I used 7-zip to extract the files first 7zip can be downloaded from https://www.7-zip.org/I downloaded the ScanGear CS for windows 7 (64 bit) - (lide500fvst6411222a_64en.exe) from the canon download site: https://www.canon.co.uk/support/consumer/prod...
On windows 11, I got my CanoScan LiDE 500F scanner working with the canon drivers by extracting the drivers and installing manually via device manager, then using the canon toolbox to scan
