Got in the 8270 that I purchased off Ebay. Seller has been very supportive.
However, HP software that I downloaded off hp.com for the 8270 Windows 7 64 bit software does not work. Software will get me all the way to where I enter the file name and where I want to save the file. Scanner looks like it is going to start and then the application fails.
However, if I go into devices via the control panel, right click on the scanner and hit scan I can generate scans which are pretty good. Have very limited "user" options but again the scans are very clear and very fast.
Have been on with HP tech support twice in 2 days. First off let me say that HP tech support is not the greatest. First guy today told me to buy a new scanner. I was very NICE and told him to put me through to somebody who knows what they are doing. I reminded him before he transferred me that the scanner worked just fine, it was the software that didn't work. He reminded me that this scanner came out in 2006 and that HP doesn't support the software any more. Which invoked the "Well then why is the software on the download server" if it doesn't work for Windows 7.
2nd person wants me to fax over a purchase order before she will help me.
Oh joy.
Will update you to see if I ever get the bells and whistles software to work. However, if you are buying older scanners be very leery that the software will work for it.
If any programmers have any suggestions please pm me. I have uninstalled/installed at least 4 times now. I have done the installs in the order HP told me to.