I have the 9636P too (parallel) and i have downloaded the driver from the Plustek page ... but when i try to scan under W2k with MS PhotoDraw the scanner could not be found and when i use the scanner utility it brings only an error message "Scanner dll not Found"
My System:
Windows 2000 (SP3) (German)
Epox 8kta3+
Via 4in1 4.22
Epson Stylus Color 660