why won't my computer 'recognize' my digital camera

[H5N1]

I reinstalled the software and the cable is good.
It is a PC with win 2000 pro and a Nikon coolpix 2500
that uses a USB port to transfer data.

[miss_kitty]

1. That happened to me

It was a borrowed camera and I gave the fuck up.

[Crazy Guggenheim]

2. I'll take a look at my own system and get back to you.

[LSK]

3. its wearing a disguise?

Has it ever worked or just stopped working?

[H5N1]

4. First time with this computer

the camera worked fine on my last machine

[LSK]

6. what does device manager have to say?

Right click on my computer and choose manage. Device manager is in there....

[H5N1]

10. what am i looking for

[LSK]

11. and yellow circles with an exclamation point in it?

[Crazy Guggenheim]

12. Right click on it and select Uninstall. You might have to reboot.

[H5N1]

13. yes, there is a yellow circle with an exclamation point next to it

[LSK]

15. what device is it on?

If you click on properties it might say whats wrong.

[H5N1]

18. universal serial bus controllers

[Crazy Guggenheim]

19. Right click on it. Uninstall it and reboot.

[H5N1]

24. Do i need to load a different driver

I have loaded the original disc three times to
no avail

[Crazy Guggenheim]

26. First go to Windows Update and see if there is an updated driver.

[LSK]

27. yeah, I was thinking that too

Most usb drivers should install automatically.

[H5N1]

28. good idea

[H5N1]

29. I have been called into work. I will try these ideas. Thank you

I won't be back until late Sunday.

[LSK]

21. what does it say under properties??

Sounnds like USB drivers are messed up. Do you have any other usb devices to try out?

[H5N1]

23. i have no other USB devices

'no driver files are required or have been loaded for this device'

[H5N1]

20. it says drivers not installed

perhaps i need to download drivers from the nikon site

[LSK]

25. try it

[Crazy Guggenheim]

5. Click on Start - Control Panel - Scanners and Cameras

Try to manually add it. See what happens.

Also from the Control Panel:

Click on Administrative Tools - Computer Management - Services and Applications - Services

Scroll down to Plug and Play make sure it's started. If not double click on it, set it to Automatic, then start it.

Then look for Portable Devices and follow the instructions in the above.

See if this helps.

[miss_kitty]

14. you are such a smart helpful guy

please don't hack my ass!

:scared:

[Crazy Guggenheim]

17. Ahem .......... Thank you for your apology.

:popcorn:

[miss_kitty]

22. you are welcome

Sir Crazy of Guggenheim, Vice Lord of the DU Lounge and IT Consul.

Have some smiley cake.

[bleedingheart]

7. are you using XP?

for some reasons I have problems with XP recognizing devices right away....
have you rebooted?
and do what Crazy Guggenheim says too!

[H5N1]

9. 2000 pro

[bleedingheart]

16. sorry should have seen that in the orginal post...

reading too quickly today!

[China_cat]

8. Sometimes you get a conflict between the camera

software and your antivirus program. Read the instructions carefully, you'll probably find that you need to turn off your av before installing camera drivers and then turn the av back on.