[BuffaloJack]

I had an HP scanner that would not work with Windows 7.
The IT guys at work were stumped too.
After a year of trying stuff, I read that Windows Image Acquisition (WIA) service needed to be turned on (default is OFF). Turned it on and the scanner works fine.
Since then our IT people have tried this trick on 6 or 7 different scanners and it worked on all.

[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

Do you have a simplified way to do that?

[E. Pluribus Unum]

There must be a TWAIN functionality built into Win7.

Who knew?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Image_Acquisition

Looks like IrfanView uses it. You could scan from there.

[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

Trying to find that file. Can’t find it even following instructions to link posted. Help?

[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

Okay, found it (searching with typo - doesn’t work too well).

[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

Okay, changed it to manual. How do I scan something?