Guest Tnafbrat Posted December 29, 2007 Posted December 29, 2007 I've installed the software, downloaded the Win 98 drivers from fujifilm, installed them, etc yet when I plug my camera into the usb port & turn it on I get a communications error. The port works on my other usb devices and the camera/usb cable works on other computers. I'm banging my head .... Any Help out there? -- Tnafbrat
Guest philo Posted December 29, 2007 Posted December 29, 2007 Re: My Fujifilm Digital Camera and my PC don't want to talk "Tnafbrat" <Tnafbrat@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:A6CCF84C-4AF3-42DA-9348-16C6BE28580B@microsoft.com... > I've installed the software, downloaded the Win 98 drivers from fujifilm, > installed them, etc yet when I plug my camera into the usb port & turn it on > I get a communications error. The port works on my other usb devices and the > camera/usb cable works on other computers. I'm banging my head .... Any Help > out there? It's usually a lot easier to just get a card reader
Guest Tnafbrat Posted December 29, 2007 Posted December 29, 2007 Re: My Fujifilm Digital Camera and my PC don't want to talk Is a card reader similar to a usb hub?
Guest philo Posted December 29, 2007 Posted December 29, 2007 Re: My Fujifilm Digital Camera and my PC don't want to talk "Tnafbrat" <Tnafbrat@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:47D7C7E1-E482-46F8-97BD-6915FD685933@microsoft.com... > Is a card reader similar to a usb hub? > The card reader would plug into your USB2... get a card reader that's for the memory card inside the camera...
Guest philo Posted December 29, 2007 Posted December 29, 2007 Re: My Fujifilm Digital Camera and my PC don't want to talk > > > > The card reader would plug into your USB2... > get a card reader that's for the memory card inside the camera... > > Should have said that USB1 will work too... just quite a bit slower
Guest mm Posted December 30, 2007 Posted December 30, 2007 Re: My Fujifilm Digital Camera and my PC don't want to talk On Sat, 29 Dec 2007 17:13:37 -0600, "philo" <philo@privacy.net> wrote: > > >> > >> >> The card reader would plug into your USB2... >> get a card reader that's for the memory card inside the camera... >> >> > > >Should have said that USB1 will work too... >just quite a bit slower I just got back from vacation, during which I bought a Fujifilm camera. A guy I met had a messed up memory card, and his camera -- brand I don't remmeber -- and I took it to the camera store which said he had a virus in the card, and that he must have gotten it from the computer he used, and that this problem would be avoided by using a card reader instead of plugging into the camera. But two guys on the photography newsgroup said that was likely a bunch of hooey, that a card reader wouldn't protect the camera or the card because the computer couldn't transfer a virus to either of them. Who is right? BTW, he didn't use a computer between the time the camera worked and the time it didn't. He didn't even have his computer with him. He just took pictures one day and it worked and the next day it wouldn't work. He tried his memory card in another camera and it didn't work there either (and he may have tried another card in his camera and it did work.)( The camera store said it got 150 pictures off the card and that he could reformat it and it would be good again. Who is telling the truth? > If you are inclined to email me for some reason, remove NOPSAM :-)
Guest philo Posted December 30, 2007 Posted December 30, 2007 Re: My Fujifilm Digital Camera and my PC don't want to talk "mm" <NOPSAMmm2005@bigfoot.com> wrote in message news:js0en39b3bb48qkhsp29bhvqcnd7lgbtqg@4ax.com... > On Sat, 29 Dec 2007 17:13:37 -0600, "philo" <philo@privacy.net> wrote: > > > > > > >> > > >> > >> The card reader would plug into your USB2... > >> get a card reader that's for the memory card inside the camera... > >> > >> > > > > > >Should have said that USB1 will work too... > >just quite a bit slower > > I just got back from vacation, during which I bought a Fujifilm > camera. A guy I met had a messed up memory card, and his camera -- > brand I don't remmeber -- and I took it to the camera store which said > he had a virus in the card, and that he must have gotten it from the > computer he used, and that this problem would be avoided by using a > card reader instead of plugging into the camera. But two guys on the > photography newsgroup said that was likely a bunch of hooey, that a > card reader wouldn't protect the camera or the card because the > computer couldn't transfer a virus to either of them. Who is right? > > BTW, he didn't use a computer between the time the camera worked and > the time it didn't. He didn't even have his computer with him. He > just took pictures one day and it worked and the next day it wouldn't > work. He tried his memory card in another camera and it didn't work > there either (and he may have tried another card in his camera and it > did work.)( > > The camera store said it got 150 pictures off the card and that he > could reformat it and it would be good again. > > Who is telling the truth? > > If a computer was infected with a virus....then I suppose It's possible it could spread to a camera's memory card. Using a card reader would be no safer. However...if the camera was not even connected to the computer... the card could not have been infected with a virus. More than likely, the file system had gotten corrupted... possibly by removing the card while data was still being transferred.
Guest Tnafbrat Posted December 30, 2007 Posted December 30, 2007 Re: My Fujifilm Digital Camera and my PC don't want to talk "philo" wrote: > However...if the camera was not even connected to the computer... > the card could not have been infected with a virus. > More than likely, the file system had gotten corrupted... > possibly by removing the card while data was still being transferred. > This does sound more likely .. though I suppose there might be a way for someone to create a virus that would "move against the flow", usually, you're transferring from the camera TO the computer and it doesn't seem logical that a virus could move from the computer to the card or camera during that type of transfer. Though I guess it could if you were transfering From the computer TO the card or camera. Thanks for the info on the readers philo. that does seem to be the easiest solution and since all my other usb devices work fine (as well as the hub), it seems like the perfect solution for me .... at least until I break down and upgrade to xp ... I just HATE redoing and reloading everything. Lazy is my middle name :P lol mm, drop a note in here if you find out more on that.
Guest philo Posted December 30, 2007 Posted December 30, 2007 Re: My Fujifilm Digital Camera and my PC don't want to talk "Tnafbrat" <Tnafbrat@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:656BB0E0-8C59-4E9E-B0F7-786B8B30CA21@microsoft.com... > > "philo" wrote: > > However...if the camera was not even connected to the computer... > > the card could not have been infected with a virus. > > More than likely, the file system had gotten corrupted... > > possibly by removing the card while data was still being transferred. > > > This does sound more likely .. though I suppose there might be a way for > someone to create a virus that would "move against the flow", usually, you're > transferring from the camera TO the computer and it doesn't seem logical that > a virus could move from the computer to the card or camera during that type > of transfer. Though I guess it could if you were transfering From the > computer TO the card or camera. > > Thanks for the info on the readers philo. that does seem to be the easiest > solution and since all my other usb devices work fine (as well as the hub), > it seems like the perfect solution for me .... at least until I break down > and upgrade to xp ... I just HATE redoing and reloading everything. Lazy is > my middle name :P lol > > mm, drop a note in here if you find out more on that. Nothing wrong with being "lazy". If your present machine does the job...why change things. Anyway just check out the specs on the card reader to make sure it will work with win98
Guest mm Posted January 4, 2008 Posted January 4, 2008 Re: My Fujifilm Digital Camera and my PC don't want to talk On Sun, 30 Dec 2007 14:45:02 -0800, Tnafbrat <Tnafbrat@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > >"philo" wrote: >> However...if the camera was not even connected to the computer... >> the card could not have been infected with a virus. >> More than likely, the file system had gotten corrupted... >> possibly by removing the card while data was still being transferred. >> >This does sound more likely .. though I suppose there might be a way for >someone to create a virus that would "move against the flow", usually, you're >transferring from the camera TO the computer and it doesn't seem logical that >a virus could move from the computer to the card or camera during that type >of transfer. Though I guess it could if you were transfering From the >computer TO the card or camera. Well, it wasn't I who had the problem -- I was just trying to avoid it -- but a guy I met traveling, who says he didn't do anything, not even open the door or remove the card, or transfer the pictures, since he had no place to transfer them to. But he got a message on the screen that something was messed up, and his card wouldn't work in someone else's computer either. So it must have been messed up. I think it is certainly likely that even the tech guy at the camera store believed what he said. The card reader they sold me, for my friend, and then I bought one too, was only 10 dollars. OTOH, when I was looking at a 350 dollar camera and couldn't make up my mind, I asked if I should ask for you (the salesman I was talking to) when I came back, and he said it didn't matter. And I did buy it from someone else, so unless they are very good at keeping track of who talked the most to a customer, or at splitting commissions, they don't get commissions. And I think it is the latter, so why lie for a 10 or 20 dollar sale? Even pros are wrong pretty often. But I did buy the card reader, and it would especially come in handy if I ever have to buy a second card. Of course, I would really only need to do that if I ran out of space on the first card and DIDN"T have a computer with me to offload the contents of the "first" card. So I wouldn't need a card reader than either. But is that why other people want card readers, when they have more than one card and they want to swap cards quickly and let someone else or themselves later spend time uploading the card to a computer or printer?? Wasting 10 dollars doesn't bother me too much as long as I don't think I was lied to. >Thanks for the info on the readers philo. that does seem to be the easiest >solution and since all my other usb devices work fine (as well as the hub), >it seems like the perfect solution for me .... at least until I break down >and upgrade to xp ... I just HATE redoing and reloading everything. Lazy is >my middle name :P lol > >mm, drop a note in here if you find out more on that. OK, above is probably all I will ever know. Unless I met someone who contradicted you guys, and I doubt that will happen. If you are inclined to email me for some reason, remove NOPSAM :-)
Guest James B. Holladay Posted January 11, 2008 Posted January 11, 2008 Re: My Fujifilm Digital Camera and my PC don't want to talk It is a pretty sure bet that your installation of Win98 does not have or support USB. If it does it is probably 1.1. I would suggest downloading USB drivers from MS and making sure your computer is capable of handling USB input. "Tnafbrat" <Tnafbrat@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:A6CCF84C-4AF3-42DA-9348-16C6BE28580B@microsoft.com... I've installed the software, downloaded the Win 98 drivers from fujifilm, installed them, etc yet when I plug my camera into the usb port & turn it on I get a communications error. The port works on my other usb devices and the camera/usb cable works on other computers. I'm banging my head .... Any Help out there? -- Tnafbrat
Guest Gary S. Terhune Posted January 11, 2008 Posted January 11, 2008 Re: My Fujifilm Digital Camera and my PC don't want to talk What version of Windows 98 do you have? Original or Second Edition? Are you completely up to date at Windows Updates? If you have the Original edition, are the drivers possibly only for Win98SE? What is the exact model of the camera? -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User http://www.grystmill.com "Tnafbrat" <Tnafbrat@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:A6CCF84C-4AF3-42DA-9348-16C6BE28580B@microsoft.com... > I've installed the software, downloaded the Win 98 drivers from fujifilm, > installed them, etc yet when I plug my camera into the usb port & turn it > on > I get a communications error. The port works on my other usb devices and > the > camera/usb cable works on other computers. I'm banging my head .... Any > Help > out there? > -- > Tnafbrat
Guest James B. Holladay Posted January 12, 2008 Posted January 12, 2008 Re: My Fujifilm Digital Camera and my PC don't want to talk I would suggest you visit this site and select what you need. It worked for me. http://forum.technical-assistance.co.uk/generic-windows-98-mass-storage-drivers-vt32.html "Tnafbrat" <Tnafbrat@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:A6CCF84C-4AF3-42DA-9348-16C6BE28580B@microsoft.com... I've installed the software, downloaded the Win 98 drivers from fujifilm, installed them, etc yet when I plug my camera into the usb port & turn it on I get a communications error. The port works on my other usb devices and the camera/usb cable works on other computers. I'm banging my head .... Any Help out there? -- Tnafbrat
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