My HP 6500a plus is wireless. printing is fine but scan scan to computer

I get a message saying scanner communication cannot be established.But I can still print from any computer in the house.
I have windows vista 64-bit

hi there, 
Download and run the scanner diagnostic utility located here. It can solve several problems automatically and give us a better idea of whats going on with the scanner. Give it a shot and let us know the results.
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