Owbist,I don't know where to change the size setting.I want the photos to be of the size I put on my computer by inserting my little card.I want to put them on face book & a group I'm in.I know if you enlarge too much it degrades.I do like to edit.Maybe you can explain this to me in more detail.
Doris

Doris if you have the same or similar software as my HP scanner try doing this or similar to make your scanner do it's scan.

Set to scan and I have a small window appear.
Click the Preview button and a scan is created onscreen.
By default mine is set to 200% size increase but I rarely accept that but you need to scan the same picture at various settings until you are satisfied, then scan. Once you find the acceptable magnification then you can do all your scans.

As I have said, I like to scan to create quite large files with the knowledge that I can downsize for any computer based use. So if you intend to do any photo editing you might be wise to scan large then downsize those you place on Facebook or the group you belong to.

Also when I downsize I use 'Save as..' add a letter after the numeric name or a number after a word name so my original is not lost and both versions remain together when viewed on Windows Explorer.

Owbist,The problem is when I push scan menu I get the destination menu in window. If I select Photosmart Essential it immediately starts scanning. I get no Preview ,etc. It scans & I get this tiny image where I should have the proper one.
I went into HP trouble shoot.My model isn't listed & it says to reinstall my software.I don't have a disk & I did a reinstall recently when my computer was wiped clean.The problem,I'm sure, is that HP is constantly trying to install updates & they fail. Driver update & Pc to printer communication.
I'm close to getting a Lexmark.
Doris

Doris this page lists for software for downloading, note the full program is there and this is for Vista 32 bit computers. Click this option HP Photosmart Full Feature Software and Drivers âº, it is 159 megabytes in size and should give you all the features capable on that all in one.

Cannot seem to find any reviews that make any kind of comment on the scanning capabilities for the model though.

Owbist,My system is 64 bit. When I got this computer it was 32 bit. Computer guy put 64 bit on it. Wonder if my printer isn't compatible with it now? I have printed with it but have had to do a lot of resetting,fiddling around.Kept getting out of ink,out of paper,blah,blah.Printer,scanner worked good before I got the 64 bits.
Thanks for your time.
Doris

OK so go here for the 64 bit files.

The first choice is the full suite and the second choice is for drivers only.

Owbist,I don't know what I did but Hp done some updates & was finally able to successfully update the driver.It has tried to do this many,many times in the past 3 mos.I'm able to get a scan menu & preview on my screen & select a size. I'm going to tinker with this tomorrow. The info you gave me will help me to get the correct settings.Thanks for your time.
Doris

Ah, good news then Doris. I suggest you play around with the settings to get the best results for your self then do the serious scanning.

Thank You!! Solved my problem 300 dpi is perfect!

I've just found some old photos from Sweden that I scanned from an HP Deskjet 1050A on to my brand new Macbook Air.
It took some time as on my old Macbook I had preview and everything - can't find it on here. Probably doing something wrong ?
I backed up the whole of my old laptop and restored it on here, so luckily the printer was still installed, but only one of the 9 photos came out at normal size (about 3" square an old Instamatic camera) and the rest like postage stamps !!!
I think the resolution was set at 75 or something, I didn't really notice, but I did afterwards and set it to 300. Maybe the lower the resolution keeps them normal size ?
Can anybody help please ?
Thank you