Select “Troubleshoot”.Īnother screen with the title “Troubleshoot” opens. Hold down the SHIFT key while you click “Restart”.Ī light blue screen with the title “Choose an option” comes up. Select “Restart” from the power options menu of the Windows 10 Start Menu. Therefore the Windows operation system has to be started in a mode that allows unsigned drivers to be installed. The Nikon drivers don’t have a signature. Yes, Vista 32-bit.įor Windows 8 and 10: Normally Windows 8 and 10 do not allow for the installation of unsigned drivers. You can re-install it after these procedures.ġ- Install Nikon Scan 4.0.3 (from Nikon's site) drivers for Windows Vista 32-bit. In short, if your scanner isn’t working when trying these or Vuescan, check your check the firmware.īefore you get started : Remove Vuescan if installed. This means you cannot update the firmware without access to either of these OS’s! Also note that even VueScan may not work under Windows 7 if the latest firmware isn’t installed.
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Currently the only OS capable of updating the scanner’s firmware is Windows XP or Mac OS 10.2.x - 10.4.11. Warning: Scanners must have the latest Nikon firmware installed for these procedures to work. See steps in green below, more details here. It also works for Windows 8 and 10, but you would need to do another trick to install 'unsigned driver'. The only other trick you would need to do to install Nikon Scan under Windoes 8 and 10 is to make Windows 8/10 install an unsigned driver. The procedure below was compiled for Windows 7. Making Nikon Coolscan 5000 work under Windows 7 (including 64-bit), 8, and 10 Fortunately, Vuescan has come to the rescue with it's ridiculously cheap ($39.99) scanning. I worked great for a while on my Mac running 10.5.8, but then it refused. Some report success with Nikon Scan software (free from Nikons' website), and some don't. Software may be an issue for some users, depending on the computer/operating system used.