“…file name might contain invalid characters…” when saving to Word in Readiris

Problem When you click the “Recognize & Save” button in Readiris, you get the following error: “Word cannot open this document. The document might be in use, the document might not be a valid Word document, or the file name might contain invalid characters…” Cause The name of your scanner contains a “/”, for example… Continue reading “…file name might contain invalid characters…” when saving to Word in Readiris

“Administrator rights are required to run this software for the first time.” on ReadIris 12

Problem When you open ReadIris 12 on Mac OS X Lion, you get the following error: Cause The serial number was not entered during the install. If you press cancel when asked for it then it still appears as if the installation completed successfully. Solution Easy Solution Run the ReadIris 12 installer again and enter… Continue reading “Administrator rights are required to run this software for the first time.” on ReadIris 12

Problem with MP270 not scanning

Problem When trying to scan using the MP270 on Mac OS X, nothing happens or the program closes. Solution Download and install the latest version of MP Navigator EX. Run the MP Navigator EX application to test the scan, then try scanning in the program you originally experienced the error in.

ClaroRead Plus on Mac does nothing when asked to Scan

Problem When scanning in ClaroRead (with ReadIris), nothing seems to happen. Solution After clicking the scan button, check to see if the ReadIris icon is open in the dock. Click on the ReadIris icon to bring up the window/open it and it may ask you for a serial number. If it does, put in your… Continue reading ClaroRead Plus on Mac does nothing when asked to Scan