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ClaudeAI helps user get old scanner working on Windows 11

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A Reddit user shared their success in getting an old CanoScan Lide 30 scanner to work on Windows 11. The user credits ClaudeAI with assisting them in this task, which previously required using a Windows XP virtual machine. This experience highlights the increasing ease with which complex technical issues can now be resolved with AI assistance. AI

IMPACT Demonstrates AI's growing capability in resolving niche technical hardware and software compatibility issues.

RANK_REASON User reports success using an AI assistant for a specific technical task.

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ClaudeAI helps user get old scanner working on Windows 11

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User reports success using an AI assistant for a specific technical task.
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  1. r/ClaudeAI TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/Wizzard_2025 ·

    Got my scanner working

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I've got an old canoscan lide 30, I think the last driver was for winxp. Claude got it working on windows 11 64 bit in an hour or so. Amazing really that something that I consider really difficult is now becoming trivial. I used to have to virtua…

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