Re: camera and scanner wizard

From: Ron (RGaba_at_aol.com)
Date: 03/20/04 

Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2004 17:00:02 -0800

Try what Yves recommends. I tried it today and it fixed
my problem... YEAH!!!!

>-----Original Message-----
>No need to drag each picture. When the file names are
displayed, hold the
>Ctrl key down and press the letter A. This selects
(highlight in blue) all
>the files in the folder. Hold the Ctrl key down and
press the letter C. This
>copies all the files to your clipboard. Open the folder
you want to copy the
>pictures into, hold the Ctrl key down and press the
letter V. All the files
>will be copied there. Or, after selecting the files,
look at the menu on the
>left and select Copy to.
>
>
>
>Different ways to try to repair the Autoplay window for
downloading from
>either a camera or card reader. Also the same procedure
can be used for a CD
>drive.
>
>
>
>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 have
>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.
>
>Click on My Computer and look under Device with
Removable storage. Your
>camera will be listed there and a drive letter will be
assigned to it
>(something like H, G, etc.) You will use this drive
letter in a step below.
>If you do not see your camera listed there you will need
to repair your USB
>connection or you are on a network and the network drive
is Z and XP cannot
>assign a drive letter to your camera so you will need to
take care of this
>first. The steps below will not work if XP cannot assign
a drive letter for
>your camera.
>
>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/downloads/autofix.ex
e
>
>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 screen.
>
>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 the
>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 with
>Removable Storage. Right click on it and click on
Properties. In the opening
>window, click on the Autoplay tab and under Select,
scroll to Pictures to
>select it. Select the button Prompt me... Do the same
thing for a CD drive.
>
>
>
>You can also download the autofix.exe file from the
following site if the
>above site is not available. You can also let Microsoft
scan and try to fix
>all from this site instead of downloading the file. If
you use this
>procedure, run the REGS..... command above before going
to this site.
>
>http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?
FamilyID=c680a7b6-e8fa-45c4-a171-
1b389cfacdad&DisplayLang=en
>
>
>
>
>
>"nlc" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
>news:B4974043-6958-48A6-9FDE-
F698AC4E0FFE@microsoft.com...
>> I used to be able to transfer my photos from my
smartmedia card to my
>computer using a card reader. Now, when I connect it to
the USB and slide in
>the card, the camera and scanner wizard does not open. I
have to use my
>cameras software, which is OK, but I prefer to use a
card reader. I can go
>to My computer, and right click on the icon for the
removable media and
>choose open, but then I have to drag each picture to the
folder I want to
>put it in. This has happened before, and then the wizard
would start to
>work. Now it doesn't open at all. Any suggestions would
be appreciated!
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