Uconn, please don't start that whole discussion again. If you read the last few pages of the previous threads you'll see that people are getting their rebates even though they used a coupon.
wombat, I believe you'll need to install the software for the scanner to run properly. You may want to scan through the previous threads because I recall someone saying they plugged the scanner in and their OS auto recognized it. I don't remember if it worked without them installing the software though.