Scanner Swap

Can you believe it? I had two scanners - a flatbed and a three-in-one printer/scanner/copier. They BOTH crapped out at the same time. The flatbed power supply is dead and it appears the USB port on the combo is gone. I can't live without a scanner for document storage. After days of fruitless troubleshooting I remembered that years ago I had been gifted with a scanner by some friends who were leaving the community for Panama. I have often been labeled as a pack rat but, beleive me , it has served me well over the years. So I climbed up into one of the storage areas and retrieved the still-in-the-box scanner. In doing so, I managed to shave some skin off the back of my upper arm on a piece of metal strapping - a small price to pay if the scanner would just install on my system. We are talking about a ten year old item here. The registration wanted to know if I was using Windows 95!! In any case, installation was seamless and I can scan again. Happy camper in the rainforest.