Having a scanner in your office will let you scan your important business documents and transfer them to your computers as digital documents. You can then send the documents to your clients and employees. A Ricoh multifunction device enables you to rapidly scan the documents and save them on your hard drive. To communicate with your Ricoh device, Windows 7 needs the appropriate drivers. If you no longer have the CD that came with your device, you can find the latest drivers on the manufacturer's website. Even if you have a multifunction device, you still need the drivers to scan your documents.