In message <1f7.97d9963.2fb2642b@aol.com>, PAULIHOLME@aol.com writes >I recently had a computer breakdown which necessitated reformatting the >hard drive. Since then I have been unable to get my scanner to work. Just as a matter of interest... when you reformatted you hard disk, did you install a different version of Windows from that which you had previously? Many slightly older scanners are specific to a particular version of Windows, and the software won't work on others. Rod -- Rod Neep Archive CD Books : http://www.archivecdbooks.org British-Genealogy: http://www.british-genealogy.com