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Don't start Windows Image Acquisition (WIA) Service (DONE)
Posted: Sun May 04, 2008 10:11 am
by Dstruct
Why does XnView always start the "Windows Image Acquisition (WIA) Service"? Which functions of XnView need this service? If it's really needed, wouldn't it make much more sense to start it just when really needed instead of starting it always?
DONE (problem can't get solved as caused by Windows Explorer)
When no device…
Posted: Sun May 04, 2008 8:07 pm
by Clo
Dstruct
Hello !
• A long while ago, I groused already about the active entries for TWAIN and WIA in the File Menu at start-up
(no file loaded), while I have not any device like a scanner or a camera or the like installed here…
- That could be checked prior, there are indications in Win, I guess.
- Thus, these entries might be greyed in the case, and the service not started, you are right.
- Hence,
I support your request !
KR
Claude
Clo
Posted: Sun May 04, 2008 8:14 pm
by ouistiti
Dstruct
I support too !
Paul
Re: When no device…
Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 2:43 pm
by Dstruct
Clo wrote:I have not any device like a scanner or a camera or the like installed here
Same here. That's why I'm asking
Re: When no device…
Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 3:32 pm
by xnview
The WIA entry is greyed if i have no WIA device
Re: When no device…
Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 3:42 pm
by Dstruct
xnview wrote:The WIA entry is greyed if i have no WIA device
Not here.
I just can say that I had a Canon EOS 350D camera installed via USB some days ago. But I've uninstalled all software and drivers of it. In the control panel I don't see any devices, so ...
Re: When no device…
Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 3:43 pm
by xnview
Do you have Xp?
Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 3:46 pm
by Dstruct
Yes, XP Professional SP3.
Driver, no device ?
Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 4:36 pm
by Clo
Pierre
Hello !
• Nothing is greyed here either :
• Maybe that occurs when an
old driver is still installed, while there is no device at all ?
- It should be needed to check for the
device, not the driver only…
KR
Claude
Clo
Re: Driver, no device ?
Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 6:54 am
by pic_viewer
I tried the WIA services from within XnView and don't see why I ever should use them. Therefore I would like to disable this although I do have a scanner and a Digicam.
Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 10:06 pm
by Dstruct
Just installed a new machine with fresh Windows XP SP3 and XnView still starts the Windows Image Acquisition (WIA) Service. No camera or scanner were attached/installed to the system!
Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 4:14 pm
by xnview
I've just tried on a fresh install, and the menu is greyed
Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 4:24 pm
by Dstruct
xnview wrote:I've just tried on a fresh install, and the menu is greyed
which os?
also i never looked at the menu. i always look at the event-viewer. there you can see that the service gets started with xnview ...
Let guess…
Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 7:21 pm
by Clo
Dstruct
Hello !
Pierre wrote
I've just tried on a fresh install, and the menu is greyed
You wrote
which os?
• I'ld bet that Pierre is using his beloved
Win 2K still…
- Here, with Win XP-Pro SP1 (En-Fr), the menu entries and the services are "ON"…
KR
Claude
Clo
Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 8:05 pm
by xnview
Dstruct wrote:xnview wrote:I've just tried on a fresh install, and the menu is greyed
which os?
Xp