However, under Windows 8/10 you’ll need to at least temporarily disable DSE for it to install. Since then, it has been the defacto driver when running under 7 and beyond. Since Nikon stopped supporting their Coolscan scanners under Windows 7, and beyond, a modified driver was created back in 2009.
See this article - How to: Disable driver signature enforcement on Windows 10 (use option 1)īasically, Driver Signature Enforcement is a security feature that insures drivers being installed are legitimate, have not been altered, and be digitally signed. Now for the tech savvy person wanting to run their Nikon Coolscan scanners under Windows 10, just follow the procedures in my tutorial, but prior to performing step 7, you'll need to disable Windows 10's Driver Signature Enforcement policy. ShineStare IEEE 1394 FireWire Card ($18.99) It includes the VIA chip which is what you want for compatibility with older 1394 FireWire devices, and there are no required driver installs - Just plug and play. I just bought it and it works like a champ. Well as of today I can answer yes - the scanner works under Windows 10 Pro 圆4! And no - there are no issues!!!įirst, if you're running a scanner that needs a FireWire (IEEE 1394) card as the Coolscan LS4000ED does, Windows 10 Pro (圆4) will happily accept ShineStars’s FireWire Adapter card (18.99). Along the way many have asked about running under Windows 8/10 and any issue encountered. So I have a long running thread over at on Getting your Nikon Coolscan to work on W7 圆4.