Here is a quick update to my problem in post #3 above. After uninstalling/reinstalling drivers and canon MX892 SW a couple of times and rebooting without any success for obtaining the scan function,I gave up in frustration and turned off the laptop a...
Michael, I have the same problem with my new Lenovo laptop w/WIN 8 (64 bit). I tried your suggestion of downloading and installing the referenced driver but it made no difference whatsoever. There is no access to the scan function on any of the canon...