Because it's USB enabled, it basically is at the "ready" as the USB device is acknowledged for use. Otherwise, you'll have USB problem of some sort. If the AC adapater is plugged into power strip or such, with separate off/on for devices, look into that. There's also a powered USB hub you can plug it into so it can powered off that hub. The power strips usually sit under the monitor. At best, the USB device is "hiberating" awaiting to wake-up for use. I don't really think there's problem unless it robbing power from something as I see it. Hope this helps ...
good luck -----Willy
I have a Microtek ScanMaker 4800 and I'm running XP Home SP1 with all Critical Updates, AMD XP2600+, Abit KD7A MB, 1 GB Ram.
The scanner works fine using the Microtek ScanWizard 5 software except for one small problem. Each time I boot, the scanner light turns on so the scanner is ready to use. I don't use it very often, so in ScanWizard I set the options to turn the scanner off after 1 minute (the minimum). But it doesn't turn off! If I start the ScanWizard program and then immediately close it, the scanner turns off 1 minute later.
I've discussed this with Microtek support but, after trying everything they suggested without success, they said: "Most systems have no problems but some like mine do. Since Microtek cannot duplicate the problem, they have nothing more to suggest."
So...
1) Has anyone else had this problem and found a solution?
2) Does anyone know how to write a program or script that would run at boot and start and then close the ScanWizard program?

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