I've been running AbbyyFineReader OCR software (for producing editable
text from scanned images) for many years. It was free on a magazine
Cover Disk. It used to run fine on Windows XP and, more recently, on
Windows 7 32-bit professional.

I've just bought a new computer which runs Windows 10 64-bit
Professional, and FineReader won't run on it. It appears to install ok
but opens very briefly and them immediately closes. I've tried all the
compatibility options, and running as Administrator - all to no avail.

Any clues as to how I can make it work? OK, I know that newer versions
are available, but these cost hundreds of pounds (I'm in the UK).

Alternatively, can anyone recommend free or inexpensive software which
does a similar job. I've installed NAPS2 but that seems only to produce
PDF files, and I can't see how to get editable text from it.

T.I A.
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Cheers,
Roger