Canon S2 IS

John Inzer wrote:

> Brian wrote:

>> I can't get my computer to recognize my canon camera.
>> I'm running windows XP with SP2. I've tried downloading
>> the software 3 or 4 times all with the same results. The
>> twits at the camera store says it's a problem with the
>> computer.

You should not need the software that came with your camera anyway. It's
usually of poor design and tries to take over your computer. I would
concentrate on the 'install new hardware wizard ' in XP until the camera's
memory card comes up as an aditional drive under My Computer. It always does
in the end.
Stuff the Canon CD (or any make of digital for that matter)

Cheers,

Quilly

Sorry, but an individual reply goes into my spam filter

Quilljar wrote:

> John Inzer wrote:
>

>>Brian wrote:
>>

>>>I can't get my computer to recognize my canon camera.
>>>I'm running windows XP with SP2. I've tried downloading
>>>the software 3 or 4 times all with the same results. The
>>>twits at the camera store says it's a problem with the
>>>computer.

>
>
> You should not need the software that came with your camera anyway. It's
> usually of poor design and tries to take over your computer. I would
> concentrate on the 'install new hardware wizard ' in XP until the camera's
> memory card comes up as an aditional drive under My Computer. It always does
> in the end.
> Stuff the Canon CD (or any make of digital for that matter)
>
> Cheers,
>
> Quilly
>
> Sorry, but an individual reply goes into my spam filter
>
>

Why do they do that with software?

It is not just cameras, some GPS units try to do the same.

It doesn't seem professional making proprietary software try to take
over a privately owned computer (and such should always be accompanied
with good and easy support if required). maybe we should wait for
someone in texas to tell the authorities? Remember Sony and rootkit?

Quilljar,
Thanks for the suggestion, I tried to go through the "add new hardware but
wasn't quite sure what to tell the computer I was installing. The camera
isn't listed in imaging devices.

Brian

"Quilljar" wrote:

> John Inzer wrote:

> > Brian wrote:

> >> I can't get my computer to recognize my canon camera.
> >> I'm running windows XP with SP2. I've tried downloading
> >> the software 3 or 4 times all with the same results. The
> >> twits at the camera store says it's a problem with the
> >> computer.

>
> You should not need the software that came with your camera anyway. It's
> usually of poor design and tries to take over your computer. I would
> concentrate on the 'install new hardware wizard ' in XP until the camera's
> memory card comes up as an aditional drive under My Computer. It always does
> in the end.
> Stuff the Canon CD (or any make of digital for that matter)
>
> Cheers,
>
> Quilly
>
> Sorry, but an individual reply goes into my spam filter
>
>
>

Brian wrote:

> Quilljar,
> Thanks for the suggestion, I tried to go through the "add new
> hardware but wasn't quite sure what to tell the computer I was
> installing. The camera isn't listed in imaging devices.

You will have to make it find it. It will eventually come up with 'Found new
hardware' Go into Control Panel/System/Hardware/Device Manager/Universal
Serial Bus Controllers and jerk it about a bit.

Make sure YOU are in chrage of the darned computer, not it in charge of
you... :-)

Quilly

Quilljar wrote:

> Brian wrote:
>

>>Quilljar,
>>Thanks for the suggestion, I tried to go through the "add new
>>hardware but wasn't quite sure what to tell the computer I was
>>installing. The camera isn't listed in imaging devices.

>
>
>
> You will have to make it find it. It will eventually come up with 'Found new
> hardware' Go into Control Panel/System/Hardware/Device Manager/Universal
> Serial Bus Controllers and jerk it about a bit.
>
> Make sure YOU are in chrage of the darned computer, not it in charge of
> you... :-)
>
> Quilly
>
>
>

I have the S1 IS and image transfer via a card reader is a dream

On the other hand I don't think I have any strong need to use
proprietary software.

There is a speed advantage favoring transfer of data from a card reader
as opposed to through the camera itself. Plus the additional advantage
in my opinion that the camera is not tied up or out of action provided 2
or more memory cards are available

> I have the S1 IS and image transfer via a card reader is a dream

>
> On the other hand I don't think I have any strong need to use
> proprietary software.
>
> There is a speed advantage favoring transfer of data from a card
> reader as opposed to through the camera itself. Plus the additional
> advantage in my opinion that the camera is not tied up or out of
> action provided 2 or more memory cards are available

Excellent!

--
Cheers,

Quilly

Sorry, but an individual reply goes into my spam filter

Thanks for all your help guys. As it turns out there was something wrong
with the camera, not the software or the computer or the guy trying to
install the darn thing. I exchanged it for a new one and I'm in business.

Thanks again,
Brian

"Brian" wrote:

> I can't get my computer to recognize my canon camera. I'm running windows XP
> with SP2. I've tried downloading the software 3 or 4 times all with the same
> results. The twits at the camera store says it's a problem with the
> computer.

Brian wrote:

> I can't get my computer to recognize my canon camera. I'm running
> windows XP with SP2. I've tried downloading the software 3 or 4
> times all with the same results. The twits at the camera store says
> it's a problem with the computer.

You *must* install the software before the camera is connected to the
computer the first time. The twits at the camera store are entirely
correct.

You can fix this if you want to try out the software. Don't pay any
attention to the twits in the newsgroup that suggest the Canon software
will "take over your computer". Canon's software can be cleanly removed
if you do not want it. The Canon software offers some management
function that you might find valuable. Twits...

Fix: connect the camera via the USB cable. Open device manager, View
menu, show hidden devices. Uninstall anything that resembles a Canon
device. Open Scanners and Cameras control panel, remove any Canon
device. Shut down computer, disconnect camera. Reboot.

Install the software without the camera connected. When the installer
asks for the camera, connect it (I don't think the new installers do);
if the installer completes, then and only then can you connect the
camera.

BTW, any device that needs a proprietary driver (one that XP does not
have) must have its driver installed before that device is connected the
first time.

Q