Re: jpeg picture issues

From: John Inzer (oobie_at_doobie.xyz)
Date: 04/22/04


Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2004 00:07:39 -0400

The following KB article may address the problem:

(321640) CD-ROM Drive May Not Be Able
to Read a UDF-Formatted Disc in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=321640

Free...Adaptec UDF Reader Driver 5.1.1.213
http://download.com.com/3000-2100-9497911.html

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John Inzer
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> Great, we have a better idea of what is happening.
> Upgrading from ME to XP is difficult because ME and XP
> are not quite compatible and the drivers for ME will not
> work on XP, while the drivers for 2000 will work on XP.
> So if you have to upgrade drivers but you can't find one
> for XP, download the one for 2000. It will work, but you
> will get a message that it is not approved for XP while
> installing it, just click on Continue to install.
>
> Your computer is not that old and you have a USB port, so
> I would purchase a USB card reader to transfer the
> photos. They are about $25.00 and once connected you just
> read the camera memory card from it.
>
> Your files on the camera are DCP.........jpg
> This is normal your have DCP followed by numbers and then
> .jpg So everything is OK there.
>
> As for reading a CD made with ME, I cannot help here
> because I never worked with ME so I don't really know. I
> hope somebody else jumps in and helps. If not, post a new
> post and describe only this problem so somebody can help.
> When posting again make sure you state that you updated
> from ME to HP and give your HP computer model again.
> "Kristy" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message news:27bd01c42805$60e11dd0$a101280a@phx.gbl...
>> I'll do my best- My computer is a HP pavilion xt926, it's
>> about 3 years old, and yes it has a USB port. (The kind
>> right on the front of the tower)  I upgraded from ME(It's
>> what came with the PC)
>> In regards to the CD, the drive is working because I have
>> no other problems with other CD's.  I have one CD that I
>> copy pictures from my camera on to it.  I hate having
>> them on the computer in case it crashes.  I copy them by
>> taking them from the camera, right clicking on the print
>> (icon) I want to transfer, and use the SEND TO option,
>> and I send it to the CD. Now it seems like the computer
>> is reading the CD, but none of my pics are showing up on
>> it.   Not sure what the files are that are on the camera
>> now, they are coming up as a DCP.... file. (Digital
>> Camera Picture file maybe???  )
>>  I hope this is enough info, if you need anything else
>> please let me know.  Thanks again for your help! ALso if
>> I need one of the USB picture adapters, approx how much
>> are they and would it just be better to go buy a new
>> camera! Thanks
>> Kristy
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >You have so many problems, it is difficult to get
>> started but I think
>> >everybody will try to help.
>> >
>> >1. You camera
>> >You have Kodak DC215. I checked the Kodak site to see
>> what kind of camera
>> >this is. It is an older camera (please take no offense,
>> in the digital world
>> >anything above 2 years is old and 3 years is senile) and
>> according to the
>> >specifications you used a serial port to transfer photos
>> from the camera to
>> >the computer. I looked if this can be done with XP at
>> >http://www.kodak.com/global/en/service/downloads/dln_ekn.
>> >jhtml?ekn=EKN006551 Apparently this cannot be done. The
>> >only available way
>> to read the photos
>> >would be to purchase a USB picture card reader and then
>> downloading the
>> >software available at the above site to read your memory
>> card from the card
>> >reader. The problem here is I don't know if your
>> computer has a USB
>> >connector to connect a card reader to it. So in order
>> for us to help you
>> >tell us a few things about your computer.
>> >
>> >2. Your computer
>> >How old is it?
>> >Does is have a USB port?
>> >You upgraded to XP, from what, 98, ME or 2000?
>> >
>> >3. Your CD drive is not working and you can't read CDs.
>> Again, give us a few
>> >answers.
>> >When you copied photos to CD, how did you make the copy.
>> You use some
>> >software like Roxio, Nero?
>> >If we know this we can direct you to obtain the
>> necessary software to read
>> >your CD. The fact that your CD drive is not working
>> would indicate that you
>> >may have to go to the manufacturer of the CD drive and
>> obtain a driver
>> >compatible with XP to make it work on XP.
>> >
>> >4. The files on your camera are no longer jpegs.
>> >What are they?
>> >
>> >"KRisty" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> message
>> >news:26fb01c427e3$1fc77000$a001280a@phx.gbl...
>> >> OK- So I upgraded to XP, and now I can't view any
>> >> pictures on my CD, nor can I download the pictures off
>> my
>> >> digital Camera(Kodak DC215) onto the CD, or anywhere
>> else
>> >> for that matter.  Normally you can right click on the
>> >> selected picture and there is a send to option-I don't
>> >> have that anymore, and I can't view a single exisiting
>> >> picture on my CD.  ALso the files on my camera are no
>> >> longer jpeg's, XP changed them over to something else.
>> >> Can anyone help?  I've been trying to send pictures to
>> my
>> >> husband in Afganistan!!! Thank you!


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