RE: Free upgrade to Windows 10 presents a Catch 22 for me

#1 · June 24, 2016, 4:52 pm

Quote from Forum Archives on June 24, 2016, 4:52 pm
Posted by: jcmehner <jcmehner@...>

Buck,

Doesn’t Win10 also come in 32 bit? I loaded it on an old netbook and I think it is 32 bit. Not sure and don’t have it handy at the moment.

jc

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Subject: [CCMag] Free upgrade to Windows 10 presents a Catch 22 for me

Greetings,

With the recent posts ref free upgrade to Windows10 it started me to thinking. I have a machine that would probably benefit from this upgrade as it is presently running Vista. The main thing about this machine is Photoshop CS6 and a Epson scanner. The scanner is long in the tooth but it is a very good scanner (Epson Perfection 1640su Photo) and I don't plan on buying a new one.

I contacted Epson and sad to say this scanner's software will not be able to handle a 64 bit operating system. They did advise, however, that a company at Hamrick.com has software that would make the scanner compatible with Windows 10. They have a "standard" version for $60 and a "pro" version for about $100.

So while the Windows 10 upgrade wouldn't cost me anything the new scanner software would, therefore the Catch 22 ;-(

Long and short, if I want to run the scanner on a 64 bit operating system like Windows 10, then I will need to cough up $60 to $100.

Windows 10 doesn't seem so "free" any more. Life's little problems.

Regards,

Buck

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Posted by: jcmehner <jcmehner@...>

Buck,

Doesn’t Win10 also come in 32 bit? I loaded it on an old netbook and I think it is 32 bit. Not sure and don’t have it handy at the moment.

From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Friday, June 24, 2016 2:16 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [CCMag] Free upgrade to Windows 10 presents a Catch 22 for me

Greetings,

With the recent posts ref free upgrade to Windows10 it started me to thinking. I have a machine that would probably benefit from this upgrade as it is presently running Vista. The main thing about this machine is Photoshop CS6 and a Epson scanner. The scanner is long in the tooth but it is a very good scanner (Epson Perfection 1640su Photo) and I don't plan on buying a new one.

I contacted Epson and sad to say this scanner's software will not be able to handle a 64 bit operating system. They did advise, however, that a company at Hamrick.com has software that would make the scanner compatible with Windows 10. They have a "standard" version for $60 and a "pro" version for about $100.

So while the Windows 10 upgrade wouldn't cost me anything the new scanner software would, therefore the Catch 22 ;-(

Long and short, if I want to run the scanner on a 64 bit operating system like Windows 10, then I will need to cough up $60 to $100.

Windows 10 doesn't seem so "free" any more. Life's little problems.

Regards,

Buck

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