I recently got new computer with Windows 7 Professional. My Canon PowerShot SD790 IS will not connect to computer. I have removed all the Canon files and reinstalled the Digital Camera Solution Disk 33.0 that came with the camera and it still will not upload to the computer. Help

Try NOT connecting your camera to your computer.

The best way to download pictures from your camera to your computer involves removing the memory card from the camera and plugging it into a card reader (either built-in to the computer or connected via USB or FireWire). This is likely to be faster than connecting the camera to the computer, and won't run down your camera's batteries.

Once the card is plugged in, it will appear to your computer as a removable drive. You can use the operating system's drag&drop facility to copy pictures from the card to the computer's hard drive, the same way you copy any other files. Or you can use iPhoto or any other photo cataloging program.

Consider NOT connecting your camera to your computer.

The best way to download pictures from your camera to your computer involves removing the memory card from the camera and plugging it into a card reader (either built-in to the computer or connected via USB or FireWire). This is likely to be faster than connecting the camera to the computer, and won't run down your camera's batteries.

Once the card is plugged in, it will appear to your computer as a removable drive. You can use the operating system's drag&drop facility to copy pictures from the card to the computer's hard drive, the same way you copy any other files. Or you can use ZoomBrowser or any other photo cataloging program.

The internal memory can not be accessed, you can only access the memory card that holds the photos and this done by connecting the USB cable between the camera and PC.

The Canon SD790 has a problem where the two screws in the side of the camera work themselves loose over time, then fall out. Many times people lose the two side body pieces of the camera as well!

Both screws need to be put back in place and held in with 'Locktite' so they don't fall out again.

If you do a Google search for "Canon SD790 screws " you will see in the #1 position Darntoothysam com, where you can buy the exact OEM Canon screws for $7 including shipping.

Hope this helps!

Thomas Drayton
Owner, Darntoothysam com

Thye easy fix is to buy a card reader and just take the card out and insert it. Could be a bad cable, but a reader makes life much easier.

The best way to download pictures from your camera to your computer involves removing the memory card from the camera and plugging it into a card reader (either built-in to the computer or connected via USB or FireWire). This is likely to be faster than connecting the camera to the computer, and won't run down your camera's batteries.

Once the card is plugged in, it will appear to your computer as a removable drive. You can use the operating system's drag&drop facility to copy pictures from the card to the computer's hard drive, the same way you copy any other files. Or you can use Windows Photo Gallery or any other photo cataloging program.

just copy all the photos form the memory card to a computer, then delete all the pictures form the card. u'll be able to click pictures again. connect the camera to the PC via USB or just connect the memory card

Well, I haven't used a Canon PowerShot SD790 IS Digital Camera before, but I want to suggest this: before you start thinking of putting your camera apart, try to clean the battery terminals and the battery contacts of the camera with clean white paper, then reinsert the pack. Please be very careful when doing this so that you do not break or bend the contacts or terminals; they are usually delicate material.

Set the correct time, using the 24-hour clock. If you do this at 3PM, for example, set the hour to 15, not to 3.

Try pluggin it in a different usb port. The SD should use a memory card right? (SD card) So why don't you try SD + card reader?