Win Rescan peripherals
If a peripheral device, such as a scanner, was turned off when you started the computer, the application may not recognize the device until Windows rescans the hardware. To perform the rescan, do the following:
Windows Vista
1. Click Start menu/Control Panel
2. Click Hardware and Sound/Device Manager
or
2. if in Classic View, Click Device Manager
3. Click Action/Scan for Hardware Changes.
Windows 2000/XP
1. Click Start menu.
2. Select Settings/Control Panel/System
3. Click Hardware tab, then Device Manager.
4. Click Action/Scan for Hardware Changes.
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| Rescan Peripherals (Windows Vista, XP and 2000) |
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| The Scan for Hardware Changes button in Device Manager (from the Action menu) rescans and identifies the attached peripherals that are turned on. |
Windows 95/98
1. Click Start menu.
2. Select Settings/Control Panel/System.
3. Click the Device Manager tab.
4. Click Refresh.
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| Rescan Peripherals (Windows 95/98) |
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| The Refresh button in Device Manager rescans and identifies the attached peripherals that are turned on. |
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