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What do you know? &nbsp;It worked!
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Hi.<br />
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My computer had too much spyware on it so I reformatted my hard disk.<br />
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Now I can't reinstall my HP Scanjet 2100C Scanner.<br />
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The software seems to load but I get the error &quot;Sorry, scanner could not be initialized. (Scanner not found)&quot;<br />
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Everything is plugged in! &nbsp;Help!
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Hi.

My computer had too much spyware on it so I reformatted my hard disk.

Now I can't reinstall my HP Scanjet 2100C Scanner.


The software seems to load but I get the error "Sorry, scanner could not be initialized. (Scanner not found)"

Everything is plugged in!  Help!

HP Scanjet not working after I reformated HDD

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