? so you upgrade to another OS, and then give epson stick for their item not working,
would think it should be MS you should be annoyed at,
then you tell epson your not buying their product and get the huff when they don't reply lol
if your scanner doesn't work in windows 7 then the chances of it working via the network to another computer are small,
if you want just to scan occasionally? then install it on the laptop,
or maybe bite the bullet and buy an epson all in one 
As Stevie says for scanner software Vuescan does work in W7, i tried it but find it to fiddly for what i wanted,
but for those who want an occasional scan it does the job 
Les
Whilst I agree to some degree with what you say, it is important for manufacturers to support their products or at least offer a work around for those who own their products....I can understand folks getting upset because an otherwise serviceable product now doesn`t work & can see your point about who`s fault is it.
I`ve said this before....Maybe Companies should say how long they will support a product? I have an Epson Scanner which is 6 years old & it works fine on Win7 64bit (Epsom have drivers & software), the Op`s Scanner is 8yrs old, Is 8yrs too old?
You cannot blame Microsoft (Hack-Spit) for bringing out a new O/S, surely Hardware manufacturers must share some responsibilities for making their products work under a new O/S?
Maybe the OP should wait a while & see if Epsom come up with a newer driver?
But I do support the theory that if a Manufacturer can`t be bother to support their older products it doesn`t give one confidence for the future.
Steve
yep i do agree that companies should keep on top of things, maybe 8 years is pushing the boat a bit,
especially an item that can be bought for £20-£50,
as i say i have an epson rx640 and before that i had all the rx range, and when i found my scanner wouldnt work,
i bought another all in one for £50 ish, wont use it for a printer as i have a LARGE bag of inks for the 640 and the printer is excellent,
just couldnt be bothered losing the rest of me hair trying to get it working or waiting for epson to sort it lol,
i sort of had a similar problem as Leiper48 as the rx is is on my mac and networked to xp machines, and the problem arose when loading W7 on my laptop, as i say i just found it less stressfull to buy summat that worked out of the box and have a spare
