camera not working

[gina32]

why cant i get my cameras, or card readers to work? obviously something is missing on my pc but ive no idea what or how correct it, please somebody help, many thanks

[ACtheTROLL]

knock once for yes ... twice for no

is it a pc or laptop

is it windiws

which version

which cameras

which card readers
which carsd

c'mon lass gi' us a clue

[gina32]

lol sorry, pc ,xp, windows, olympus, praktica, lochitec web cam, memory cards thx

[ACtheTROLL]

some of them probably need drivers

with USB it's the wrong way round - drivers first - so generally it just says can't find device

if you installed any drivers ... uninstall /reboot / reinstall / plug in

with the "real" cameras ... I prefer a card reader the same type of util looking for different brands can cause chaos ... a card reader should work with any camera - just needs a different method for dealing with them

another "problem" is if you have a usb HDD connected . for some reason it can (sometimes) stop new devices being detected.... could also apply to printer or scanner ... bit I've never seen it) - so unplug everything else

Finally

some cameras (and other devices) have the option to either use the supplied software or yo tick a box whick configs the device to talk as if it's a HDD (see menu of gizmo)

food for thought ?

but there is another couple
if none of them work .... does ANYTHING work in USB?

in device manager - look in VIEW and select view hidden devices

remove all USB entries
reboot ... and start again ...

[gina32]

yes other things work in usb, how do i get to the device manager? many thanks

[ACtheTROLL]

control panel | system | hardware hardware manager

[terambulan]

camera must be switched on & connected before the pc boots up.

[gina32]

done all that and nothing, it has olympus cam in device manager.

[ACtheTROLL]

shows in device manager ...

http://www.olympus.co.uk/consumer/208_software .cfm

[johnpol78]

connect the camera to the computer .
camera should be switched on.

installed the camera drivers.

[gina32]

ive done that but nothing