Find and install a driver for the “Stratford Labs” model GFP-001 on Windows 10 32 or 64 bit.
I just found this Slide scanner branded “Stratford Labs” model GFP-001 at a yard sale for $5.00 CND ( $2.92 US). It had no software or manuals with it.
The user’s manual was easy to find but I searched in vain for over 3 hours for software. Beware there are lots of sites that try to lure you into believing they have the drivers etc.
One way of knowing they are fake is if you see a .exe file. These sites will install adware or malware into your computer.
I own another similar device branded ION, but its drivers did not work. I also read that you don’t need drivers
if you use Visa or XP. So I installed Windows XP within VMware, but it too did it could not find drivers.
After uninstalling the unit from the Device Manager and reinstalling it, I noticed that Windows 7 called
it a 35mm Film scanner. So I searched again and found this page
35 mm film scanner driver on Driver Scape
I tried the 3 drivers found here but only this one seemed to work
- Driver Version: 5.2.5500.35
- Release Date: 2007-09-28
- File Size: 207.07K
- Supported OS: Windows 10 32 & 64bit, Windows 8.1 32 & 64bit, Windows 7 32 & 64bit, Windows Vista 32 & 64bit, Windows XP
So download this driver, paying attention to where the file is going to be saved.
Unzip the file. You should see these files
Now you have to force Windows to install the driver. Microsoft wants money to approve drivers, and some smaller developers cannot pay, so Windows will advise you not to install the drivers.
So plug the GFP-001 into a USB port,
open up Device Manager. ( Click on the Windows icon in the bottom left corner and type in Device Manager
, click on Device Manager)
Look for Other devices or Imaging devices
Right-click on OVT scanner See above
Choose Update driver software. You should see this window appear
Then click on Browse my computer for driver software
Click on Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer
Click on Have Disk
Browse to the place where you unzipped the driver files
Choose filmscan.inf and click OK
You should see “35mm Film Scanner” in the model box
Click next
You will get a warning from Windows that the driver isn’t blessed by Microsoft, click on Yes to install it.
The imaging device name within Device Manager should now read “ 35mm Film Scanner“
This unit shipped with Arc Photo Impression 6. If you don’t have this software, check if your current imaging/graphic software sees the scanner. It’s usually under file-acquire- twain or some variation.
If you don’t have this option, download Infraview. It’s free.
This is a wonderful FREE image/graphic package that everyone should have. It’s easy and fast. You can convert file type i.e., GIF to JPG, etc. You can rotate images, invert negatives, etc. I have used this package for over 10 years.
- Once in Infraview choose File-Acquire/batch scanning
- Then select TWAIN source
- Choose 35mm film Scanner 1.0 (32-32)
For the rest, read the Manual
I found the manual here “GFP-001 User’s Manual ”
If you have any questions, please send a message. You can send a message from my Home page
You can now scan your old slides and negatives and digitize your collection. I found pictures that I didn’t remember ever seeing.
When I reinstalled Windows 10 64 bit I lost this setup. So I dug out the Stratford Labs scanner and reinstalled it.
Since I had forgotten how, I went back to this web page. Nothing has changed. The files and the manual are still there. I have to laugh. Some clown out there on a well-respected forum said that this doesn’t work on a 64-bit machine. Don’t always believe these so-called experts.
How can it work in Windows 11?
I have since upgraded all my computers to Windows 11. I tried but could not get this app to run under Windows 11. I found a workaround. It will run within a Virtual machine. I used VMware version 17. Within VMware, I installed Windows 10. Then I followed the above instructions, and now the GFP-001 works. You can get VMware for free here VMware
