Uninstall/Install for all Transparency, P+, and OpticWorks 2000 Scanners

Note: Please make sure that there are no applications running in the
background when you run the uninstall and reinstallation of the scanner
software.

1. Right click on the Xerox Instant Access OCR from the task bar, left click
on Close

2. Click on Start, Settings, Control Panel, Add/Remove Program and
Plustek Scanner Installation and then click on remove.
(If the uninstall will not let you uninstall scanner from here then do the following:
Click on Start, File and Files and Folders type in plustek under named and make sure
that you are in C drive. If you find any files the left click on Edit at the top of the windows
left click on select all and click on the delete key on your keyboard to remove.

3. Right click on Start, left click on Explore. Find PROGRAMS under START MENU
and left click on the plus sign on PROGRAMS working on the left-hand side.

4. Find Plustek Scanner on the left-hand side and then right click on
PLUSTEK SCANNER and left click on delete. "Yes to all if asked". (If not
there it was deleted when you did the uninstall Plustek scanner at the beginning).

5. Scroll back to the top until you find PROGRAM FILES and left click on
the plus sign to open file. Scroll down until you find PLUSTEK USA, right
click on the word and left click on delete. "Yes to all if asked". Then
close explore and go back to desktop.

6. Click on START, FIND and click on files and folders.  Type twain*.* and
delete all contents, then type twunk*.* and again delete all contents.

7. Left click on Start, Shut down and Restart and then OK. When your computer
starts to boot back up and before Windows loads start clicking the F8 on your computer
keyboard (this will bring up a menu) then click on #3 safe mode and let your computer
finish booting up.

8. Click on START, RUN and type REGEDIT click on OK. Click on the plus sign
on HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE. Left click on the plus sign on SYSTEM,
CurrentControlSet, Services, VxD and the right click on the word SCANDRV
left click on delete "yes to all" if asked.

9. If incase the Instant Access OCR is still on the task bar after you run
the Add/Removed. Go to Start -> Setting -> Taskbar -> Start Menu Program ->
Click on Advanced> Click on Program (from the left column)=>Click on
Startup. Select the Textbridge Instant Access (from the Right column) then
press delete on the keyboard.

10. Make sure you delete files in your Windows Temp folder.  Right click on
start then left click on explore.  Scroll down on the left hand side until
you found the folder called Temp, then go to edit and click on select all
and delete files in the Temp folder and then empty the recycle bin.

11. Then reboot computer system before reinstalling software.

Installation Instructions
1. Make sure and disable any anti-virus you may be running on
your computer during startup.

* McAfee:  Go to start, programs, Mcafee and click on v shield, then go to
detection and find any and all lines that talk about disabling during startup
and icons on task bar and click on the checkbox to remove the checkmark.

* Norton's: Go to start, programs, Norton's, click on Norton's anti virus and
then click on tools, options and auto protect.  Then find any and all lines
that talk about disabling during startup and icons on task bar and click on the
checkbox to remove the checkmark.

2. Close all running programs by holding down the ctrl and alt key together
and then click on the delete key once this will open the close program box.
Highlight one application at a time and click on end task, "DO NOT CLOSE
EXPLORER OR SYSTRAY".  If other box comes up staying "program is busy" just
click on the end task key.

3. Insert the CD-ROM and click on Install Scanner Software. (PLEASE MAKE
SURE THAT THE SCANNER IS PROPERLY CONNECTED TO THE COMPUTER BEFORE YOU BEGIN
INSTALLING THE SCANNER SOFTWARE).

4. Then when you get to the screen that shows typical, compaq or custom
click on "CUSTOM" installation and go to next. Install one application at a
time (making sure that only one component has a check in the box). Install
only the scanner driver.  For Windows 98 (otherwise go to step 5), go to
Start, Programs, Accessories and click on imaging.  Then click on file and
select scanner, select flatbed scanner.  Then click on file and scan new, if
scanner works.

5. Then install the rest of the components one at time by going back to
custom installation and start the process all over again until you have all
the components installed.

*Make sure you remember to enable your anti-virus by the above instructions.*

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