VueScan

  • Updated on Jun 13, 2024
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Unattended installation

If you want to install VueScan silently, there are some extra steps you have to take.

Prerequisites

  • Hamrick Software Imaging - Normally when you install VueScan, you get an extra popup to allow the installation of Hamrick Software Imaging devices software. If you don’t install this device driver, the unattended installation will fail.
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  • Hamrick Software Certificate - You have to install or inject this certificate. You can obtain this certificate on a machine where VueScan is installed.

Exporting the Hamrick Software Imaging Certificate:

  1. Install VueScan on a test machine or VM.
  2. Start certmgr.msc.
  3. Locate the Hamrick Software certificate in the Trusted Publishers > Certificates section.
  4. Double-click the Hamrick Software certificate.
  5. Click the Details tab.
  6. Click Copy to file.
  7. Accept the wizard defaults and choose a location and filename for the certificate.
  8. Copy the .cer file to a save place outside the test-machine.

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Importing the Hamrick Software Imaging Certificate:

On the machine or image where you want the certificate installed, open an elevated command prompt and type:

certutil -addstore TrustedPublisher [drive]\[path]\[certificate]

Example: certutil -addstore TrustedPublisher c:\test\vuescan.cer)

When the certificate is successfully installed, the following message will be displayed:

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You can now do a silent install of VueScan.

Further reading

VueScan support webpage