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Upgrading Your OS

Uninstalling EPSON Scan

If you are using a scanner and are planning to upgrade your system, follow the instructions below.

Uninstall EPSON Scan. See Uninstalling EPSON Scan.

Turn off your computer and scanner, then disconnect your scanner from the computer.

Turn on the computer and upgrade the system.

Make sure that the system is upgraded correctly, then shut down your computer.

Start your computer and install EPSON Scan, following the instructions on the Start Here poster.

Connect the scanner to the computer and turn it on.

Uninstalling EPSON Scan

Follow the steps for your operating system to uninstall EPSON Scan.

For Windows users

Note:

To uninstall applications in Windows 2000 or XP, it is necessary to log in as a user with administrator privileges: that is, a user who belongs to the Administrators group in Windows 2000 or a user with a Computer Administrator account in Windows XP. In Windows XP, you cannot uninstall applications if you log in with a Limited-account user.

Turn off the scanner and disconnect the scanner from the computer.

In Control Panel, double-click the Add or Remove Programs icon (Windows XP) or the Add/Remove Programs icon (Windows Me, 98 SE, or 2000).

Select EPSON Scan from the list, then click Change/Remove (Windows XP or 2000) or Add/Remove (Windows Me or 98 SE).

A confirmation dialog box appears. Click Yes.

Follow the on-screen instructions.

Click Finish to complete the uninstall. In some cases, a message may appear prompting you to restart the computer; make sure Yes, I want to restart my computer now is selected and then click Finish.

For Macintosh users

Insert the software CD into the CD-ROM drive.

Double-click the ESCAN folder and double-click the EPSON Scan Installer icon.

If the Authorization window opens, enter the administrator's name and password, then click OK.

After the initial screen, click Accept. The Installer dialog box appears.

Select Uninstall from the pull down menu at the top left, then click Uninstall.

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