The laser printer portion of this all-in-one machine gave up the ghost and [Entropia] couldn’t get it working again. But the scanner was still functioning so he decided to separate the scanner ...

If the scanner won't work at all when the printer is plugged in, Windows may have a conflict with the "TWAIN" driver.

Here's how to find out if your scanner will work with Windows 8, and, if it does, how to set it up for use with Microsoft's new operating system.

If you have Photoshop CS5 running in its normal 64-bit mode, and your scanner is available in the File >- Import -> … menu, then the scanner will continue to work in CS6.