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Scanner OCR problem

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  • 20-11-2012 9:48pm
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    km79
    Registered Users Posts: 48,246 ✭✭✭✭


    Trying to scan document from Dell all in one 948 scanner to my NetBook. I have no problem printing from it. Or scanning to file. But when I try scanning to Word (which I need to do) it's says I don't have the OCR needed. It says it is on the original CD which I have HOWEVER the NetBook does not have a CD drive . Dell website says the OCR is copyrighted so can only be installed from CD .
    Can I download some other programme ?


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    bonzodog2
    Registered Users Posts: 6,222 ✭✭✭bonzodog2


    You might try
    1. make an ISO image of the CD and mount it as a virtual CD drive with e.g. PowerISO
    2. connect to a network with a PC with a CD drive, share the CD drive over the net
    3. look for other free OCR software


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    km79
    Registered Users Posts: 48,246 ✭✭✭✭km79


    bonzodog2 wrote: »
    You might try
    1. make an ISO image of the CD and mount it as a virtual CD drive with e.g. PowerISO
    2. connect to a network with a PC with a CD drive, share the CD drive over the net
    I have access to a 2nd lap top so option 2 is possible. If I knew how to do it ....


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    Freddy Smelly
    Registered Users Posts: 980 ✭✭✭Freddy Smelly


    km79 wrote: »
    Trying to scan document from Dell all in one 948 scanner to my NetBook. I have no problem printing from it. Or scanning to file. But when I try scanning to Word (which I need to do) it's says I don't have the OCR needed. It says it is on the original CD which I have HOWEVER the NetBook does not have a CD drive . Dell website says the OCR is copyrighted so can only be installed from CD .
    Can I download some other programme ?

    paperport is what i use.. it has good ocr software built into it


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    bonzodog2
    Registered Users Posts: 6,222 ✭✭✭bonzodog2


    km79 wrote: »
    I have access to a 2nd lap top so option 2 is possible. If I knew how to do it ....

    On machine with CD drive, rightclick drive icon, choose Sharing & Security (in XP anyway) On the other machine, in Explorer, Tools->Map Network drive.

    You'll have to Google if your on Vista or W7


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