"old" software won't load

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I have Nikon camera software that won't load onto my brand new Gateway loaded
with Vista. Is it possible that Vista wont read old software??
 
Chances are that you will need to contact Nikon for an updated version of
the software.

Having said that, what does the software do? If it's just for downloading
images from the camera, then Vista should be able to handle that itself. You
may need to change the USB communications mode (I did on my Canon EOS 350D),
and then Vista will see it as a camera, and offer to download the images.
 
I have Nikon camera software that won't load onto my brand new Gateway
loaded with Vista. Is it possible that Vista wont read old software??
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I haven't tried this with Vista yet (I have RC1) but when you plug in your
camera using a USB cable, it should appear as a USB 'drive', and you can
copy and paste the images from your camera to your hard drive.

Where I worked we had a Sony digital movie cam, and the software that came
with it was HORRIBLE. So, I would just copy and paste the files and work
on them with other programs.
 
I really like the Nikon software. In the short term, my laptop has a card
reader. I tried it and Vista worked fine. Thanks for the reply.
 
Thanks

Vash The Stampede said:
I haven't tried this with Vista yet (I have RC1) but when you plug in your
camera using a USB cable, it should appear as a USB 'drive', and you can
copy and paste the images from your camera to your hard drive.

Where I worked we had a Sony digital movie cam, and the software that came
with it was HORRIBLE. So, I would just copy and paste the files and work
on them with other programs.
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Thanks for the help everyone. I'm new here and to Vista. I will look for
the patch and updates and hopefully get a better result.
 
Thanks to vern for the link that gave me the answer. This is from Nikon's
website;We plan to make a Windows Vista-compatible version of PictureProject, for
use with the following models, available for download. Both the PTP and Mass
storage USB transfer options can be used for camera connection.
D2XS, D2HS, D2X, D2H, D200, D100, D80, D70, D70S, D50, D40
We also plan to make D40 firmware, Å“Certified for Windows Vista, available
for download.
We do not plan to offer compatibility for D1-series cameras (D1X, D1H, D1)
connected to a computer with Windows Vista preinstalled. Use a card reader
or card slot to transfer images. <<<<<<<
 
I have a Canon EOS 20D digital SLR camera and the software that came with it was not compatible with Vista. However, since it uses a compact memory card, and with the advise of some of the people on this group, I purchased a memory card reader and it works great under Vista. If your digital camera uses memory cards there maybe a card reader that will work for you.


I have Nikon camera software that won't load onto my brand new Gateway loaded
with Vista. Is it possible that Vista wont read old software??
 
Why should you have to buy a stupid card reader just to make a camera
compatible with MSFT's Vista? My camera came with software that I like, now
it doesn't work.

I just bought a new laptop and didn't want VISTA, but I had no choice. Now
my Canon camera software doesn't work with it. Whose fault is that? Isn't
Vista supposed to run older XP compatible programs? What a POS.

I have used the Windows Picture manager, but can't figure out how to get
unique file names so that I can combine files into folders like I could with
the Canon software. Why can't MSFT figure this simple thing out? The "tags"
don't seem to help, unless I want to "tag" every damn picture.

Any suggestions? I'd use Windows Pic Manager if I could make it do what I
want.
 
Have you checked Canon's website for updated drivers that might enable
compatibility with Windows Vista? You have understand that Microsoft can't
make everyone happy, its just impossible with the infinite PC configurations
and plethora of old and new devices out there.
 
nomad said:
Why should you have to buy a stupid card reader just to make a camera
compatible with MSFT's Vista? My camera came with software that I like, now
it doesn't work.
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Because you want to work with you pictures? And this would be the most
efficient way?
I just bought a new laptop and didn't want VISTA, but I had no choice. Now
my Canon camera software doesn't work with it. Whose fault is that? Isn't
Vista supposed to run older XP compatible programs? What a POS.
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It's Canon's fault. But if you don't like Vista (and I personally don't
so I can sympathize), return the laptop and buy one with XP. There are
still computers with XP preinstalled. Or go to another operating system
entirely. But first take the precaution of checking whether your
software, hardware, and peripherals will work with that operating
system. This is a sensible preparation that must be done before buying
*any* operating system whether it is Linux, OS X, or some flavor of Windows.


Malke
 
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