Officejet 6500 wireless printer won't scan in Windows 8.1

My 6500 won't scan.
I read in my Windows 8.1 for dummies that it may be too old.
I purchased it in the summer of 2010.
After I plugged my printer into my new Windows 8.1, I performed a 'test' through a wizard that claimed 'scan successful' but I have no icin on my desktop (like I did when my printer was hooked up to my old XP computer), and so have no way to access the scanner comtrols.
Any suggestions?

Hi eliann77,
I would recommend that you make sure all of your Windows Updates have been done first. If there is still no change after that, please try installing the printer via the in operating system driver, and see if you're able to scan that way with the Windows software. If that works I would recommend sticking with that method, because I believe your Dummies book may be right that this printer is too old for Windows 8.1.
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