Nikon Coolscan V Windows 7 Driver
Last Updated 8/23/2015 (adds mention of Windows 8 & 10 support) There are various instructions around the internet that describe how to get Nikon Scan working on a 64-bit system. My instructions are slightly different and use only modified installation files from Nikon (nothing from Vuescan is used). Before I list the instructions, this will only work with and has only been tested with the following devices and operating systems:. Devices. Nikon Coolscan IV ED. Nikon Coolscan V ED. Nikon Super Coolscan 5000 ED.
64-bit versions of Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 10. The driver included with Nikon Scan is an older 'unsigned' driver. Newer versions of Windows will only allow you to install 'signed' drivers but there is an option to enable installation of 'unsigned' drivers.
Before you can install the Nikon scanner driver as detailed in the next steps, you will need to look for instructions specific to your operating system version for how to enable installation of 'unsigned' drivers. After you have done this, proceed to the next step. Install Nikon Scan 4.0.3 Vista 32-bit software. This was the last version of Nikon Scan that Nikon released before they ended support for the software. Windows will probably want to reboot after this step. At this point the scanner will not work so you will have to update the driver for the scanner with a modified version of Nikon's Setup Information File (.INF file) that works on 64-bit systems.
Nikon Coolscan V Windows 7 Driver
Create the file 'NikonUSBScanner.inf' with the contents shown below and save it somewhere like C: Temp Nikon (or just download ). I have a Nikon LS40-ED and kept getting the same message when I tried to install not only this solution, but also Silverfast and Vuescan as suggested by Nikon UK.
I realised that the scanner firmware was the cause. My scanner was at V1.05 (apears in the pop up window on scan preview mode for the Nikon software). The latest version is 1.2.
Download this from the Nikon website. I used Nikon USA you may be able to do it from the UK/EU site as well.
Nikon advise that the firmware will not install with V4.xx of the scanner software (uh!!!) so I downloaded v3.1.2 and used an old PC with win XP on it. After getting the original nikon LS40.inf driver installed, the firmeware installed easily. I then followed the advice on this page and the scanner worked immediately on my new laptop with win 7 64 bit. I hope this helps.
In Windows 8 this doesn't work, because the digital signature enforcement is mandatory and it throws and error on the last update drive step. A little research revealed that you can disable signature enforcement but it requires a 'Shift-restart.' Basically go into Settings / Power, but then when clicking 'Restart' you hold the SHIFT key down. This will bring up a blue screen with various options.
Choose: Troubleshoot / Advanced Options / Startup Settings. Then when you reboot, another set of options comes up: you need to select option 7, disable certificate enforcement (or whatever the exact name is). Once booted, you can do the driver update in the device maanger and it will work. Thanks again to OP for this. I followed your instructions, and I'm now able to use my Coolscan V with Windows 7. However, the scanner makes a significantly louder and coarser sound now, during the actual scanning, than it did when I used it with Windows XP.
(And, in fact, when I now use it with Windows XP, the sound is also somewhat louder and coarser than it used to be.) This is annoying, but does it also signify a problem with the scanner? Might it have to do with the fact that my Windows 7 machine is more powerful than my Windows XP machine? The sound with Windows 7 is pretty much like the sound the scanner makes in this video: I'd be very grateful for any input on this. After a few months with W10, and shutting down all it's privacy features, I installed my Nikon Coolscan V, and discovered, like others, that it was a doorstop.
Your.inf saved the day, and I used it a few times. After a W10 update or two, I then discovered that I had to do the entire digital signature procedure again, and install your.inf, as the Nikon software couldn't recognize the scanner. It works fine now, thanks to you.
My father was smart back in the late '40's and on to use a slide film of the day, and now I can scan, retouch and print at Costco priceless family history. With retirement a few months away, I have billions of Agfachromes, Kodachromes, E-6 and color negs to scan. No more slide projectors.remember them?!