I finnaly received and answer for my 8.1 printer problems: I am includeding that ans here: Please note that the English in the note came from HP and it is not mine. I wonder if HP management is proud of this response. One thing i find bothersome is that they (HP) "are PLEASED to inform me that they have no intension of fixing this problem"
HP Quote follows.............................................
Thank you for contacting Hewlett-Packard.
This is in response to your e-mail regarding the HP LaserJet M1522 Multifunction Printer series.
Dear Bill,
Thank you for contacting HP e-Delivery.
According to the serial number, the warranty for the support has expired.
As per your e-mail to us, I understand that you need a scanner driver for your HP LaserJet M1522 Multifunction Printer over Windows 8.1 Operating systems.
Bill, we are pleased to inform you that we do not have printer full software for the Windows 8.1 Operating systems environment. So, it is not possible to perform scanning functions with over Windows 8.1 Operating systems.
However, you may try the below steps to address the issue:
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We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience that this may have caused.
Once again, thank you for contacting HP e-Delivery.
Best Regards,
Suresh.K | Technical Support Engineer | HP e-Delivery.
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HP Email Support
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Incident ID: <70735163>>
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