Hi Jamessym,
Thank you for using the Support Forum.The only thing I could find on opening original ScanSoft is this article in the online support. I am not sure it will help since I do not know if you still have the printer but maybe it will give you an idea on where to start. If this does not help please consider contacting your support centre for further assistance.
I have a bunch of old .XIF files from my PC from 2001 (created in PAGIS/ScanSoft software. I no longer have the old PC,or any software that can open these files. and am now on MacOS Catalina. I need to access / read these old files, but I can find any software that can do it. Any ideas on how I can open/ view them?