Oct 31, 2009 I've been waiting patiently for Nikon to update the driver for Windows 7 64-bit to work with my. The driver required for Nikon Coolscan V in Windows 7.

Nikon Coolscan & Nikon Scan 4.0: Driver for Windows Vista 64 bit, Windows 7 64 bit & Windows 8 64 bit Even though Nikon does not officially support 64 bit Windows versions Nikon Scan 4. Htc Serial Number Verification on this page. 03 can still be used under such operating systems. We will detail how that can be accomplished below. Please note that you are using this information at your own risk and that we can't provide support for this. Of course that doesn't mean we'll not answer questions or are not interested in any problems you might encounter.

This page is based on a started by the community member Steel Chn whom we thank for this information. We mainly summarized that thread for our German users but to keep things in synch below is an English version also.

Building a driver for Nikon Scan 4.03 under Windows Vista 64 bit, Windows 7 64 bit & Windows 8 64 bit To get started for Windows Vista 32 bit. Install the software on your 64 bit Windows 7 or Windows 8. Next we need to create a driver for your scanner that is 64 bit compatible. To do so create a new folder anywhere on your system you feel comfortable with.

Depending on the scanner model you own copy the two files 'NKScnUSD.dll' and 'Nks1394.inf' or respectively 'NksUSB.inf' which are to be found under 'C: Program Files (x86) Common Files Nikon Driver Scan1394' or 'C: Program Files (x86) Common Files Nikon Driver ScanUSB' into that folder. Open 'Nks1394.inf' or respectively 'NksUSB.inf' in a text editor of your choice to replace its contents. To do so click into the text box below and press Ctrl+A followed by Ctrl+C to copy the code. Next enter your text editor and press Ctrl+A followed by Ctrl+V to paste the code into the *.inf file.

We don't use our scanners on Windows 8 but user feedback tells us that in order to install the driver created above one needs to start Windows 8 in a special mode first. Getting Windows 8 to boot in that mode involves a series of steps of which we provide screen captures below. The screen captures come from a virtual Windows 8 machine and since FireWire devices can't be passed through to that virtual system we won't show the actual driver installation. First get the Windows 8 menu to show and. On the settings screen. There choose the General category from the 'PC settings' list and scroll down all the way to the end of that category to reach the 'Advanced startup' entry as shown. There press the 'Restart now' button.

Your system will restart and after a while. On it, then and finally where you'll find yet another Restart button. Bmw 1200 Gs Service Manual Free Download.

Press it to and on it press either 7 or F7 on your keyboard to boot Windows 8 with its driver signature enforcement disabled. After booting Windows 8 that way choose Search from the Windows 8 menu,. Now install your driver as detailed above for Windows 7. This will let you use Nikon Scan 4.03 on the 64 bit versions of Windows 8, Windows 7 and Windows Vista with the following Scanners: Nikon Super Coolscan LS-4000 ED, Nikon Super Coolscan LS-5000 ED, Nikon Super Coolscan LS-8000 ED, Nikon Super Coolscan LS-9000 ED, Nikon Coolscan IV (LS-40) and Nikon Coolscan V (LS-50).

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Even though Nikon does not officially support their film scanners on Windows 7, they will work with a little effort. I own the Nikon Coolscan V, sometimes referred to as the Nikon LS-50, but these instructions also apply to the some of the other Nikon film scanners such as the the Coolscan 5000 (LS-5000), Coolscan 4000 (LS-4000), Coolscan 8000, and the Coolscan 9000. Disclaimer – these instructions have been adapted from. You will need to download my.inf for the Coolscan V (itself modified from Steel Chn’s version ), but otherwise credit goes to Andrew Minton at exposedvisions.com. Download the required files • Begin by downloading from Nikon. You want the 32-bit Vista edition. Don’t worry, it will install just fine under Windows 7 x64.

• Next, download my. Unzip it in a location of your choosing. Install Nikon Scan (Note – if you have Vuescan installed, uninstall it now. You can reinstall Vuescan later.) • Install Nikon Scan. It should install uneventfully and create the folder C: Program Files ( x86) Nikon NkScan4 • Create a new folder inside of NkScan4. Copy your extracted into the new folder you just created.

I called my folder “NikonFiles” • Navigate to C: Program Files (x86) Common Files Nikon Driver ScanUSB (Scan1394 for Firewire equipped scanners) and copy “NKScnUSD.dll” to the folder you created in step 2. You should now see “scanners.inf” and “NKScnUSD.dll” in this folder. • If you haven’t already, plug in your scanner, being sure it is turned on. • If windows asks you for a driver, you can point it to the scanners.inf file located in the folder you created in step 2.

Otherwise, open your device manager (start ->right click on my computer ->manage ->device manager), open “other devices”, the right click on “unknown device” and select “ Update Driver Software.” This device will have a yellow exclamation icon next to it. Select the second, bottom option labeled “ Browse my computer for driver software” then enter “C: Program Files (x86) Nikon NkScan4 NikonFiles” as the location, substituting “NikonFiles” for the folder you created in step two. Press next and the scanner will install.

If a warning comes up that says the driver/software cannot be validated (I forget the exact message), select continue. • The scanner should now be installed and Nikon Scan should work as intended. If you use Vuescan, you can install it now.