Solution
How to get the Canon 'Canoscan D1250U2F' scanner working on 64bit Windows 7 operating systems.
If Windows 7 Home Premium
1 - Give up trying to find 64bit drivers and run a virtual machine on your Windows 7 that runs Windows XP.
Easy to follow guide below
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/11060...ons-and-vista/
2 - Have at least service pack 1 installed on your XP Pro virtual machine install!
Note: if you have Windows 7 Professional or Ultimate you can use the XP Mode from Microsoft which apparently comes installed at SP3 level - i did not do this.
3- Have your old Canon CD at hand or obtain Scangear CSU and the TWAIN driver here
http://www.usa.canon.com/cusa/suppor...ersAndSoftware
4 - Follow the Canon QuickStart Guide for XP
http://gdlp01.c-wss.com/gds/2/090000...artguide-e.pdf
or below
Windows XP Professional / Home Edition
1. Turn the computer on.
2. “Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard”
will appear.
Confirm that “Install the software automatically
(Recommended)” is selected.
3. Place the CanoScan Setup Utility CD-ROM in the
drive.
The driver will begin to install.
4. When “Completing the Found New Hardware
Wizard” appears, click [Finish].
5 - Install desired Canon CD software - which for me was just the ScanGear Toolbox 3.1 (i set it to open a paint program upon scanning)
Restart whenever told.
Might have to replug the power cable of scanner in and out again
Load ScanGear Toolbox 3.1 or Press the scanners buttons and you are away again !