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Many times the older version drivers will work as new released operating systems try to be backwards compatible with software. Try loading the XP software or search the Canon website for updated software for your model.
Dan
does the laptop recognized you canon power shot? if not try installing the software of the canon power shot to your laptop, these camera comes with installation when you purchased it, try to install it, sometimes win xp does not recognized such devices
if you dont have the driver disk that came with the camera, check out the canon web site to get the drivers for your camera. you can download them usually for free.
According to Microsoft's Vista Compatibility site, they have a driver to download that will ensure your camera is compatible with your OS. I'd try installing that, then restarting your computer and try the download again.
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Should just be a common USB mini cable, most cameras have this interface and Vista will automatically see the camera wiht its generic drivers. I use Picasa to download all my photos from 6 different cameras to my desktop and my laptop.
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