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From where I am sitting you can indeed label this thread as solved. My OS is Win7 Ultimate therefore I can download and use the WinXP Mode, which I did.
Since then, by that I mean roughly a month ago now, I have not only been using my Epson Perfection 1640SU scanner with 32 bit drivers downloaded from the Epson website, but I have also been using several other softwares for which the manufacturers have refused to make x64 bit drivers.
My sincere thanks to all who responded and assisted me with this problem.