I had exactly this issue with a Microtek.  It was some time ago, but I
believe the ultimate problem was I had a driver for the wrong windows
version.  This issue was very confusing, somewhere I was getting
documentation that contradicted what eventually worked.  It was so confusing
that once we had it working, I initially refused to allow anyone to upgrade
or replace the pc to which the scanner was attached. They went ahead finally
and moved the scanner to a pc running windows 2000 and surprise surprise, it
detected and installed flawlessly, without any driver issues.

Now, we may not have the same models, regardless, the issue is not with fast
preview or draft scan.  You need to either, research the error on the web,
there were a lot of docs about it when I looked 2 years ago, or, find a new
driver (or drivers, you may need to experiment with a couple).

You don't have to upgrade to windows 2000 and I couldn't promise anyway if
your scanner would install smoothly like mine, if you did upgrade.
Tom Turak

-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Prettyman [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2003 12:02 PM

Scanner E6 problem, scans a perfect test each time I try it. I have
ScanWizard installed and it shows a
good test. I have tried 4 different photo editors and all work fine with
the E6 -- ONE time only I get a scan
and then on the next try I get "Error 204 scanning lamp or image sensor
circuit failure. Please don't select
fast preview or draft scan!"  This happens in all four of the photo
editors. Yet Scanwizard will give a ok
test scan. If I uninstall the program (editor) and reinstall it, I can get
one successful scan and then on the
next try Error 204 comes up again. I deselected fast preview, which did
nothing. I can find no place to
deselect draft scan.
Computer is a Pentium MMX 233, 96mb and Win 98se. E6 is on a scsi card.

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