Courtesy of an ill informed Supervisor, I am now stuck with a Dell all in one piece of junk running Win11.
Even in God mode it won't let me install the software and drivers for my ancient Lexmark printer/scanner.
Does anyone know of a portable Scanning app?
Hate to toss working hardware just because some Hipster twit thinks I should only use "Shiney, Shiney, New" hardware.
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Scanning App
January 28, 2026 - 6:43pm
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Scanning App
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We have a scanning app: NAPS2 Portable. Unfortunately, if you have an older scanner, it won't work without installing the drivers which requires admin rights.
Sometimes, the impossible can become possible, if you're awesome!
Thanks, Will give it a try.
If worse comes to worse I have a method of getting around some of Win 11's "features".
Why do Corporations allow "non-technical people" to dictate what technology they will use?
https://portableapps.com/node/42115
https://portableapps.com/apps/utilities/capture2text-portable
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