Hi,  in my experience, you can use the Vista driver for Windows 7.  Just be 
sure to download the correct bit version 32 or 64.

This has worked for a couple of printers in my case.

Howard#3
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2011 5:47 AM
Subject: Re: off topic death of a scanner


> If you get stuck, and are using a version of windows before windows 7, I
> have a Epson perfection 1240U here I no longer use, because my main 
> computer
> is windows 7 and there's no driver for it that I can find. I ran it 
> through
> Vista though with no problem. I'm in the process of moving now, if it 
> might
> do you some good, let me know. I don't know when I'd ship it out probably
> next week at the soonest but keep it in mind if you can use it. I now run 
> an
> HP all in one for printing and scanning and it works very well, it's also
> networked so not hooked to a computer directly so it's not even like I 
> need
> it for another of the many computers I setup so this Epson is excess to my
> needs. Moving to a mobile home, there isn't a ton of storage, after the
> hoops I jumped through to get that scanner, I'm not throwing it out but if
> it can be used I'll get it to you, if not, I'll store it somewhere.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Howard Kaufman" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2011 4:14 AM
> Subject: off topic death of a scanner
>
>
>>I think my ebson perfection 3170 has died.  I am wondering if anybody has
>> tried the camera scanner option?  How expensive is it, how does it work?
>> H T Kaufman MSW LCSW
>> Adaptive Technology Instructor