[[Update 2013.01.02: According to one Thomas Gernon, 'You need to disable driver signature enforcement to get it to work in Windows 8.' Again, happy scanning.]] Ever have trouble finding a decent driver for legacy software? Sometimes it pays to look around on google and see if someone else has come up with a solution.

I just recently upgrade to Windows 7 64-bit and found I could no longer use my scanner because it only had a driver available for the 32-bit version of Windows 7. I found a great resource at w7forums.com: Ian - a forum administrator - suggested this rapid-share link to download a driver for a similar scanner: [[ UPDATE: Link deleted. Rapidshare has become a sign-in situation, probably to stop illegal file sharing. If you already have a rapidshare account, log in and download it.

Epson Perfection 1260 Driver Epson. Source: Manufacturer Website (Official Download) Device Type: Scanner (Utility) Supported OS: Win 10, Win 10 x64, Win 8.1, Win 8.1 x64, Win 8, Win 8 x64, Win 7, Win 7 x64, Win Vista, Win Vista x64, Win XP Home, Win XP Pro, Win XP Pro x64. File Version: Version 3.10.61. Download the latest drivers for your Epson Perfection 1260 to keep your Computer up-to-date.

If you don't you can use the copy I used. This is a fair-use copy of the file, since I'm not asking money for it, it was freely available from Epson, but no longer is, and it has been edited by someone else from its original capabilities to work with aging scanners. I'm sure Epson will not mind, so I'm posting a fresh copy of it here: In using the download from the above link, you accept all responsibility for downloading and installing this on your own computer. You agree to abide by the 'Good Samaritan' understanding and that if anything at all goes wrong during or after the install, it's your problem - not mine. ]] The.rar format is relatively new to the windows arena, but has been used on Linux machines for a long time. I downloaded the compressed driver file and used a program called 7zip to unpack it. (This is a free, open-source reliable compression program that handles just about any compressed format.

It's available here: (or 7zip.org) Download the 64-bit version of 7zip. You'll need to turn on your scanner and plug it into a usb port. Then open the device manager, locate the device and reinstall by navigating to the uncompressed downloaded driver folder. Visual Studio 2008 Free Download For Windows 7 32 Bit With Crack there.