transfer of digital camera pics has halted

[Guest]

I've had my current XP system for a little over a year
now. I've been sucessfully transfering digital camera pics (100's
from our Fujifilm 2600z the entire time. Just recently
(after windows update) when I plug the camera in via USB,
XP recognizes removable disk "F:". But when I double click
to get to the pics I get the following

Disk in drive F not formatted
Do you want to format it now? Y/

I've never pressed Y with the 128mb card. It's almost full of valuable family photos
I haven't changed anything in the way I'm trying to access the smartmedia card in the camera
I tried re-installing the software that came with the camera with no success. I've got the latest drivers from Fuji

I put in an old memory card (16mb), got the same thing and
clicked yes to format, just to see what would happen. After trying, it could not be
formatted. And still no access to my pictures. I didn't change the card at all. I
can still take phohts on it and view them on the lcd.

Someone recommended a card reader, but I would like to fix whats worng instea
of putting a band-aid on the problem
I need help!!!! Please....and thank you

 

[Wislu Plethora]

-----Original Message-----
I've had my current XP system for a little over a year
now. I've been sucessfully transfering digital camera pics (100's)
from our Fujifilm 2600z the entire time. Just recently
(after windows update) when I plug the camera in via USB,
XP recognizes removable disk "F:". But when I double click
to get to the pics I get the following:

Disk in drive F not formatted.
Do you want to format it now? Y/N

I've never pressed Y with the 128mb card. It's almost

full of valuable family photos.

I haven't changed anything in the way I'm trying to

access the smartmedia card in the camera.

I tried re-installing the software that came with the

camera with no success. I've got the latest drivers from
Fuji.

I put in an old memory card (16mb), got the same thing and
clicked yes to format, just to see what would happen. After trying, it could not be
formatted. And still no access to my pictures. I didn't change the card at all. I
can still take phohts on it and view them on the lcd.

Someone recommended a card reader, but I would like to fix whats worng instead
of putting a band-aid on the problem.
I need help!!!! Please....and thank you.

This sounds more likle a problem with the camera or the
driver than a problem with XP. Use of a card reader isn't
a Band-Aid, it's a smarter and more efficient way of
dealing with the problem. In fact, if you use a card
reader and the problem persists, you can eliminate the
camera and its driver as the source of the problem. I
suppose that would be too easy, though.