Don Firth -

In the WinXP Explorer, the "search" feature is still present, but works a little differently.

Open Win Explorer and click on "View" "Toolbars" and make sure that you have "Standard Buttons" and "Address Bar" checked visible.
Then you should see a "Search" and a "Folders" button on the top. When you click on the "Search" button, you get a menu of a bunch of stuff you can do - possibly even a little more helpful than with Win98 Explorer, although you do have to "get used to" it. (Note: I use "Classic View" on everything.)

Search results are "returned" by being "placed" in a "Search Results" folder. You can do things like rename, open, send-to, or delete directly from there, or you can go back to the "Folders" view once you've identified the files you were looking for, just by clicking the other button on the top bar. If there are results there, you can even go back to the "Search Results" folder in "Folder View."

As Mark Clark commented, you go to Epson's site to get drivers for your scanner. I have an Epson Perfection 1200U for which Epson has not produced an "XP Certified" driver, and I've seen comments from users of other scanners (and a few printers) that Epson has not done a good job about "registering" their drivers to get the Mickey$oft "seal of approval;" but the uncertified drivers usually work okay. XP may attempt to install a "default" Micky$oft driver in place of the Epson one, so you may have to argue with the installation program; but as long as the driver is Twain-compatible, XP should accept it (under protest) and work okay.

John