my Umax! > >I don't know how much scanning I'll do of slides and negatives though. >Which leads me to another question. When you scan negatives, do they >come out positive or negative? Is it like making contact prints of the >negatives? Of course, with the photo editing software, I can always >make them positive if they're negative and enlarge them. What about >color negatives? Will those "reverse" to true colors ok? > > >Sherry > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: RaynLois [mailto:[email protected]] > >Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 8:54 AM > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: Re: [SP] New scanner > > > > > >Sherry, > > > >We've had an Epson 1240U for over a year now and love it. > >After a couple > >months we sprung the $80 or so to get the transparency unit > >(had to order > >it directly from Epson, since most stores don't carry them). Have had > >absolulely no problems with it - running Windows 98SE and > >Windows XP Pro in > >a dual boot configuration. > > > >Ray > > > > > > > >At 1/16/2003 07:24 AM, you wrote: > >>Hi all, > >> > >>I currently have a Umax Astra 2100U which I've not been happy with. > >>Scans never look close to the original (it takes a lot of color > >>adjustment to make it look halfway decent) and the software crashes > >>after a couple of passes. The scanner I have my eye on is > >more than I > >>want to spend, but it's gotten rave reviews - the Epson Perfection > >>1660. Any comments? Is there a similar one that doesn't cost > >as much? > >>(I can get it for $172.00). > >> > >>Umax support is non-existant..... > >> > >>I have Windows 2000, 384 MB of RAM and an Athlon 900 mHz processor. > >> > >>Thanks, > >> > >>Sherry > > > > > > > >

Garry, I don't know about HP 5370, but I have HP 5470 Scanjet and XP Pro OS. Had to download a driver for XP and then it works fine. When I purhased it my 5470 had on the box "XP compatible". You may be able to go to the HP site and find out if 5370 is compatible. Helen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Garry F Bell" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 12:23 AM Subject: [SP] New PC > Hi > > I am about to purchase a new PC with XP Home Edition as it's OS. I have an > HP ScanJet 5370C currently "attached" to Win98.There will not be any problem > getting a new driver and therefore making things compatible, will there? > > With thanks > Garry > > >

The cool thing about this 1660 is that it has a built-in transparency adapater, but that makes the unit pretty tall and bulky looking. Funny thing - it looks big next to the units on the shelf but when I got home and measured my Umax, the Epson was actually 2" smaller all around and about the same height! Just goes to show how much scanners have shrunk since I bought my Umax! I don't know how much scanning I'll do of slides and negatives though. Which leads me to another question. When you scan negatives, do they come out positive or negative? Is it like making contact prints of the negatives? Of course, with the photo editing software, I can always make them positive if they're negative and enlarge them. What about color negatives? Will those "reverse" to true colors ok? Sherry >-----Original Message----- >From: RaynLois [mailto:[email protected]] >Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 8:54 AM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [SP] New scanner > > >Sherry, > >We've had an Epson 1240U for over a year now and love it. >After a couple >months we sprung the $80 or so to get the transparency unit >(had to order >it directly from Epson, since most stores don't carry them). Have had >absolulely no problems with it - running Windows 98SE and >Windows XP Pro in >a dual boot configuration. > >Ray > > > >At 1/16/2003 07:24 AM, you wrote: >>Hi all, >> >>I currently have a Umax Astra 2100U which I've not been happy with. >>Scans never look close to the original (it takes a lot of color >>adjustment to make it look halfway decent) and the software crashes >>after a couple of passes. The scanner I have my eye on is >more than I >>want to spend, but it's gotten rave reviews - the Epson Perfection >>1660. Any comments? Is there a similar one that doesn't cost >as much? >>(I can get it for $172.00). >> >>Umax support is non-existant..... >> >>I have Windows 2000, 384 MB of RAM and an Athlon 900 mHz processor. >> >>Thanks, >> >>Sherry > > > >

Sherry, We've had an Epson 1240U for over a year now and love it. After a couple months we sprung the $80 or so to get the transparency unit (had to order it directly from Epson, since most stores don't carry them). Have had absolulely no problems with it - running Windows 98SE and Windows XP Pro in a dual boot configuration. Ray At 1/16/2003 07:24 AM, you wrote: >Hi all, > >I currently have a Umax Astra 2100U which I've not been happy with. >Scans never look close to the original (it takes a lot of color >adjustment to make it look halfway decent) and the software crashes >after a couple of passes. The scanner I have my eye on is more than I >want to spend, but it's gotten rave reviews - the Epson Perfection 1660. >Any comments? Is there a similar one that doesn't cost as much? (I can >get it for $172.00). > >Umax support is non-existant..... > >I have Windows 2000, 384 MB of RAM and an Athlon 900 mHz processor. > >Thanks, > >Sherry

http://welcome.hp.com/country/us/eng/software_drivers.htm Looks like there is an XP driver for that model on the HP web site. Some functions of another HP scanner are not the same with XP as they were with ME. Elizabeth ----- Original Message ----- From: "Garry F Bell" > I am about to purchase a new PC with XP Home Edition as it's OS. I have an > HP ScanJet 5370C currently "attached" to Win98.There will not be any problem > getting a new driver and therefore making things compatible, will there?

Might also want to check Microsoft's website. I believe they have a list of compatible/non-compatible hardware and software. Ray At 1/16/2003 07:41 AM, you wrote: >Garry, >I don't know about HP 5370, but I have HP 5470 Scanjet and XP Pro OS. Had >to download a driver for XP and then it works fine. When I purhased it my >5470 had on the box "XP compatible". You may be able to go to the HP site >and find out if 5370 is compatible. >Helen >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Garry F Bell" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 12:23 AM >Subject: [SP] New PC > > > > Hi > > > > I am about to purchase a new PC with XP Home Edition as it's OS. I have >an > > HP ScanJet 5370C currently "attached" to Win98.There will not be any >problem > > getting a new driver and therefore making things compatible, will there? > > > > With thanks > > Garry > > > > > >

Hi all, I currently have a Umax Astra 2100U which I've not been happy with. Scans never look close to the original (it takes a lot of color adjustment to make it look halfway decent) and the software crashes after a couple of passes. The scanner I have my eye on is more than I want to spend, but it's gotten rave reviews - the Epson Perfection 1660. Any comments? Is there a similar one that doesn't cost as much? (I can get it for $172.00). Umax support is non-existant..... I have Windows 2000, 384 MB of RAM and an Athlon 900 mHz processor. Thanks, Sherry

Not shore if this will work,try sending e-mail + attachment to yourself,you might recive it,as a continuous document,that you can forward to whoever. Nick Ashby Eastcote Middx. ngland Elaine wrote: >Hello list, >I am rather new to this list. I have just been sitting back and observing >and trying to learn. I need some help. I have an old Plustek Optic Pro >scanner which I have mostly used to copy things onto paper. I would like to >copy some photographs and send them as an e-mail WITHOUT an attachment. >How do I go about doing this? I haven't even been able to bring up stuff >that I thought I saved into a folder to be retrieved later. I feel like >such a dummy!!!!! Is there someone on this list who could give me step by >step instructions, please. >Thanks, >Laney > > > > > >. >

This still will go out as an attachment.I have scanner problems so I send to myself to make sure it takes and then resend when it does and it goes out as an attachment. I still can't under stand why attachments are not wanted by Laney. Deana Smith >Subject: Re: [SP] Help please. > Not shore if this will work,try sending e-mail + attachment to > yourself,you might recive it,as a continuous document,that you can > forward to whoever. > Elaine wrote: > >Hello list, > >I am rather new to this list. I have just been sitting back and observing > >and trying to learn. I need some help. I have an old Plustek Optic Pro > >scanner which I have mostly used to copy things onto paper. I would like to > >copy some photographs and send them as an e-mail WITHOUT an attachment. > >How do I go about doing this? I haven't even been able to bring up stuff > >that I thought I saved into a folder to be retrieved later. I feel like > >such a dummy!!!!! Is there someone on this list who could give me step by > >step instructions, please. > >Thanks, > >Laney

Hello Listers, I am not sure whether questions about digital cameras belong to this list, but I will ask mine, and be happy to be pointed to a more appropriate place if need be. For 5 years I have had a Kodak DC210, with Twain software and Adobe Photo Deluxe 2.0. I have recently bought a Canon G2, and it comes with WIA and Twain software, and Adobe Photoshop 5.0. I am running Windows XP Home on a 120 GB hard drive with 512 MB RAM. There is plenty of space to leave the old applications on when I install the new ones. I am worried, however, that the applications may "fight." Do you think I should uninstall the applications that came with the Kodak DC210 before installing the Canon G2 software? Up until last fall I was running Win95B on a 2.99 GB hard drive with 32 MB RAM. In 1998, when I added an HP 722C Deskjet to my mix (I had an HP Laserjet 6L as my main printer) the software CD put Corel on my machine. Corel promptly disabled Adobe Photo Deluxe from acquiring pictures from the digital camera and then eventually Corel ate its own exe. So nothing worked! Eventually I manually uninstalled all of Corel. Quite a task. From then on Adobe and Adobe Photodeluxe 2.0 were a pleasure. Does anyone on this list have an idea what I should do? Of course, I could just put the installation CDs in and run them. But I'd like to avoid the problems I ran into with Corel and Adobe both on my earlier hard drive. -- Best regards, Mary

Laney, you can do this using "cut and paste" in most cases. However, make sure your mail message is set in the FORMAT of HTML/RICH TEXT as it won't work in PLAIN TEXT messages. Be aware that it will increase the size of your message dramatically, depending on the size of the image you are pasting. This may cause problems for the recipient, as their ISP may limit message size or download size. To cut and paste the image, open it in your photo editing program, click EDIT|SELECT ALL then press CTRL-C. It will then be "copied" to Windows Clipboard. Go to your message. Now, position your cursor where you want the image "pasted" (above or below any text already there). If you want it in the centre of a page, select that option on your mail program toolbar, otherwise the default will be the left hand side. Once you have the correct position, press CTRL-V. Hopefully, you should now see the image in your message. Some mail programs may have a problem with this, but most will allow it. Lance -----Original Message----- From: Elaine [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, 15 January 2003 10:26 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [SP] Help please. Hello list, I am rather new to this list. I have just been sitting back and observing and trying to learn. I need some help. I have an old Plustek Optic Pro scanner which I have mostly used to copy things onto paper. I would like to copy some photographs and send them as an e-mail WITHOUT an attachment. How do I go about doing this? I haven't even been able to bring up stuff that I thought I saved into a folder to be retrieved later. I feel like such a dummy!!!!! Is there someone on this list who could give me step by step instructions, please. Thanks, Laney --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.443 / Virus Database: 248 - Release Date: 10/01/2003