Its been a while since I used a XP PC but my folks Kodak M340 wont connect
to the PC. A error message pops up saying "cant get device information." I
tried uninstalling the Kodak software and using the Windows XP camera
transfer app and then no error message pops up. I then re-installed
EasyShare 8.x and the error message popped up again. I thought maybe there
is a issue with the camera, however the camera works like a charm on my Mac
OSX Tiger based ibook G4. Other digital cameras connect just fine to the
Windows XP PC so not sure what the issue is. Perhaps Kodak designed the
camera so that it would require the use of their software in order to
download pictures, but if that was the case wonder why it worked on my Mac
using the Mac's default image and transfer app.

Thanks for the help.


John

PS-As a temporary solution we could buy a USB SD card reader, but ideally
this is not a good solution but as a backup.

From: "John Wolf" <(E-Mail Removed)>

| Its been a while since I used a XP PC but my folks Kodak M340 wont connect
| to the PC. A error message pops up saying "cant get device information." I
| tried uninstalling the Kodak software and using the Windows XP camera
| transfer app and then no error message pops up. I then re-installed
| EasyShare 8.x and the error message popped up again. I thought maybe there
| is a issue with the camera, however the camera works like a charm on my Mac
| OSX Tiger based ibook G4. Other digital cameras connect just fine to the
| Windows XP PC so not sure what the issue is. Perhaps Kodak designed the
| camera so that it would require the use of their software in order to
| download pictures, but if that was the case wonder why it worked on my Mac
| using the Mac's default image and transfer app.

| Thanks for the help.


| John

| PS-As a temporary solution we could buy a USB SD card reader, but ideally
| this is not a good solution but as a backup.


Actually, using a USB Memory Card reader is the *better* solution than connecting the
camera to the PC.

The ONLY reason I can see connecting a PC to a camera is if it is a notebook, used in the
field, and you are using software to directly control a camera mounted on a tripod.

--
Dave
http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp

"David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> From: "John Wolf" <(E-Mail Removed)>
>
> | Its been a while since I used a XP PC but my folks Kodak M340 wont
> connect
> | to the PC. A error message pops up saying "cant get device information."
> I
> | tried uninstalling the Kodak software and using the Windows XP camera
> | transfer app and then no error message pops up. I then re-installed
> | EasyShare 8.x and the error message popped up again. I thought maybe
> there
> | is a issue with the camera, however the camera works like a charm on my
> Mac
> | OSX Tiger based ibook G4. Other digital cameras connect just fine to the
> | Windows XP PC so not sure what the issue is. Perhaps Kodak designed the
> | camera so that it would require the use of their software in order to
> | download pictures, but if that was the case wonder why it worked on my
> Mac
> | using the Mac's default image and transfer app.
>
> | Thanks for the help.
>
>
> | John
>
> | PS-As a temporary solution we could buy a USB SD card reader, but
> ideally
> | this is not a good solution but as a backup.
>
>
> Actually, using a USB Memory Card reader is the *better* solution than
> connecting the
> camera to the PC.
>
> The ONLY reason I can see connecting a PC to a camera is if it is a
> notebook, used in the
> field, and you are using software to directly control a camera mounted on
> a tripod.
>
> --
> Dave
> http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
> Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp

Plugging stuff into a camera is one of the major causes of camera damage.
Compact Flash cards have been known to go into some expensive Nikon cameras
slightly askew, causing the grounding pin to be mashed over inside the
camera. Not a fun thing to have fixed. The USB connection may be more fool
proof.

-Paul Randall

"Paul Randall" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%23$(E-Mail Removed)...

> Plugging stuff into a camera is one of the major causes of camera damage.
> Compact Flash cards have been known to go into some expensive Nikon
cameras
> slightly askew, causing the grounding pin to be mashed over inside the
> camera. Not a fun thing to have fixed. The USB connection may be more
fool
> proof.

This seems excellent advice for people who are genuinely
"all fingers and thumbs." But most people are not. If someone
has been used to taking out the image cartridge to load contents
onto a PC five or 10 times a year (thus 10 or 20 reinsertions)
without damage, this suggests that up to age 70 the user
will be able to manage this again.

--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)

On Sat, 19 Sep 2009 13:06:15 -0400, "Don Phillipson"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> "Paul Randall" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:%23$(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> > Plugging stuff into a camera is one of the major causes of camera damage.
> > Compact Flash cards have been known to go into some expensive Nikon
> cameras
> > slightly askew, causing the grounding pin to be mashed over inside the
> > camera. Not a fun thing to have fixed. The USB connection may be more
> fool
> > proof.
>
> This seems excellent advice for people who are genuinely
> "all fingers and thumbs." But most people are not. If someone
> has been used to taking out the image cartridge to load contents
> onto a PC five or 10 times a year (thus 10 or 20 reinsertions)
> without damage, this suggests that up to age 70 the user
> will be able to manage this again.


I'm over 70 (almost 72) and do it more that 10 times a year. I've
never had a problem.

--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
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In news:(E-Mail Removed),
Ken Blake, MVP typed on Sat, 19 Sep 2009 10:36:11 -0700:
> On Sat, 19 Sep 2009 13:06:15 -0400, "Don Phillipson"
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> "Paul Randall" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:%23$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>
>>> Plugging stuff into a camera is one of the major causes of camera
>>> damage. Compact Flash cards have been known to go into some
>>> expensive Nikon cameras slightly askew, causing the grounding pin
>>> to be mashed over inside the camera. Not a fun thing to have
>>> fixed. The USB connection may be more fool proof.
>>
>> This seems excellent advice for people who are genuinely
>> "all fingers and thumbs." But most people are not. If someone
>> has been used to taking out the image cartridge to load contents
>> onto a PC five or 10 times a year (thus 10 or 20 reinsertions)
>> without damage, this suggests that up to age 70 the user
>> will be able to manage this again.
>
> I'm over 70 (almost 72) and do it more that 10 times a year. I've
> never had a problem.

And you own one of those slightly skewed expensive Nikon cameras?

--
Bill
Windows 2000 SP4 (5.00.2195)
Asus EEE PC 701G4 ~ 2GB RAM ~ 16GB-SDHC

On Sat, 19 Sep 2009 12:52:49 -0500, "BillW50" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> In news:(E-Mail Removed),
> Ken Blake, MVP typed on Sat, 19 Sep 2009 10:36:11 -0700:
> > On Sat, 19 Sep 2009 13:06:15 -0400, "Don Phillipson"
> > <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> >
> >> "Paul Randall" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >> news:%23$(E-Mail Removed)...
> >>
> >>> Plugging stuff into a camera is one of the major causes of camera
> >>> damage. Compact Flash cards have been known to go into some
> >>> expensive Nikon cameras slightly askew, causing the grounding pin
> >>> to be mashed over inside the camera. Not a fun thing to have
> >>> fixed. The USB connection may be more fool proof.
> >>
> >> This seems excellent advice for people who are genuinely
> >> "all fingers and thumbs." But most people are not. If someone
> >> has been used to taking out the image cartridge to load contents
> >> onto a PC five or 10 times a year (thus 10 or 20 reinsertions)
> >> without damage, this suggests that up to age 70 the user
> >> will be able to manage this again.
> >
> > I'm over 70 (almost 72) and do it more that 10 times a year. I've
> > never had a problem.
>
> And you own one of those slightly skewed expensive Nikon cameras?


No. Sorry, I thought the comment was about digital cameras in general.


--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
Please Reply to the Newsgroup

On Sat, 19 Sep 2009 11:12:28 -0400, John Wolf <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>Its been a while since I used a XP PC but my folks Kodak M340 wont connect
>to the PC. A error message pops up saying "cant get device information." I
>tried uninstalling the Kodak software and using the Windows XP camera
>transfer app and then no error message pops up. I then re-installed
>EasyShare 8.x and the error message popped up again. I thought maybe there
>is a issue with the camera, however the camera works like a charm on my Mac
>OSX Tiger based ibook G4. Other digital cameras connect just fine to the
>Windows XP PC so not sure what the issue is. Perhaps Kodak designed the
>camera so that it would require the use of their software in order to
>download pictures, but if that was the case wonder why it worked on my Mac
>using the Mac's default image and transfer app.
>
>Thanks for the help.
>
>
>John
>
>PS-As a temporary solution we could buy a USB SD card reader, but ideally
>this is not a good solution but as a backup.

Recently there was another message along this line , and it was some
trouble with EasyShare ; can`t remember the details .

I have removed and installed compact flash cards in my Nikon D70 quite a few
times, and I have not had a problem getting them to work in the camera. I
have removed and installed the SDHC card in my Nikon D90 several times
without incident. And, I am several years older than Ken.
Jim
"BillW50" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> In news:(E-Mail Removed),
> Ken Blake, MVP typed on Sat, 19 Sep 2009 10:36:11 -0700:
>> On Sat, 19 Sep 2009 13:06:15 -0400, "Don Phillipson"
>> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>>> "Paul Randall" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:%23$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>
>>>> Plugging stuff into a camera is one of the major causes of camera
>>>> damage. Compact Flash cards have been known to go into some
>>>> expensive Nikon cameras slightly askew, causing the grounding pin
>>>> to be mashed over inside the camera. Not a fun thing to have
>>>> fixed. The USB connection may be more fool proof.
>>>
>>> This seems excellent advice for people who are genuinely
>>> "all fingers and thumbs." But most people are not. If someone
>>> has been used to taking out the image cartridge to load contents
>>> onto a PC five or 10 times a year (thus 10 or 20 reinsertions)
>>> without damage, this suggests that up to age 70 the user
>>> will be able to manage this again.
>>
>> I'm over 70 (almost 72) and do it more that 10 times a year. I've
>> never had a problem.
>
> And you own one of those slightly skewed expensive Nikon cameras?
>
> --
> Bill
> Windows 2000 SP4 (5.00.2195)
> Asus EEE PC 701G4 ~ 2GB RAM ~ 16GB-SDHC
>
>

In news:(E-Mail Removed),
Jim typed on Sat, 19 Sep 2009 14:46:42 -0500:
> I have removed and installed compact flash cards in my Nikon D70
> quite a few times, and I have not had a problem getting them to work
> in the camera. I have removed and installed the SDHC card in my
> Nikon D90 several times without incident. And, I am several years
> older than Ken.
> Jim

Yet there was a call once to customer support of a much younger person
who was told to insert another floppy disk into the drive and they said
after the third one no more will fit into the drive. Go figure!

--
Bill
Windows 2000 SP4 (5.00.2195)
Asus EEE PC 701G4 ~ 2GB RAM ~ 16GB-SDHC