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Windows Image Acquisition (WIA)

Discussion in 'Windows XP' started by the_swabbie30, 2003/12/16.

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  1. 2003/12/16
    the_swabbie30

    the_swabbie30 Inactive Thread Starter

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    I have been having problems with the Address Bar no mater what I use as the home page. After turning on the computer every thing visible loads really fast but if I try to use the address bar drop down or type in a new URL I have to wait for a good while (3-4 minutes) for the process to start. I can click on anything else and it immediately loads.

    After several days of hunting I started a process of elimination in System Configuration. This morning I narrowed it to the System Configuration Utility/Services/Windows Image Acquisition (WIA) program. With this file unchecked all is well but as soon as I put it back in the problems starts again.

    So far I don’t see anything that is not working with it unchecked.

    ****Does anyone know if I am creating a bigger problem by leaving it unchecked? Or better still does anyone know how to fix the problem properly?

    I am using Win XP with IE 6.0 and Office2003
    The tower houses a 2.6G processor with 512 of Ram

    Old retarded Swabbie from FL is lost!
     
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    PeteC

    PeteC SuperGeek Staff

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    Hi Swabbie

    Just some thoughts - you probably don't need WIA unless you have a digital camera - don't know about scanners, but I don't recall having a WIA driver until I aquired a digital camera.

    According to Black Viper WIA is used for some scanners, web cams and cameras. If after disabling this service your scanner or camers fails to function prpoerly, enable this service by putting it into automatic.

    Default setting XP Home, XP Pro and Safe Setting - Manual.
     
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    brett

    brett Inactive Alumni

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    Interesting. I never did discover the the cause of this problem. Good luck!
     
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    the_swabbie30

    the_swabbie30 Inactive Thread Starter

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    Hummm, I tested my scanner and I downloaded pictures from my digital camera and both worked. Oh well, I just have to remember that I stopped the WIA if something pops up later that is not working.

    Outa here for a week so if anyone makes a post I will l get back to ya later.

    Thanks to all.
     
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