NOTE: WinPawn 4.00 is the new current version. There are no further updates for Version 3.20. To find out how to upgrade from 3.20 to 4.00 please see Version Upgrades page (button on left).

Click on your version to download latest revision update.

• Version 4.00 (2010/02/15) Eye/Hair colour codes to federal/international standards.
  Download the file and execute it on your PC. Make sure you exit WinPawn first.
  * Always backup your entire WinPawn software before updates in case of problems with updates.

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• Previous versions 2.00/2.01/3.00/3.10/3.20
  Version 4.00 updates cannot be used for previous versions or to upgrade from previous versions. Upgrade to latest version requires upgrade license purchase.

Cameras for WinPawn

Some expensive commercial photo-ID cameras are available and can be used with the TWAIN method. Logitech and other vendors of popular inexpensive consumer WebCams are changing models as quickly as their socks to satisfy the latest consumer demand for gadgets and not for business use. But a few of these consumer WebCams can be used with WinPawn.

The following methods were found to work with some popular webcams.

• TWAIN option camera process(11/11/2009) is a convenient way to take pictures.

• Enhanced CAMSOFT Method(11/30/2009) with Logitech and other WebCams.
• CAMSOFT Method This may work for some computer cameras. Select the CAMSOFT method in WinPawn - File/SystemSetup /WorkStationSetup. See WinPawn manual section 3.5 for more instructions.

Electronic Fingerprint Scanning

• (11/13/2009) Added Electronic fingerprint scanning using either M2-S or M2-EasyScan fingerprint scanners from www.m2sys.com company. WinPawn fingerprint scanning only works with those scanners from this company. (As of this date their driver software does not install in Windows 7. They may fix that in future.) After you purchase the scanner you can download the M2-S device driver software and install it on your PC. Do not install the software before you get the scanner since the software will ask you for the serial number on the bottom of the scanner. You can purchase the M2-S scanner directly from M2SYS Technology online but they sell to us for less. We can order it from the company for about $150 and send it to you.

  You also must download the extra Winpawn fingerprint scanner files Extract the files and put them into the Winpawn directory (usually c:\wpawn400). This will not work properly unless you updated WinPawn at same time.

Graphics Package files.

• (04-01) WPgraph.zip zip file. Unzip all the files into your WinPawn directory.

Driver License Magnetic Strip Scanning.

• (04-28-2009) In number of US states and elsewhere driver licenses have a magnetic strip with personal data which can be scanned with a credit card type scanner. WinPawn requires a keyboard emulation type scanner - 3 track reader. (The following links are samples of this type of scanner: MagTek SureSwipe, MagTek SureSwipe, Magtek 21040147 Mini USB )

  To activate DL reader in WinPawn download dlscan.app file and copy it to the winpawn directory (usually c:\wpawn400). After you copy it there you will see an extra field in new customer entry waiting for you to scan the DL.

  If you do use the driver license scanning, make sure that the format scanned is correct for police reports. For example expiry format Xmmyy may not be correct for your police report and you need to correct it each time.

Latest US ATF 4473 print format files.

• (10-98) atf4473.zip file. Unzip and replace older files in your WinPawn directory.

Thermal Label Printers:

• You can use compact single label printers - likeCoStar LabelWriter XL, Dymo LabelWriter 400, Seiko EZ30 SII (model SLP 120 or better recommended) as sold at CompUSA and other vendors. The following files are for 1" x 2 5/8" size labels. Please Download:
  Files/Instructions - landscape orientation (10/07/05)
  Files/Instructions - portrait orientation (05/04/06)

• Zebra thermal label printers Files/Instructions (05/14/09)
  

How to set custom printer page size

Click here

WinPawn manual section 3.5 - camera twack_32.exe utility

• Download camera twack_32.exe utility to select default TWAIN device - see section 3.5 of instruction manual:
  Click here (10/07/05)