<p>Windows 7 does have native IEEE 1394 support ( firewire ) so with Vuescan there should be no problem if your PC has a built in 1394 port as mine has, PCIE/IEE 1394 cards are available, alternatively XP could be run as a virtual machine in the same box possiby this will work with the original Nikon XP drivers and software. Don't know if Win 8.1 has retained firewire support though, Microsoft seems to have abandoned a whole lot of support options in for stuff like Parallel printer ports etc. which is the reason I have gone back to Windows 7/64 ultimate which was a real pain but one hell of a lot less hassle than all of the problems I had with 8.1. Another alternative is to run an XP box on a local network, this would not need to very powerful and it could be a small box simply attached to the scanner and powered up as needed.</p>
