Dave Cohen wrote:

> Well yes, don't we all. Unfortunately, manufacturers don't always see
> fit to support devices from one machine update to the next. My PaperPort
> Scanner for win98 cannot be used with winxp. So I got a flatbed OneTouch
> 7300usb but there is no support for that in Windows 7. Pity, their
> products are good but I'll not get another product from Visioneer.

I take it you got a version of Windows 7 that doesn't include or support
the use of XP Mode (where you could use the old hardware).

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/w...indows-xp-mode

"Windows 7" says nothing about which *edition* of it that you have.
Maybe you got stuck with the Home edition.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/w...mpare?T1=tab01

In that case, you could still use VirtualPC, VMware Server, or
VirtualBox to run Windows XP as a guest OS inside of a virtual machine
(provided you still have an unfettered license to Windows XP).