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# Upgrading your OS

> Uninstalling EPSON TWAIN

If you are using a scanner and are planning to upgrade your system, follow the instructions below.

If EPSON TWAIN is already installed, you need to uninstall it, upgrade the system, and then re-install EPSON TWAIN, as follows:

| Uninstall EPSON TWAIN before upgrading your system. See Uninstalling EPSON TWAIN.

| After uninstalling EPSON TWAIN, turn off the computer, and make sure the scanner is unplugged and disconnected from the computer.

| Turn on the computer and upgrade the system.

| Make sure that the system is upgraded correctly, and then shut down your computer.

| Start your computer and install EPSON TWAIN. To install EPSON TWAIN, see the Setup Sheet.

| Note:

To connect your scanner using the USB interface, make sure your computer has Windows Millennium Edition, 98, XP, or 2000 pre-installed.

## Uninstalling EPSON TWAIN

Follow the steps below to uninstall EPSON TWAIN.

| Note:

You can also uninstall EPSON TWAIN from the EPSON Installation Program dialog box. To view the dialog box, insert the scanner software CD in the CD-ROM drive.

| Unplug the scanner and disconnect the scanner from the computer.

| In Control Panel, double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon (for Windows Me, 98, or 2000 users) or the Add or Remove Programs icon (for Windows XP users).

| Select EPSON TWAIN 5 from the list, then click Add/Remove (for Windows Me or 98 users) or Change/Remove (for Windows XP or 2000 users).

| A confirming dialog box appears. Click Yes.

| The Setup dialog box appears. Click Next.

| Click Finish to complete the uninstallation. In some cases, a message may appear to prompt you to restart the computer; make sure Yes, I want to restart my computer now is selected and then click Finish.

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