CanoScan LiDE 90 won't load from disc into iMac

[deGenova]

I need some scanner help here from an expert please - when I try to load the scanner from the disc using my new SuperDrive into an iMac 10.9 it stops at 60 % either as a partial standalone or the full version.

I found a driver page (screen cap below) at Canon that say's no online drivers available - I must use the drivers that come with the disc. But of course - therein lies the rub.

I cannot access the driver by itself from the disc either........

BTW.....I dnlded + opened "VueScan" (it looks like it would work fine) for my CanoScan LiDE 90 (U 1,0) but you must buy it first - no trial. I can buy a new scanner for the price.
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[Robert Davies]

Go to > System Preferences > Printers and Scanners

On the pane that opens there is a panel on the left with a + and -.

Click on the + (make sure your scanner is plugged in to your computer and switched on)

You should see you scanner in the next page that opens - click 'add'

You should now be done. No downloading from Canon necessary at all.

 

[deGenova]

Go to > System Preferences > Printers and Scanners
On the pane that opens there is a panel on the left with a + and -.
Click on the + (make sure your scanner is plugged in to your computer and switched on)
You should see you scanner in the next page that opens - click 'add'
You should now be done. No downloading from Canon necessary at all.

Tried that too - no luck.
Also loaded the Mountain Lion driver (10.8) but I can't see any evidence of it.

It loaded but I cannot find it in my APPLICATIONS FOLDER

 

[Janichsan]

It loaded but I cannot find it in my APPLICATIONS FOLDER[/B]

If you really only downloaded the driver, there is nothing to be found in your Application folder. It's a driver. It's buried somewhere in your system's guts. Try adding your scanner again like Robert suggested.

 

[DeltaMac]

I need some scanner help here from an expert please - when I try to load the scanner from the disc using my new SuperDrive into an iMac 10.9 it stops at 60 % either as a partial standalone or the full version.

I found a driver page (screen cap below) at Canon that say's no online drivers available - I must use the drivers that come with the disc. But of course - therein lies the rub.

I cannot access the driver by itself from the disc either........

...I dnlded + opened "VueScan" (it looks like it would work fine) for my CanoScan LiDE 90 (U 1,0) but you must buy it first - no trial. I can buy a new scanner for the price.

Your installer CD, which came with your LiDE 90, would not likely be any use to you with 10.9 . You should either hope that Canon directly supports it (and not really likely with an older scanner), or that there is another solution. One is certainly VueScan - and you would need to justify the cost of that…

Or, there's some other answers here: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5485421?start=0&tstart=0

 

[deGenova]

If you really only downloaded the driver, there is nothing to be found in your Application folder. It's a driver. It's buried somewhere in your system's guts. Try adding your scanner again like Robert suggested.

Not quite true - I downloaded another driver from the same program and its listed where its supposed to be and is clickable and it works properly - i.e., its not buried in the guts somewhere. I have never had that kind of experience.

The one part that did load for me (and is listed in the APPLICATIONS FOLDER) is called MP Navigator EX 1.0 and gives a limited functionality compared to what I want, which is called "ArcSoft PhotoStudio" ($70.00as a stand alone purchase) - its a much more functional part of the overall program, but I cannot load it in from the disc in the same way as I did with MP Navigator.

I wonder why Navigator works in 10.9 but ArcSoft does not???

As for buying VueScan - I might as well buy the driver.

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Your installer CD, which came with your LiDE 90, would not likely be any use to you with 10.9 . You should either hope that Canon directly supports it (and not really likely with an older scanner), or that there is another solution. One is certainly VueScan - and you would need to justify the cost of that…

Or, there's some other answers here: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5485421?start=0&tstart=0

As I mentioned in the post above "I wonder why Navigator works in 10.9 but ArcSoft does not???" etc.

BTW - I did happen to read the post and followed the thread (yesterday) in the link you sent.

 

[deGenova]

SOLVED - Called Canon - there will be no 10.9 driver for my scanner.

The 'parts' I was talking about above were not drivers, but merely pieces of bundled software that came w/Lide90 one of which (MP Navigator EX 1.0) is still compatible w/iMac while "ArcSoft PhotoStudio" is not.

Thanks for all the replies.....now I know how it works when purchasing a product that offers 'bundled' software.

 

[bedouin]

If you'd like to use this scanner under El Capitan with VueScan be aware that you will need to install the last available version of Canon's drivers AND the 32-bit version of VueScan. The 64-bit version of VueScan will not identify the scanner—probably because the drivers themselves are 32-bit.

I stumbled upon this thread while trying to find a solution to this problem. I thought I'd add this so that it might be of assistance to someone in the future.