: Another third-party utility that can communicate with older scanners by using a generic TWAIN interface. Manual Driver Installation (The "Generic USB" Method)

Another alternative that can sometimes communicate with older scanners by running the software itself in Windows XP compatibility mode . Summary Table: Driver & Software Options How to use OLD scanner without driver in windows

Offers a WIA Scanner driver (Version 1.0.0.0) that has been reported to work on Windows 7 Ultimate.

: You can manually force Windows to recognize the device by selecting "Imaging devices" > "Microsoft" > "USB scanner device" in the Device Manager. Key Features of UMAX Astra 5800 Scanner Type : Color CIS Flatbed with single-pass scanning.