Win 7- 64 bit advise

It's time to replace my old Dell XPS running Win 98 and I'm thinking of a new Dell XPS 8300 that comes with Windows 7- 64 bit. I've got lots of old software like Excel, Works, Games like Flight sim 2002 & 2004, An HP5650 printer and a Canon 1250 scanner and I wonder If any of it would be usable. I need all the advice I can get

Hi Owsley - Welcome to w7forums

Microsoft Compatibility Center

• Microsoft Office 2003 SP3
• Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004: A Century of Flight
• HP Deskjet 5650 Color Inkjet Printer
• Canon CanoScan D1250U2F Scanner

The scanner doesn't appear to have Windows 7 support but you may be able to use Vista Drivers from the link below. However I'm not sure if those drivers will work on a 64-bit system.
CanoScan D1250U2F

Most likely the scanner will not work,
Run the following the w7 upgrade adviser from M$
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/w...pgrade-advisor