Camera USB connetcion

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When I connect my digital camera to the USB connector port on my computer, I
get an error telling me that the device did not install properly, and there
is the yellow asterisk over the device in Device Manager.
However, it appears in my computer as Drive L - which it should, and it
seems to be working fine.
And I find no drivers anywhere for the camera connection.
So how do I get it to stop telling me it has an error?
Thanks,
Dave
 
I should probably add that if the camera is connected and on while the
computer is booting up, the computer hangs before the WINXP screen comes up.
 
DBF said:
When I connect my digital camera to the USB connector port on my computer, I
get an error telling me that the device did not install properly, and there
is the yellow asterisk over the device in Device Manager.
However, it appears in my computer as Drive L - which it should, and it
seems to be working fine.
And I find no drivers anywhere for the camera connection.
So how do I get it to stop telling me it has an error?
Click to expand...

Often, this is a simple matter of attaching the cam to the PC - THEN
turning on camera power. No software needed. Is that the sequence you're
following?
 
Yeah, and it worked before for a while.
But I have been doing some tweaking of services, most of it pretty safe
stuff, but I wonder if something along the way caused the camera not to be
detected properly.
Right now, for example, I did what you suggested, and the hardware Device
Manager shows everything installed properly, but it wasn't assigned a drive
letter.
Oddly enough, when it has the little yellow caution sign in Device Manager
(both for drives and for volumes) and says that it isn't installed properly,
it then DOES have the drive letter assigned.
Any more thoughts?
I really appreciate the help.
Dave
 
DBF said:
dev said:
DBF said:
When I connect my digital camera to the USB connector port on my
computer, I get an error telling me that the device did not install
properly, and there is the yellow asterisk over the device in Device
Manager. However, it appears in my computer as Drive L - which it
should, and it seems to be working fine. And I find no drivers
anywhere for the camera connection. So how do I get it to stop]
telling me it has an error?
Click to expand...

Often, this is a simple matter of attaching the cam to the PC - THEN
turning on camera power. No software needed. Is that the sequence
you're following?
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Yeah, and it worked before for a while. But I have been doing some
tweaking of services, most of it pretty safe stuff, but I wonder if
something along the way caused the camera not to be detected properly.
Right now, for example, I did what you suggested, and the hardware
Device Manager shows everything installed properly, but it wasn't
assigned a drive letter. Oddly enough, when it has the little yellow
caution sign in Device Manager (both for drives and for volumes) and
says that it isn't installed properly, it then DOES have the drive
letter assigned. Any more thoughts? I really appreciate the help. Dave
Click to expand...

Just for kicks, go to START|ALL|ADMINISTRATIVE|SERVICES and select the
Windows Image Acquisition item. If it is not shown as "started",
double-click on it. Then click the small arrow to the right of the
StartUp box and choose AUTOMATIC. Click on OK to exit.
 
Nope, no such luck.
Still didn't make anything happen. (WIA was already started)
Any other thoughts?


dev said:
DBF said:
dev said:
DBF said:

When I connect my digital camera to the USB connector port on my
computer, I get an error telling me that the device did not install
properly, and there is the yellow asterisk over the device in Device
Manager. However, it appears in my computer as Drive L - which it
should, and it seems to be working fine. And I find no drivers
anywhere for the camera connection. So how do I get it to stop]
telling me it has an error?

Often, this is a simple matter of attaching the cam to the PC - THEN
turning on camera power. No software needed. Is that the sequence
you're following?
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Yeah, and it worked before for a while. But I have been doing some
tweaking of services, most of it pretty safe stuff, but I wonder if
something along the way caused the camera not to be detected properly.
Right now, for example, I did what you suggested, and the hardware
Device Manager shows everything installed properly, but it wasn't
assigned a drive letter. Oddly enough, when it has the little yellow
caution sign in Device Manager (both for drives and for volumes) and
says that it isn't installed properly, it then DOES have the drive
letter assigned. Any more thoughts? I really appreciate the help. Dave
Click to expand...

Just for kicks, go to START|ALL|ADMINISTRATIVE|SERVICES and select the
Windows Image Acquisition item. If it is not shown as "started",
double-click on it. Then click the small arrow to the right of the
StartUp box and choose AUTOMATIC. Click on OK to exit.
Click to expand...
 
The specific error message in the New Hardware Wizard says:
There was a problem ... blah..blah...blah...
The specified service does not exist as an installed service.
So I am guessing that a service that it needs is either not starting or
somehow got itself completely uninstalled or is disabled.
Where should I start looking.
Also, is there a list somewhere of the default WINXP Home services settings?
Thanks,
Dave
dev said:
DBF said:
dev said:
DBF said:

When I connect my digital camera to the USB connector port on my
computer, I get an error telling me that the device did not install
properly, and there is the yellow asterisk over the device in Device
Manager. However, it appears in my computer as Drive L - which it
should, and it seems to be working fine. And I find no drivers
anywhere for the camera connection. So how do I get it to stop]
telling me it has an error?

Often, this is a simple matter of attaching the cam to the PC - THEN
turning on camera power. No software needed. Is that the sequence
you're following?
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Yeah, and it worked before for a while. But I have been doing some
tweaking of services, most of it pretty safe stuff, but I wonder if
something along the way caused the camera not to be detected properly.
Right now, for example, I did what you suggested, and the hardware
Device Manager shows everything installed properly, but it wasn't
assigned a drive letter. Oddly enough, when it has the little yellow
caution sign in Device Manager (both for drives and for volumes) and
says that it isn't installed properly, it then DOES have the drive
letter assigned. Any more thoughts? I really appreciate the help. Dave
Click to expand...

Just for kicks, go to START|ALL|ADMINISTRATIVE|SERVICES and select the
Windows Image Acquisition item. If it is not shown as "started",
double-click on it. Then click the small arrow to the right of the
StartUp box and choose AUTOMATIC. Click on OK to exit.
Click to expand...
 
It sounds like your camera is being recognized by Windows XP as a generic
Mass Storage Camera since you said you can access it as a drive properly.
Any additional functionality would need to be provided by a manufacturer's
driver. You didn't mention what make and model your camera is. I would
suggest checking the manufacturers website for an appropriate Windows XP
driver and update your camera with that driver per the manufacturers
directions.


--
Tom Aaron
Microsoft Printing, Imaging and Fax Team

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

Please do not send email directly to this alias. This alias is for newsgroup
purposes only.'


DBF said:
The specific error message in the New Hardware Wizard says:
There was a problem ... blah..blah...blah...
The specified service does not exist as an installed service.
So I am guessing that a service that it needs is either not starting or
somehow got itself completely uninstalled or is disabled.
Where should I start looking.
Also, is there a list somewhere of the default WINXP Home services settings?
Thanks,
Dave
dev said:
DBF said:
DBF said:

When I connect my digital camera to the USB connector port on my
computer, I get an error telling me that the device did not install
properly, and there is the yellow asterisk over the device in Device
Manager. However, it appears in my computer as Drive L - which it
should, and it seems to be working fine. And I find no drivers
anywhere for the camera connection. So how do I get it to stop]
telling me it has an error?

Often, this is a simple matter of attaching the cam to the PC - THEN
turning on camera power. No software needed. Is that the sequence
you're following?
Click to expand...
Yeah, and it worked before for a while. But I have been doing some
tweaking of services, most of it pretty safe stuff, but I wonder if
something along the way caused the camera not to be detected properly.
Right now, for example, I did what you suggested, and the hardware
Device Manager shows everything installed properly, but it wasn't
assigned a drive letter. Oddly enough, when it has the little yellow
caution sign in Device Manager (both for drives and for volumes) and
says that it isn't installed properly, it then DOES have the drive
letter assigned. Any more thoughts? I really appreciate the help. Dave
Click to expand...

Just for kicks, go to START|ALL|ADMINISTRATIVE|SERVICES and select the
Windows Image Acquisition item. If it is not shown as "started",
double-click on it. Then click the small arrow to the right of the
StartUp box and choose AUTOMATIC. Click on OK to exit.
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
Yeah, I have already done that. It is an Olympus 4000Z which, according to
Olympus, does not need any additional drivers to work with XP, only with
Windows 98.

Tom Aaron said:
It sounds like your camera is being recognized by Windows XP as a generic
Mass Storage Camera since you said you can access it as a drive properly.
Any additional functionality would need to be provided by a manufacturer's
driver. You didn't mention what make and model your camera is. I would
suggest checking the manufacturers website for an appropriate Windows XP
driver and update your camera with that driver per the manufacturers
directions.


--
Tom Aaron
Microsoft Printing, Imaging and Fax Team

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

Please do not send email directly to this alias. This alias is for newsgroup
purposes only.'


DBF said:
The specific error message in the New Hardware Wizard says:
There was a problem ... blah..blah...blah...
The specified service does not exist as an installed service.
So I am guessing that a service that it needs is either not starting or
somehow got itself completely uninstalled or is disabled.
Where should I start looking.
Also, is there a list somewhere of the default WINXP Home services settings?
Thanks,
Dave
dev said:
DBF said:

DBF said:

When I connect my digital camera to the USB connector port on my
computer, I get an error telling me that the device did not install
properly, and there is the yellow asterisk over the device in Device
Manager. However, it appears in my computer as Drive L - which it
should, and it seems to be working fine. And I find no drivers
anywhere for the camera connection. So how do I get it to stop]
telling me it has an error?

Often, this is a simple matter of attaching the cam to the PC - THEN
turning on camera power. No software needed. Is that the sequence
you're following?

Yeah, and it worked before for a while. But I have been doing some
tweaking of services, most of it pretty safe stuff, but I wonder if
something along the way caused the camera not to be detected properly.
Right now, for example, I did what you suggested, and the hardware
Device Manager shows everything installed properly, but it wasn't
assigned a drive letter. Oddly enough, when it has the little yellow
caution sign in Device Manager (both for drives and for volumes) and
says that it isn't installed properly, it then DOES have the drive
letter assigned. Any more thoughts? I really appreciate the help. Dave

Just for kicks, go to START|ALL|ADMINISTRATIVE|SERVICES and select the
Windows Image Acquisition item. If it is not shown as "started",
double-click on it. Then click the small arrow to the right of the
StartUp box and choose AUTOMATIC. Click on OK to exit.
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
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