Old Scanned PDF's cannot be read, OCR won't work.

All of our company scanned in documents cannot be read by XI Pro, they have all been scanned in as PDF's in the past. When attempting to use the OCR tool it freezes. All other versions of Acrobat can read/show these files why can't the most current?
I will not be willing to convert each individual file to be read and will cancel under the 30day terms if there's no reasonable response.

What if you do a low level reformat of the iPod's hard drive using the instructions in this Apple support document to try and correct the issue?
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Hello there! Welcome to the forums @SJChamber !
I saw your post about how you are now seeing a message stating "hp scan application cannot detect the OCR software check the computer screen for more details", when attempting to scan to your Windows 8.1 system.
I will try to help!
I am thinking that the full feature software may not be fully installed on your system, as the OCR software is included in the software.
In having said that, try downloading the full driver and run through the installation here:
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Try scanning from the printer software afterwards, and also try a scan from the front panel of your printer.
Let me know the results!
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iMac, eMac. They sound similar in every language but English! I'll get the Hosts to move this to the eMac section so you don't have to repost.
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