Re: Camera and Scanner wizard problem
Sharkman_at_comcast.net
Date: 06/27/04
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Date: Sat, 26 Jun 2004 21:15:06 -0400
-- Sharkman@comcast.net wrote: > I do appreciate your time and help. When looking at the device > manager, I dont have an "Imaging Devices" catagory. However when I > plug the camera in, the catagory for USB shows the sony dsc. I've > uninstalled that and plug and play reinstalled it for me but the > camera and scanner wizard still doesnt do anything. The screen shows > up but when I click on "move files from camera to a folder" nothing > happens. > The usb hub has it's own power supply. I did turn off the power save > feature. > I'm not sure how to ensure that the Wia or Twain drivers are present. > Can you elaborate? > Thanks > sharkman > > -- > > > R. McCarty wrote: >> Even with the camera installed to a Hub, the camera should be >> enumerated in the "Imaging Devices" category. Once it's first >> installed, that instance will stay in the category until it's >> manually uninstalled. >> USB has a "Quirk", where if the same device is plugged into a >> different USB port you'll get a new instance in Device Manager. >> This is where you end up with "Phantoms". >> Using a Hub shouldn't matter, downstream devices will still be >> enumerated the same way. Hubs have a maximum power draw >> of 500 mA. How many devices are plugged into the Hub & does >> the hub have it's own DC power supply. Also, XP by default >> sets USB Hubs to enter power saving mode. (You can turn this >> off by double-clicking each USB hub in the Universal Serial Bus >> Controllers category. Click the "Power Management" tab and >> uncheck the option "All the computer to turn off this device to >> save power". >> Just to verify operation & drivers, I would plug the camera into >> a top-level port and make sure it enumerates and that the Twain >> or Wia driver is still present. >> >> "Sharkman@comcast.net" <sharkman@comcast.net> wrote in message >> news:LKKdnSD42JZvl0HdRVn-sw@comcast.com... >>> Thanks, but there is no "Imaging Devices" in the device manager... >>> and I couldnt find any instance of "DSC" either.. Could that be >>> because the connection is via a USB hub? and should I uninstall >>> that? I do appreciate the help. Thanks >>> sharkman >>> >>> -- >>> Shafer - Official BB and anywhere else pointgiver >>> >>> R. McCarty wrote: >>> > You may have "Phantom" instances of the camera in Device >>> > Manager. UnPlug the camera, Open Device Manager (Right >>> > Click My Computer, Left Click Manage). When the MMC >>> > opens click "Device Manager" in the Left pane. Then Click >>> > the View options and click "Show Hidden Devices". >>> > In the Right Pane, locate Imaging Devices and click the + >>> > to expand the listing. Any listings of your DSC should appear >>> > grayed out. Right Click on each one, then choose Uninstall. >>> > Do this until you have no DSC's listed. >>> > Close everything, Reboot and then Re-plug the camera. >>> > >>> > "Sharkman@comcast.net" <sharkman@comcast.net> wrote in message >>> > news:rZydnZpxfJv_1UbdRVn-tA@comcast.com... >>> >> >>> >> I must have done something.. I have a sony DSC with a memory >>> >> stick that (when you connect up the usb and turn the camera on) >>> >> used to automatically open sony's image transfer software. That >>> >> stopped working for some reason and now even Microsoft's Scanner >>> >> and Camera wizard (for transfering photos to a file) doesn't >>> >> startup..The camera connects to a USB port. When I move the usb >>> >> port that the camera is connected to, xp finds the new hardware >>> >> and says it's ready but nothing happens.. Anyone got any ideas? >>> >> Thanks >>> >> sharkman >>> >> >>> >> Heres an update. I can now get a sceen that shows the actions >>> >> that can be taken (copy pictures to a folder on my computer using >>> >> Microsoft Scanner and Camera Wizard) but clicking on it does >>> >> nothing. It looks like the scanner and camera wizard aint >>> >> working.. Can anyone help?--
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