Canon PowerShot A70 problem

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I set up my mothers new XP computer with the same camera. Try going to "My
Computer" and scrolling all the way to the bottom of the window.

Marc


<omm@netvision.net.il> wrote in message
news:1114092039.716826.78740@l41g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
> Hi,
>
> I have a Canon PowerShot A70, and I usually connect it to a Win XP Home
> edition.
> Everything was working fine until about a week ago.
>
> Since then, whenever I connect it to the computer (via USB) I get the
> little sound saying the camera WinXP recognized a device, but nothing
> else happens. I look in the "remove devices" window, and there's no
> camera there. I open "my computer" and under "imaging devices" or
> whatever, it's there. But when I try to view it's properties, or get
> the pictures, it opens the "connecting to device" message, and just
> hangs there until it says "imaging device is busy."
>
> The "autoplay" window which uses to pop up comes up sometimes, but with
> no options with which to view the pictures. Canon software doesn't get
> the pics either.
>
> I checked my camera with another computer, and another camera on my
> computer, all other combinations work fine. It's just my camera with my
> computer.
>
> Any suggestions??
>
> Thanx,
> Omer.
>

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omer.on.the.road@gmail.com wrote in news:1114175793.558662.170990
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> I did it,
> the camera is there, but when I try to do anything with it (get the
> pictures, view the properties) it thinks some, then says "imaging
> device is busy" and suggests it's being used by another application
> blah blah blah
>
>

Windows is a complex operating system and can be down right stupid at
times.

Do other USB devices work on your computer? If they don't, windows needs
to be reminded that you have a USB controller. In Device Manager, remove
the USB controller and unplugg all USB devices, reboot. Windows will
(_should_) rediscover the USB controller on your machine and reinstall
it. Plug in your USB devices one at a time and wait until Windows has
installed the device before moving to the next one.

If other devices work on your computer, then Windows is very messed up.
Do the same thing that I mentioned above.

As a last resort, reinstall Windows