If you are going to scan 35mm slides, and assuming you have worked around all the scanner options, you will also need some sort of air spray device. No matter how carefully you have stored your slides, you will have attached dust. Hard to see at 35mm, but easy to see on a 19" computer screen! So you need to remove the dust before you scan. An air-puffer or small air gun would be appropriate. Then you can scan them.... Paul