Transmitting pictures i cant seem to get my pictures into my computer. I would plug in the usb cable and the screen would turn black and nothing would happen . this camera was given to me so i dont have the books or the CD that comes along with it . what can i do ?

pluging in a usb cable from a computer that allready has the device driver loaded , should send the photo frame into accept mode automaticly , then its all done via the connected computer , nothing on photo screen should matter , till usb cable is disconnected , sorry you cant leave cable connected .

If the laptop has a vga port plug a desktop monitor into it. If you do not get output to the external screen then it might be a motherboard problem. If you get output then the problem is between the plug into the motherboard and the screen. Make sure you have nothing else plugged into the computer, ie. usb ports.

sounds like you have a usb cable for charging only.You need a "2 way " usb cable,the kind used to transfer music and pictures to and from phone to computer.These one way cables are usually used in mobile chargering,as you don`t need to transfer things,just charge.Or you got wrong cable for your phone.

Does it turn on at all? Try to charge it on car adaper then, when it will turn on, try this.

The picture is displayed while it is charging through USB cable and you can't normally use GPS.
Turn the GPS on without the USB plugged in, then press the Battery symbol for about 10 seconds, until the test screen appears. Then plug in the USB.
Screen will tell you percentage of charge, and if it is charging.
***Make sure you press EXIT before unplugging the USB cable. Press EXIT, turn GPS off, then remove the cable is safest way

On the bottom you should see "USB type" if nothing is there, it may be the USB port on your computer. Try it again with a different port

It could be (Cable, USB Port, or a driver problem)
try reinstalling the drivers & then use a high speed port (do not use USB hub or the USB's in the front side of your desktop), after connecting the camera, turn it on (make sure you have a fully charged battery

GO TO THE SONY ERICCSON WEBSITE, PRESS SUPPORT AT TOP OF PAGE, SELECT PHONE ON LEFT (C905) then above the picture press software downloads, then press Update your product software, then press read and download, follow the instructions once loaded, remember to have the usb /sony cable ready as you will need to plug phone into computer, phone needs to be fully charged and needs to be turned off, good luck !

Was the camera turned off, it must be turned on and set to USB to PC in settings menu.

Well after a bit of trial and error, I found a somewhat consistent solution.  Here are the steps:
1.  While the camera is off, plug the USB cable into the camera (Don't plug the other end of the USB cable into the computer yet)
2.  Turn the camera on and press the mode button
3.  Navigate to the Camera icon
4.  Plug the USB cable into the computer (the camera icon will change to the USB screen)
5.  You will notice nothing happens!
6.  Unplug the USB cable from the computer
7.  The camera screen switches back to the Camera icon
8.  Plug the USB cable back into the computer and a VTech 773 icon should show up on your desktop.
9.  When your finished copying pictures to your hard drive, drag the VTech 773 icon to the trash.
I don't know why it works but it worked 9 out of 10 times for me.
Let me know if you find a simpler solution.

To view the pictures on the computer, remove the card from the battery compartment and put it in a card reader connected to your computer.

check and make sure that plug and play is started.