Scanner Wont Work....And I cant figure out how to trouble shoot

I have been using this printer-copier-fax-scan-web for over 2 years.  No issues whatsoever.  I installed the info on it when I first bought it and no problems installing.
The printer is wireless.
Today was the first time it would not scan.  I tried to troubleshoot by checking if I had connectivity.  I did.  So the only thing I can figure out is that it has to be the lack of an OCR application.
What is OCR and where do I find those settings?   I have looked everywhere.
I touch Icons to scan:  
1) Scan
2)to computer
3) Jacquie's computer
4)Save as a PDF
5)start Scan
The error message I keep getting on my computer monitor is:  An error occurred while scanning
On the printer:  it says the scan was unsuccessful because of
1) Connection to the computer is lost
2) The scan application on the computer is currently in use
3) OCR application is not installed on the computer
Since I know the first 2 arent the problem.  I figure it is the OCR------which I havent figured out what that is.  
I have been scanning to a USB device and then uploading up to my computer to work around but it is driving me nuts.
Any help would be awesome.  Thank you.

Hello @crandongal,
Welcome to the HP Support Forums!
I understand that you're experiencing a scan issue when attempting to scan from your wireless HP Officejet Pro 8600 Plus e-All-in-One Printer to your computer. I would like to assist you today with resolving this issue.
The OCR software that the printer is referring to is the HP Scan software. OCR is specific to PDF scans. Therefore, to ensure that the HP Software is functioning on your computer can I please have you click here to download and run the HP Print and Scan Doctor Tool. Once the website opens select the Download button on the top left. Once the download is complete please allow the Tool to Run. When prompted select the 'fix scanning' option. The HP Print and Scan Doctor Tool will run on your computer and look for any driver, software, or connectivity conflicts. If any conflicts are found than the HP Print and Scan Doctor Tool will attempt to resolve those conflicts for you.
Once the Tool has completed please test scanning again.
If the scanning issue persists, can you please include your Operating System  in your next post so I can provide accurate step-by-step troubleshooting to assist you with resolving this issue.
Please respond to this post with the result of running the HP Print and Scan Doctor. If any errors pop up during the 'fix scanning' process, or anything fails, please let me know. I look forward to hearing from you!
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