Update: The 8.1 driver has been working fine for me. I also invested in a Plustek to make quicker work of huge piles of photos that didn't need special attention. Photoshop Elements does a fair job of batch processing folders full of faded images. I ...
I think that the full Photoshop application enables batch processing, with some hefty learning involved, but I'm not sure that Elements does. With MPNavigator, I would set up a scanning profile for a batch of photos based on their fade level, amount ...
What software do you use to clean up the photos you scan? The (trial version of ) VueScan software doesn't do nearly the job of color restoration, dust removal, etc. Photoshop Elements takes too long to process images one at a time.