Camera wizard stopped working with card adapter

> If all you need is to bulk rename, you can do this easily with XP.
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> Download the photos to a new folder.
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> Open the folder. Hold the Ctrl key down and press the letter A. This will
> select (highlight in blue) all the files in the folder.
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> Right click on the first file (important to right click on the first file
> because renaming will start from there).
>
> Click on Rename on the opening menu.
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> Type in the name you want, to replace the current name. Any system will
> work, such as year, month, event. For example type in:
>
> 2003_09_Virginia Beach Vacation (1).jpg
>
> and press Enter.
>
> XP will automatically rename all the files (1), (2), (3), etc.
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> Two important things when renaming using the above method.
>
> 1. Look at the name of the above file, you must include a space between

> last character of the file name and (1)
>
> 2. When you rename, don't forget to add .jpg after (1). If you forget, XP
> will warn you, so enter .jpg after this warning. If you don't, you will

> be able to open the file.
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>
>
> You can rename anytime and as many times as you want. You are not

> on the wizard to rename. You can rename portions of files in a folder,

> select the group you want and right click on the first one and rename from
> there.
>
> You can do even better than this. Suppose you want a slide show and you

> the last three pictures taken to be the first three or in between some

> photos. Easy to do. Open the folder in thumbnail view, use your mouse to
> place them in the order you want. Select all the photos and rename. The

> (2), (3), etc will be added in the order you placed the thumbnails.
>
> Convenient if you want to make a slide show of pictures from different
> folders. Just make a new folder, copy the photos you want in the new

> place the thumbnails in the order you want and rename.
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> Different ways to try to repair the Autoplay window for downloading from
> either a camera or card reader.
>
>
>
> Go from steps I to V, although step V may not be needed.
>
> I. Connect your camera to your computer, power it on and make sure you

> pictures on your memory card. Make sure your batteries are good or better
> yet, use your AC adapter if your camera came with one. If you are trying
> with a card reader, just connect it with a memory card inserted and with
> pictures on the memory card.
>
> II. Click on Start, click on Run and type the following in the textbox:
> REGSVR32 SHIMGVW.DLL
> and press Enter
> Note that there is a space between ...32 and SHI...
> This will take a few seconds to run.
>
> III. Go to the following site:
> http://www.bigblackglasses.com/staff...ds/autofix.exe
>
> and download the autofix.exe file in one of your folder. Once done, double
> click on this file. A window will open. Follow the directions on the

>
> Once done, turn off the camera and reboot.
>
> IV. Power the camera on, wait 10-15 seconds for XP to recognize it, you
> should hear some beeping sound and the window should now open giving you

> option of downloading photos from the camera.
>
> V. You may have to set the options for this window.
> Click on My Computer, your camera should be listed there under Devices

> Removable Storage. Right click on it and click on Properties. In the

> window, click on the Autoplay tab and under Select, scroll to Pictures to
> select it. Select the button Prompt me...
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>
>
> Here are previous fixes at the Microsoft FAQ page.
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>
>
> Go this site:
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> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...aq/default.asp
>
>
> Fourth item from the top of the page. Two fixes are presented. One is to
> edit the registry, the second one is to download Tweak UI and do the

> with it. If you are comfortable editing the registry, go ahead.
>
> If not, download Tweak UI.
>
> Once you download the Tweak UI file in one of your folders, double click

> it to install it.
>
> Once this is done, click on Start and click on All Programs. Look for

> Toys for Windows XP. Click on it and Tweak UI will be listed. Click on it

> get is started.
>
> A window will open. Click on the + sign next to My Computer, then click on
> the + sign next to Autoplay. Then, click on Types. Check the boxes for
> Autoplay Drive Types and click OK.
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> "Ursula" <uahollem@msn.com> wrote in message
> news:019b01c370b7$f25727b0$a401280a@phx.gbl...

> > When we first had our computer with XP we would load our
> > card adapter for our memory stick and then a wizard would
> > come up asking for a subject for all pictures and whether
> > we wanted them deleted after it was finished transfering
> > off the stick.
> >
> > All the pictures on the stick would end up with the same
> > subject name and then be numbered directly after (ie.
> > Disneyworld01, Disneyworld02, etc.)
> >
> > It has stopped doing this with the adapter and I am having
> > to manually transfer the files with no way to rename them
> > to include the subject of the trip/occasion.
> >
> > Any idea why the wizard won't recognize the adapter card
> > anymore. (p.s. It won't recognize my memory stick or
> > compact flash adapters).
> >
> > Thanks
> > Ursula

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