Unsupported Nikon CoolScan 5000 ED: Helping friend scan slides from the 1950s. My share is about 1000 slides. I have a Nikon Super CoolScan 5000 ed scanner with a feed attachment which...

Haroldhubbard

Helping friend scan slides from the 1950s. My share is about 1000 slides. I have a Nikon Super CoolScan 5000 ed scanner with a feed attachment which is no longer supported by Nikon. Options seem to be setup an extra computer with Windows 97 (or earlier) or use VueScan software. Question pros/cons of each method and experiences with those options.
Thanks.
Harold

kymarto Loc: Portland OR and Milan Italy

I have a 4000 and Vuescan I find better than the original software. As long as your computer supports Firewire you should be fine with this.

rfmaude41 Loc: Lancaster, Texas (DFW area)

Haroldhubbard wrote:

Helping friend scan slides from the 1950s. My share is about 1000 slides. I have a Nikon Super CoolScan 5000 ed scanner with a feed attachment which is no longer supported by Nikon. Options seem to be setup an extra computer with Windows 97 (or earlier) or use VueScan software. Question pros/cons of each method and experiences with those options.
Thanks.
Harold

VueScan

BebuLamar

The 5000ED is that old? I thought it would be compatible to Windows XP. To get a computer that run Windows 97/95 is near impossible because I tried. If an XP machine would work then I would set it up for XP. I have a hard drive with Win XP loaded for just that purpose.

GoofyNewfie Loc: Kansas City

kymarto wrote:

I have a 4000 and Vuescan I find better than the original software. As long as your computer supports Firewire you should be fine with this.

Same experience here.
Much prefer VueScan to the Nikon software.

rehess Loc: South Bend, Indiana, USA

I continue to run my Dad's old XP unit {he died five years ago}, isolated from networking, solely to support my Nikon scanner.

I like the Nikon software and don't see any reason to procure other software.

If that system ever dies, I've been told by the computer professional who sold the scanner to me that running it from my Linux desktop is straight-forward.

kymarto Loc: Portland OR and Milan Italy

rehess wrote:

I continue to run my Dad's old XP unit {he died five years ago}, isolated from networking, solely to support my Nikon scanner.

I like the Nikon software and don't see any reason to procure other software.

If that system ever dies, I've been told by the computer professional who sold the scanner to me that running it from my Linux desktop is straight-forward.

Actually almost all Nikon software sucks. Vuescan is much better.

rehess Loc: South Bend, Indiana, USA

kymarto wrote:

Actually almost all Nikon software sucks. Vuescan is much better.

Whatever

artBob Loc: Near Chicago

GoofyNewfie wrote:

Much prefer VueScan to the Nikon software.

me, too

spaceylb Loc: Long Beach, N.Y.

VueScan is your friend...

rubble43 Loc: Oyster Bay, Long Island NY

Definitely Vuescan!

AzPicLady Loc: Behind the camera!

Actually there's a work-around for Windows 7. I have it on my 7 Pro machine, and it works fine. They actually did software for Vista. That was their last upgrade. I had a guru friend do it for me, and it took him about 10 minutes.

selmslie Loc: Fernandina Beach, FL, USA

Haroldhubbard wrote:

Helping friend scan slides from the 1950s. My share is about 1000 slides. I have a Nikon Super CoolScan 5000 ed scanner with a feed attachment which is no longer supported by Nikon. Options seem to be setup an extra computer with Windows 97 (or earlier) or use VueScan software. Question pros/cons of each method and experiences with those options.
Thanks.
Harold

I have been using a Nikon Coolscan for several years with Windows 7 and the original Nikon Scan software. It requires a kludge that uses the Windows Vista driver, the last one Nikon supported.

See: https://www.sevenforums.com/drivers/44994-getting-your-nikon-coolscan-work-w7-x64.html

ezslides

Use Vuescan and never look back.

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

Haroldhubbard wrote:

Helping friend scan slides from the 1950s. My share is about 1000 slides. I have a Nikon Super CoolScan 5000 ed scanner with a feed attachment which is no longer supported by Nikon. Options seem to be setup an extra computer with Windows 97 (or earlier) or use VueScan software. Question pros/cons of each method and experiences with those options.
Thanks.
Harold

Vuescan. You do NOT want to run unsupported operating systems in 2018!