Installing the Software - CanoScan 8800F (Windows & Mac) Do NOT connect the scanner to a computer before installing the software. If you connect the scanner and the Found New Hardware Wizard appears, unplug the USB cable from the computer, and then click [Cancel] to close the screen. To reiterate your OP, Canon supports your scanner with a Lion-compatible driver and an update to its MP Navigator EX utility released on August 5, 2011. The MP Navigator EX Opener utility is downloadable from the Lion support area.
Thanks for your suggestions, Ben. Sorrry for not answering earlier, but trying to solve the problem took so much time that in the end I sort of gave up.
I have tried both methods, but they did not solve the problem. I also put the question to a Canon forum, and received other suggestions, which I all tried, except for the last one (try from another computer), and they did not help either. Here is what the Canon forum suggested:
(I cannot just copy-paste, for it is in Dutch, but let me translate in abbreviated form)
“Detach the scanner from the pc and remove the scanner’s driver and software. Restart the pc. Install the driver and software using these links
CanoScan 8800F – Stuurprogramma’s
CanoScan 8800F – MP Navigator EX.(scanner software)
After reconnecting the scanner to the pc, the pc will display a message that new hardware is being detected. [(Which the pc did not do. HB)] If you stll get the same error message while opening the scanner or making a scan, disable temporarily the antivirus and firewall and try again. Also check the admin rights of your account.
If all this did not help, try the following:
- Test another USB port. Don’t use a hub.
- Test another USB cable
- Test another computer.”
Since I don’t have another pc with Windows (or Mac), I could not try this last suggestion. I suspect my Windows 7 may be slightly corrupt. Maybe reinstalling Windows would solve the problem? But that would be a time-consuming hassle. Can you think of something else?
Regards,
Hermes
Canon CanoScan 8800F
CanoScan Flatbed Photo, Document Scanners
Canon CanoScan 8800F Scanner Driver Supported OS OS X 10.10 (Yosemite) / OS X 10.9 (Mavericks) / OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion) / Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion) / Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) / Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) / Windows 8.1 (32-bit) / Windows 8.1 (64-bit) / Windows 8 (32-bit) / Windows 8 (64-bit) / Windows 7 (32-bit) / Windows 7 (64-bit) / Windows Vista (32-bit) / Windows Vista (64-bit) / Windows XP (32-bit) / Windows XP (64-bit) / Windows 2000 (32-bit). CanoScan 8800F scanner versatile performance with produce high quality movies, photos, documents and photos to scan directly to email / PDF, create PDF documents complete multi-page and fast text search. High quality scan gives superior quality Max. resolution Up to 4800 x 9600dpi, has a superb sensor captures, provides suitable for high resolution printing-enlargement. With Scan speeds A4 pages Up to 300 dpi in about 5 seconds. High-speed USB 2.0 interface as fast data transfer. Easy-quick process operated with seven EZ scan buttons ensure users one-touch operation, capable of handling a stack of task perkantora or home business such as scan/4-button dedicated scanning directly to PDF, scanning (color/Mono).
CanoScan 8800F Software
Software ScanGear submitted a backlight compensation, reduce the brightness of the bloat of Center, and the resulting from high-speed film. MP Navigator EX scanner operations, complex operations a scan from the PC. A suite of software tools as a simple function and productivity, thanks to of SilverFast SE/Adobe PhotoShop Elements as well as ArcSoft inherited and Presto PageManager OmniPage/PC.
Canoscan 8800f
CanoScan 8800F Specifications
Canon Canoscan 8800f Driver For Mac
CanoScan type Desktop Colour Flatbed Scanner, Film Adaptor Unit
Light source (White LED / Reflective, FAU)
Scanning element CCD 6-line colour
Max. scan resolution (Optical) Up to 4800 x 9600dpi / Selectable 25 to 19200dpi
Supported maximum document size A4 / Letter (216 x 297mm)
Max. scanning speed (colour) 300 dpi/4800dpi
Max. scanning speed (greyscale) 300 dpi / 4800dpi
Max. scanning speed (B&W) 1.0 msec./line Up to 300 dpi / 12.1 msec/line Up to 4800dpi
Max. scan speed (A4) Up to 300dpi / Colour Approx. 5 sec