Convert scanned PDF to PDF containing text?

Before my last laptop crashed, there was an amazing new (new to me, anyway) feature in Adobe that would attempt to convert a scanned copy of a PDF to a PDF containing text that could be highlighted. I was ecstatic! Whenever I opened a PDF, Adobe would prompt me with a message about trying to convert the PDF to one that could read and recognize text. I would click yes and after the conversion, I could highlight text. After my computer crashed and I re-installed Adobe, I no longer had or could find this feature. I cannot find any information on any type of plug-in or any information related to this feature actually. Please help! What is the plug-in or version of Adobe that will attempt to convert a scanned PDF to a PDF containing text that can be highlighted? Thanks

Adobe Reader doesn't have support for recognising text. Please try Adobe Acrobat XI for enjoying this feature.
Here's a link from where you can download Trial Version.
http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/tdrc/index.cfm?product=acrobat_pro&loc=en

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