Hey you can save the Dos program onto your desk-top and run it from there without having to open windows.... On my last computer you used, it was set up that way, I think you could run both set-ups that way. save both programs to your desk top and when you want to run direct-scan click on that and it will automaticly run from the DOS program. and if you want to run F.A.S.T click on it and it should automaticly run that program from windows... Thats just what i think! I could be totally wrong........:biggrin: