My camera Vivitar 8400did upload a gouple of times and now wont. Tried all previous tips. Read now that Windows Vista is nor compatable with ulead explorer which I used to import as Windows would not import before. So I downloaded Picasa which is a great editing suite but still cant upload. Cant find camera. Have tried uploading driver from cd which vivitar said was not needed for XP ect. So what do I need device wise to get usb to connect?
I dialed the spanner and set to usb computer on the dial. I have come to a fullstop,
Most if not all digital cameras would be read as an "external mass storage device". Based on your description, it is possible that it is the USB port of the PC that has an issue and not the camera. A couple of things that you can try:
verify that the PC's USB ports work by plugging in other USB devices such as a printer, flashdrive, MP3 player;
try the Vivitar in another PC;
double click on "My Computer". The camera would show as another drive, perhaps an "E";
rollback your USB drivers;
uninstall latest Microsoft updates (USB);
update your USB drivers not with Microsoft but with the motherboard's manufacturer's website;
try the digicam's memory card in a memory card reader.
Hope this be of initial help/idea. Pls post back how things turned up or should you need additional information.
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Unfortunately the answer is no. The software included ONLY supports Microsoft Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7.
I have uploaded the installation CD here (188.81Mb): http://depositfiles.com/files/qmc5ykx6p
Start up a computer with Windows XP, Vista, windows 7or Insert the SD card into an external memory card reader or into the computer's built in card reader. If it the first time a SD card has been inserted into the computer, Windows will recognize the SD card and automatically install drivers to read the memory card.
2Go to the computer view by clicking on the windows start menu icon in the bottom right corner of the computer. In Windows 7 and Vista click "Computer". In Windows XP click "My Computer"
3Right click on the SD drive under the computer heading. A dialog box with different options for the drive will appear. Click on "Format" to bring up the formatting dialog box.
4Select the type of formatting (also known as file system format). In Windows XP or Vista there are several choices including FAT, FAT 32, and NTFS. In Windows 7 there is an added choice called exFAT formatting. This is an improved FAT formatting type with improved meta data capabilities. Choose the formatting type, name if the drive if desired, check or uncheck the "quick format" option, and press the "Start" button. When the SD card format is complete Windows will provide a notification. If you need further assistance please feel free to let me know. Thanks and have great day, Midwest-tek
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 any photo cataloging program, such as Picasa.
I would check Vivitar's website for a camera driver file you can download that would enable you to use it. Not sure what you mean by install file being locked. In general, I would upgrade to Windows XP (or Vista if your machine will support it, once they've gotten more bugs out). Windows ME is basically Windows 98 with some multimedia extensions, and not one of Microsoft's better efforts-it's also old, so not many updates will be forthcoming.
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