

Hamrick released the first edition of VueScan in 1998. It didn't matter because VueScan developer Ed Hamrick designed it to work with every known scanner without any dependence on drivers. Epson did the same thing around the time Windows 7 or Windows 8 was released, but by then I had found VueScan and the lack of drivers didn't matter. That converted an expensive scanner to a doorstop, and I replaced it with another Epson.

When Microsoft released Windows 2000, I found that Epson wouldn't be providing drivers for my scanner. You'll have to pay $40 or maybe $90 for VueScan, but it's worth it to get the best results from any scanner. If you have a scanner, it probably came with some software, but there's a better option.
