Re: Camera detected but no install

Frank wrote:
I have a Kodak digital camera. I did not, and do not want to,
install the Kodak software. When I plug it into thr USB port and turn
it on, WinXP says "Kodak Camera Detected" and starts the Found New
Hardware Wizard. I have tried it a dozen different ways. I have
pointed it to the WinXP install disk and also to the Kodak disk. No
mater what I do, it runs for a while and then says "Cannot install
hardware, Digital Still Camera" "Required section not found in
inf". Anyone know how I can get windows to transfer the pictures
from my camera to my computer??? Frank
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Easy solution? Purchase a USB card reader.
It will be recognized in My Computer as a
Removable Disk...you can download the
images from there.

Maybe the following info will offer
some ideas:

Let's begin by copying the image files
to your hard drive.

1) Right click your desktop, choose...
New / Folder. This will create a New
Folder on your desktop...this is where
the image files will be copied.

2) Insert your memory card into your
USB card reader... a dialog box may
appear on your screen that says: What
do you want windows to do? You will
have several choices...Choose...
"Open Folder To View Files" / "OK".

2B) If the dialog box does not appear...
go to the *My Computer* icon on your
desktop and left click it. In the window
that opens you will see all of your drives.
Right click the icon for your Card Reader...
....from the menu...choose ..."Open"...

3) Now you should see a window with
some folders in it. This is the contents of
the memory card. Left click the various
folders until you find the image files.
When you see the images pop up...Go
to the toolbar at the top of the window
and left click...
....Edit / Select All...
.....once more....
....Edit / Copy...
Now you can close the window.

4) Now...open your New Folder with a
left click and go to...Edit / Paste...this
will copy the selected image files into
your New Folder.

More than likely, these images will
be too large for sending in e-mail. So
it will be necessary to resize them.

One way to accomplish the resizing is to
allow Windows to do it. Right click an
image file and choose...Send To / Mail
Recipient...

Hopefully a dialog box will open that
states, "Windows can resize the pictures...
etc, etc...

"Make my pictures smaller" will already
be selected so all you have to do is left
click the *OK* button.

Now you should see a new e-mail message
with the image attached. Enter an address
and a message and send the image. Once
you understand the basics you can attach
several images to one message.

Just be sure you do not create a file too
large for e-mail. The resized images should
be around 50kb...8 or 10 of these per
message should not be a problem.

If you do not get the resize option....

Try this:

go to...Start / Run and type:

"REGSVR32 SHIMGVW.DLL"
(without the quotes)(Yes, there's
a space between 2 and S)

Click...OK.

Now try e-mailing again.

Also...you may want to try the following:

Go to the following link and download and
install: ImageResizer.exe

http://tinyurl.com/36n

Then you can open any folder that contains
images and you will have an option to resize.
Just right click the selected image files and
choose Resize Pictures. You can select one
image or a whole group.

The program will place the resized copies in
the folder with your originals.

BTW...when resizing if you go to...Advanced
Button / Custom...and enter 640 in each field...
that will be a good size for e-mail purposes.

To use these resized files...open a New E-mail
Message and left click the *Attach* button.
(Looks like a paper clip) now...Browse to the
folder that contains the image files and select
the one you wish to attach.

Your original, full sized, unedited image files
should be saved...preferably on removable
media like a CD, DVD or external hard drive.
Do all your editing / resizing / etc. on copies.

And...aybe the following article will offer
some ideas:

Downloading pictures
from your digital camera
http://tinyurl.com/8z2mn


--

John Inzer
MS Picture It! MVP

Digital Image
Highlights and FAQs
http://tinyurl.com/aczzp

Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk


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