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Canon, Inc.
CanoScan Toolbox is for use with Canon scanners.
What's New
Version 5.0.1.4:
- The problem that the English UI is displayed when the OS environment is French or German has been rectified.
Requirements
PPC / Intel, Mac OS X 10.2.8 or later.
PPC / Intel, Mac OS X 10.2.8 or later.
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CanoScan Toolbox is for use with Canon scanners.
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Roddy Hays reviewed on 25 Nov 2011
I recently moved house again, and on installing the scanner found myself completely locked out. So I followed the steps here and downloaded the 4.9.3 software, but still had no driver. Canon US no longer has the driver mentioned on their website as far as I can see, but i found one here :
http://support-sg.canon-asia.com/contents/SG/EN/0900336501.html
Download that, plus the new Toolbox 4.9 and you'll be in business again. And if you use Graphic Converter (much nicer to use than the Toolbox) you'll find it recognised there too.
I'm running 10.6.8, by the way. Thanx to all who paved the way to my solution.
driversmith reviewed on 24 Oct 2011
More information about how to update drivers: http://www.updatesdriver.com
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Emet1 reviewed on 06 Apr 2011
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Yazarim reviewed on 15 Jul 2010
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This forced me to use the completely hideous CanoScan Toolbox!
Plus, Canon had no instruction where to download the driver. It was / still is hidden away on their website. Unfortunately, there's no direct link since their links are javascript encoded :(
You must visit the support page for both downloads – the driver and Toolbox. http://goo.gl/5ijhS
If you download any CanoScan Toolbox other than version 4.9.3.x, you must uninstall it first because version 5.x will not work with your scanner. They don't mention this on MacUpdate.
Just as important you need to download the driver, so the scanner can be recognized by your Mac. Like I said it's hidden. Find it on the same support page, under the "Mac OS X" drop down menu. Driver Ver. 10.3.4.1X
Using CanoScan Toolbox I'm able to scan, even with Mac OS Lion.
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Mex4eric reviewed on 14 Jul 2010
It is a shame that Canon abandons old but good products so quickly.
I have used VueScan and even though it is Universal, you must use Rosetta because VueScan uses the driver ScanGear CS 7.2.5, which is not Universal and hence requires Rosetta.
Would it kill Canon to write a new driver?
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I had exact same problems.
Unable to get scanner working at all.
The Canonscan Toolbox appeared in each instance after a message saying the install was successful, but clicking on SETTINGS revealed an empty box ..SELECT SCANNER DRIVER.
I dumped the 5.0.1.3 download and retrieved my original disk from when the scanner was purchased for the Windows PC.
So beg, borrow or steal this disk .
The CD label reads....CanoScan LiDE 50 for Windows and Macintosh Ver 1.06 Setup CD-ROM.
I disconnected the USB connection and installed from the CD-ROM.
Canonscan Toolbox appeared and clicking on SETTINGS the DRIVER box showed ScanGear CS 7.1x.
COPY MAIL OCR SAVE FILE worked normally.
SCAN-1 and SCAN-2 were a little quirky as they demanded a program be selected in the box LINK SCANNED IMAGE TO but all options were greyed out.
I finally managed to get it to accept a CODE RESOURCES folder and it scanned OK.
BUt I never use these two settings anyway...I was just testing the install.
Eventually I intend to go wireless on the scanner/printer and was planning on a Canon, but given the reports here I will consider changing to another manufacturer.
Meantime try this fix out.
If it worked for me, no reason why it will not work for everyone.
My iMac is only two days old...2.6Gig i5 with latest system update 10.6.3
Following your advice I installed:
• ScanGear CS Installer - SGCD7252MXDE
• CanoScan Toolbox 5.0.1.3
Scanner connected to the mac the tollbox bar opened.
All applications chosen show the message:
“Failed to open a driver”
What did I forget or what did I do wrong?
Is there anyone who knows how to bring my scanner back to life?
Thanks for any support.
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Specifically the CanoScan LiDE 50.
Read my reply on the 09 April 2010.
I intended it for here but replied to POLYFADE by mistake.
Incidentally the install CD I refer to is probably around 5 years old....maybe more, as it came with the original purchase of the LiDE 50 scanner which at that time was for a Windows PC.
So the people dumping on Canon...self included...may be barking up the wrong tree.
Canon may well have the view that "it ain't broke" so no fix required.
Canon Public Relations might want to reflect on that presentation though.
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I am noticing comments all over the net that installing 10.6.1 Cannon driver doesn't work.
It wasn't working for me either until I remembered an experience I had with an old Epson scanner back in 10.4. Somebody at Epson told me to never install a scanner driver with the scanner connected to your computer. So, I disconnected the scanner...then installed the driver...and then plugged it back in right after start up sound and bingo! No problem. I happened to remember this this morning and now my Lide60 works perfectly again. I only wish that I could get the tool box for this model to work. I have never gotten it to recognize the presence of a driver even once. Excellent inexpensive scanner though.
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Mac OS X 10;8.4, lide35osx7721en, and cstbosx4512ej4
The lide35 driver and cstosx (toolbox) were downloaded today, Sat Aug 21, from:
http://software.canon-europe.com/products/0010075.asp
I Downloaded:
2. CanoScan Toolbox for OSX (4.512)
5. ScanGear CS (7.721X)
I have only used the 'File' 'button'. Once setting this up from the toolbox window, and scanning once, one is then able to use the 'File' button on the scanner to scan a document into MyPictures folder on my MacBook Pro.
Canon software leaves something to be desired, but for my purposes it is satisfactory.
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I did not have this problem with CanoScan Toolbox 4.1, which had a plugins subdirectory in which I placed the Lide30 driver. But CanoScan Toolbox 5.0 had not such subdirectory and when I made one and put the driver in it, it still was not recognized so obviously the driver is not in the correct location./
Help...where does the driver go so that CanoScan Toolbox 5.0 can recognize the Lide 30 scanner?
Visit my blog to view my post about how to fix the issue!
http://blog.dylanmullins.com/?p=254
Stop by and see if it corrects the problem for you as well, and if the solution worked for you please leave a comment and let me know.
Thanks!