TSGL: Digital Camera
Dave
heydave at pacbell.net
Wed Nov 1 16:18:27 EST 2006
Merely applying Occam's Razor. <http://pespmc1.vub.ac.be/OCCAMRAZ.html>
Often the obvious escapes us in these quests:
I assume you also tried the rear port vs. any on the front of the case?
There are quite a few other possible cures listed in this thread:
*http://dan.hersam.com/archives/2005/07/18/usb-device-not-recognized*
( Additional suggested links on about the 3rd page, followed by about 30
pages of responses,
some possible cures that haven't been covered so far here in TSGL).
Keep us posted!
dave r
> Dave,
> I have 2 USB ports, and yes I did switch them around. You didn't think it
> was going to be that easy, did ya?
>
> Al
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dave" <heydave at pacbell.net>
> To: "Tech Support Guy Mailing List" <list at tsgserver.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 2:02 PM
> Subject: Re: TSGL: Digital Camera
>
>
>
>> OK, so you are saying that you have at least three distinct USB ports.
>> Have you switched
>> them around? What I was suspecting was a particular physical port being
>> either defective (they can
>> get broken, dirty or loose); or having a glitch in its driver.
>> -dave
>>
>>> Dave,
>>> The USB ports are connected directly to the motherboard. My scanner and
>>> joystick are operational with the USB connections.
>>> I didn't mention the thumb drive before because I thought whatever fix I
>>> receive for the camera would probably work for the thumb drive.
>>>
>>> Al
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Dave" <heydave at pacbell.net>
>>> To: "Tech Support Guy Mailing List" <list at tsgserver.com>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 1:25 PM
>>> Subject: Re: TSGL: Digital Camera
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> Ok, more questions:: Have you been able to use the USB port
>>>> on the errant system /for anything/ since installing XP, e.g., a USB
>>>> mouse
>>>> or keyboard? I don't recall seeing a mention of the thumb drive
>>>> previously.
>>>> Is the USB port(s) connected directly to the motherboard, or on a PCI
>>>> card?
>>>>
>>>> dave r
>>>>
>>>> Al wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Dave,
>>>>> I wish it were that easy, I am able to transfer pictures to my laptop
>>>>> and
>>>>> my son's computer. I also have the same problem with my SanDisk Thumb
>>>>> Drive, I can't transfer anything on it to my computer either, but I can
>>>>> to
>>>>> other computers. I don't understand how updating to XP could do this.
>>>>>
>>>>> Al
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: "Dave" <heydave at pacbell.net>
>>>>> To: "Tech Support Guy Mailing List" <list at tsgserver.com>
>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 12:42 AM
>>>>> Subject: Re: TSGL: Digital Camera
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Al,
>>>>>> Several possibilities come to mind:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Have you tried to connect this camera recently to a different
>>>>>> computer?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm wondering if you may have a defective USB cable. Try another.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Have you tried reading the x-D Picture card from the camera with a
>>>>>> card
>>>>>> reader?
>>>>>> (basic readers are only $5-$20 <http://tinyurl.com/yjgs97> depending
>>>>>> on
>>>>>> features)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> In short, I'm wondering that the fault might not be in the computer,
>>>>>> but
>>>>>> in the external hardware. Even though it worked previously, any of
>>>>>> the components could fail, particularly cables, but even the camera..
>>>>>>
>>>>>> hth
>>>>>> dave r
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I tried uninstalling/deleting the driver that's
>>>>>>> left over from W98, I also went into the Registry Editor and deleted
>>>>>>> everything with Olympus, but I get the same thing, or I should say I
>>>>>>> don't
>>>>>>> get anything.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Al
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>> From: "H Davis" <hdavis1 at gmail.com>
>>>>>>> To: "Tech Support Guy Mailing List" <list at tsgserver.com>
>>>>>>> Sent: Monday, October 30, 2006 8:44 PM
>>>>>>> Subject: Re: TSGL: Digital Camera
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Al,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I also have XP, SP2 and have used 2 cameras on it without ANY
>>>>>>>> special
>>>>>>>> software from the camera manufacturer. XP should recognize it after
>>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>>> second or two as another USB device (assuming you're connecting it
>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>>> USB port). It will then appear in the Windows Explorer folder tree
>>>>>>>> as
>>>>>>>> another device among the disks etc. You can even rename your camera
>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>> anything you want.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> To get the pics from the camera just drag and drop like any other
>>>>>>>> file
>>>>>>>> transfer from one folder to another. In this case (as with all
>>>>>>>> similar
>>>>>>>> cases where the transfer is from one device to another device, not
>>>>>>>> folder to folder on the same device) the transfer is a copy not a
>>>>>>>> move.
>>>>>>>> I.E. the source files are not deleted from the camera but are copied
>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>> the destination you specify.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> When the wizard pops up try canceling out of it if possible and see
>>>>>>>> if
>>>>>>>> the camera shows up among the other devices in the folder tree of My
>>>>>>>> Computer/Windows Explorer.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> If all else fails you might try uninstalling/deleting the driver
>>>>>>>> that's
>>>>>>>> left over from W98.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> No guarantees, of course, as I haven't encountered this problem
>>>>>>>> myself
>>>>>>>> and am just speculating here.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> HTH
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> H Davis
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> EDLYNN wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Al -
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Try the Compatibility Wizard at Accessorries in All Programs.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> ED
>>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>>>> From: "Al" <alshml at ptd.net>
>>>>>>>>> To: <list at tsgserver.com>
>>>>>>>>> Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2006 3:05 PM
>>>>>>>>> Subject: TSGL: Digital Camera
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Windows XP Home, SP2. Before upgrading to XP I had Win98 SE and
>>>>>>>>>> installed
>>>>>>>>>> driver and related software for an Olympus D-540 digital camera I
>>>>>>>>>> had
>>>>>>>>>> purchased. Everything worked fine until I upgraded to XP. I am
>>>>>>>>>> unable
>>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>>> transfer pictures from camera to computer. When I plug in camera
>>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>>> computer a window pops up stating "Welcome to the Found new
>>>>>>>>>> hardware
>>>>>>>>>> Wizard." Inserted Installation disk as requested. Another window
>>>>>>>>>> pops
>>>>>>>>>> up
>>>>>>>>>> stating the file "Olpubkcr.sys" is needed.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I called Olympus customer support and the rep said Installing the
>>>>>>>>>> driver
>>>>>>>>>> on a computer with XP is not required, but is required for Win98.
>>>>>>>>>> He
>>>>>>>>>> said
>>>>>>>>>> the problem resulted from initially installing while I had Win98,
>>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>>>>> would need to reformat the computer .
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Reformatting seems like a drastic step, any other ideas on what
>>>>>>>>>> else
>>>>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>>>>> might try as a fix?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Al
>>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
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