About Canon Scanner WIA Driver for Windows® XP and

CanoScan Series Color Image Scanners

Canon Scanner WIA Driver is the scanner device driver specific to Windows XP for the following CanoScan series color image scanners. It can be
used as a standalone program or with WIA/TWAIN-compliant application programs.
Note that it does not support film scanning if the scanner is equipped with a film adapter unit.

IMPORTANT
• Canon Scanner WIA Driver supports very simple features required for scanning. You are recommended to use the ScanGear
CS scanner driver instead of the WIA Driver for full scanning features. ScanGear CS offers more features and can be used to
adjust scanned images.
• You cannot install and use WIA Driver and ScanGear CS on the same computer.
• Log on with a user name which is set to an Administrator before installing or uninstalling software.
• Be sure to read the precautions listed in the Readme file on the CD-ROM before installing the WIA Driver.*
• Please see the Canon Scanner WIA Driver User’s Guide contained on the CD-ROM for operating instructions.*
* View the Readme and Canon Scanner WIA Driver User’s Guide files by following the procedure below.
1 Place the CanoScan Setup Utility CD-ROM in the drive.
2 Click [Display the CD-ROM Contents] and click the [Canoscan] icon.
3 Readme text: Open the [Canada] folder and the [WIA] folder. Double-click [README].
User’s Guide: Open the [Canada] folder and the [WIA] folder. Double-click [WIA 120] PDF file.

Installing the WIA Driver

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IMPORTANT
• If ScanGear CS has already been installed, delete ScanGear CS using the uninstallation procedure below before
proceeding with the installation.
• When installing the WIA Driver, be sure to have the scanner detached from the computer.

1 Turn off the computer and detach the scanner from the computer.
2 Turn on the computer and place the CanoScan Setup Utility CD-ROM in the drive.
3 Click [Display the CD-ROM Contents] in the CanoScan Setup Utility Menu window.
4 Click the [Canoscan] icon, then double-click to open the [Canada] folder.
5 Open the [WIA] folder and double-click the [SETUPWIA] icon.
• This will start the WIA Driver installation. When [Canon WIA Driver setup completes] message appears, installation is
complete.
6 Click [OK].
7 Remove the CanoScan Setup Utility CD-ROM from the drive.
8 Attach the scanner to the computer.

Uninstalling ScanGear CS or the WIA Driver

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ScanGear CS and the WIA Driver can be uninstalled using the CanoScan Setup Utlity CD-ROM.

1 Detach the scanner from the computer.

2 Place the CanoScan Setup Utility CD-ROM in the drive.
3 Click [Display the CD-ROM Contents] and click the [Canoscan] icon.
4 Open the [Canada] folder, then open the [WIA] folder. Double-click [DELDRV].
5 Select the scanner for which the driver will be deleted.
6 Click [OK] when prompted by the [Uninstalling scanner driver completes] message. Remove the CD-ROM from the drive.

NOTE
• To install the ScanGear CS scanner driver after deleting the WIA driver, please restart the system and follow the
procedure of installation in the Quick Start Guide.
• To install the WIA Driver after deleting the ScanGear CS driver, please restart the system and follow the procedure in
the “Installing the WIA Driver” topic above.

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