HP Printer Assistant Software Missing Scan Option on DeskJet 2542

I have installed the Printer Assistant Software on both an HP Desktop and a Lenovo Laptop.  I have two HP DeskJet 2542 Printers in two different physical loactions that I connect to with the Laptop.  On the Desktop computer the install of the software has a SCAN function Button that launches a SCAN mode where I can scan files to PDF, etc.  That option does not appear on the Laptop.  I have re-installed the software on the Laptop and still cannot get that function.  Why?  Makes no sense that it woud install and show up on the Descktop computer, but not the laptop.  Is it because the Desktop is HP and the laptop is Lenovo?  How can I get the SCAN button and functionality in the Printer Assitant software on the Laptop??? 
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Hi.
Uninstall the software, then reinstall its latest version from the HP site and not from the supplied CD:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareDownloadIndex?softwareitem=al-117577-4&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en...
Please let me know if that may help,
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