Recognises the printer but not the scanner

Hi,

I have windows 7 and a dell 1600n multifunctional printer - i can print just fine but i cant scan things up - the printer is connected etc as i can print so no probs there but when i go to scan and use the dell software/ms paint it doesn't recognise the scanner - the scanner subfolder is in the driver folder on the printer installation - what the heck is the problem?

Any idea?

Please help.

Thanks!

I didn't find the right solution from the Internet.

References www.tomshardware.com/forum/16096-63-recognises-printer-scanner

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