Solve : PC Crashing?

1.	Solve : PC Crashing?
Answer» Hi i bought a digital camera, i installed the driver from the disc that came with it all was ok, but now i want to upload pictures to my pc i'm having problems. The whole PC crashes the second i click ok on the camera screen, funny enough the pc doesn't even acknowledge the usb lead when i plug it in. Once it crashes it gives the blue screen of death then restarts itself but will not restart if the camera is still on. It then comes up a black screen explaining that a possible hardware or software change could have caused this and how to restart in safe mode or start windows normally, then it lets me back in no problem. I've tried all usb ports, no luck, i've repeatedly installed and uninstalled the driver still no luck. I've been googling and it's seems a common problem but i've not found a solution apart from buying a card reader which apparently i can't do as i've no sound card, Please help i really need to be able to transfer my pics onto the PC and would use it everyday so it's an important piece of equipment for me, Fingers crossed, Tash Quote i bought a digital camera Bring it back to the store for a refund, and tell them to stop selling junk.I never install the camera software. It always feels like it was shoddily thrown together in a sweatshop my 8 year olds with PowerBuilder. Quote but i've not found a solution apart from buying a card reader which apparently i can't do as i've no sound card, Heavens no, untrue. I have a USB Hub/card reader that I use to read the SD card from my camera, and it works well. Haven't even touched the Camera software. Quote from: scary-faery on July 16, 2009, 03:15:49 PM i've not found a solution apart from buying a card reader which apparently i can't do as i've no sound card Having or not having a sound card should have nothing to do with whether or not you can use a card reader. Sounds like you may have been FED a bit of misinformation. As long as you've got a USB port, you can get a card reader and transfer your pictures that way, whether or not you have sound.Yeah, I suspect a card reader may solve your problem, as quaxo suggested. It seems that connecting your camera directly computer is, for some reason, making your computer very un-cooperative. It shoud work that way, but the evidence seems to indicate some conflict. So, getting a card reader, which can be a small external device that you simply put your camera memory card in and then connect to a USB port, should solve the problem. This also ALLEVIATES any potential problem which could occur if you connected your camera directly to your computer, running your camera on battery, and the battery went dead before you completed your transfer. We're assuming you have no general USB problem, that other USB devices work fine on your computer. Hiya thanks to all of you that replied. Sadly i can't take it back as it was 2nd hand although the person who owned it had no problems with it himself and used a card reader. It's also only 2 months old and a brilliant camera. I'm definatly going to buy a card reader thank you so much! I must have been fed wrong info as i was told using a compact flash card reader could only be used if you had a sound card, thats why i asked you guys FIRST, and no i've no problems using my USB ports for everything else, i had my last camera intalled up untill last week with no problems. One last question, do any of you have opinions on Driver detective? Thank you, Tash (eternally grateful) Quote do any of you have opinions on Driver detective? Stay away. If you need some driver, Google it, or ask here. Normally, drivers should be left alone, unless there is something wrong with some. Quote from: scary-faery on July 17, 2009, 09:08:24 AM I must have been fed wrong info as i was told using a compact flash card reader could only be used if you had a sound card A sound card isn't necessary for most normal computer operations. The only issues you might have: 1. Some games/audio programs won't start if they don't detect a sound card. 2. You won't be able to hear/record any sound. This should have no impact on most USB devices, especially a card reader. Also, I agree with BRONI. I don't like driver detection programs. If you need help with a driver, you know where to ask. Hi, thank you for that reply i'm definatly going to stay away from Driver detective. I do have another problem now though i got my card reader. It was brand new and it's a Belkin and accepts a few different cards. I've INSERTED my memory card and it says it's not formatted do i want to format now, i click yes which is the only option as i can''t get any further. It tries to format them stops and says it can't be formatted? I've even tried my new one and the same happened. Now when i put either in my camera i can't seem to copy pics to them. They're not locked i've tried both ways multiple times. I used the installation disc that came with the reader. Can anyone help? I'm getting very discouraged with it all now. Thanks Scary-faery

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Hi i bought a digital camera, i installed the driver from the disc that came with it all was ok, but now i want to upload pictures to my pc i'm having problems. The whole PC crashes the second i click ok on the camera screen, funny enough the pc doesn't even acknowledge the usb lead when i plug it in. Once it crashes it gives the blue screen of death then restarts itself but will not restart if the camera is still on. It then comes up a black screen explaining that a possible hardware or software change could have caused this and how to restart in safe mode or start windows normally, then it lets me back in no problem. I've tried all usb ports, no luck, i've repeatedly installed and uninstalled the driver still no luck. I've been googling and it's seems a common problem but i've not found a solution apart from buying a card reader which apparently i can't do as i've no sound card, Please help i really need to be able to transfer my pics onto the PC and would use it everyday so it's an important piece of equipment for me, Fingers crossed, Tash Quote

i bought a digital camera

Bring it back to the store for a refund, and tell them to stop selling junk.I never install the camera software. It always feels like it was shoddily thrown together in a sweatshop my 8 year olds with PowerBuilder.

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but i've not found a solution apart from buying a card reader which apparently i can't do as i've no sound card,

Heavens no, untrue. I have a USB Hub/card reader that I use to read the SD card from my camera, and it works well. Haven't even touched the Camera software. Quote from: scary-faery on July 16, 2009, 03:15:49 PM

i've not found a solution apart from buying a card reader which apparently i can't do as i've no sound card

Having or not having a sound card should have nothing to do with whether or not you can use a card reader. Sounds like you may have been FED a bit of misinformation. As long as you've got a USB port, you can get a card reader and transfer your pictures that way, whether or not you have sound.Yeah, I suspect a card reader may solve your problem, as quaxo suggested. It seems that connecting your camera directly computer is, for some reason, making your computer very un-cooperative. It shoud work that way, but the evidence seems to indicate some conflict. So, getting a card reader, which can be a small external device that you simply put your camera memory card in and then connect to a USB port, should solve the problem. This also ALLEVIATES any potential problem which could occur if you connected your camera directly to your computer, running your camera on battery, and the battery went dead before you completed your transfer.

We're assuming you have no general USB problem, that other USB devices work fine on your computer. Hiya thanks to all of you that replied. Sadly i can't take it back as it was 2nd hand although the person who owned it had no problems with it himself and used a card reader. It's also only 2 months old and a brilliant camera.
I'm definatly going to buy a card reader thank you so much! I must have been fed wrong info as i was told using a compact flash card reader could only be used if you had a sound card, thats why i asked you guys FIRST, and no i've no problems using my USB ports for everything else, i had my last camera intalled up untill last week with no problems.
One last question, do any of you have opinions on Driver detective?
Thank you, Tash
(eternally grateful) Quote

do any of you have opinions on Driver detective?

Stay away. If you need some driver, Google it, or ask here. Normally, drivers should be left alone, unless there is something wrong with some. Quote from: scary-faery on July 17, 2009, 09:08:24 AM

I must have been fed wrong info as i was told using a compact flash card reader could only be used if you had a sound card

A sound card isn't necessary for most normal computer operations. The only issues you might have:
1. Some games/audio programs won't start if they don't detect a sound card.
2. You won't be able to hear/record any sound.

This should have no impact on most USB devices, especially a card reader.

Also, I agree with BRONI. I don't like driver detection programs. If you need help with a driver, you know where to ask. Hi, thank you for that reply i'm definatly going to stay away from Driver detective. I do have another problem now though i got my card reader. It was brand new and it's a Belkin and accepts a few different cards. I've INSERTED my memory card and it says it's not formatted do i want to format now, i click yes which is the only option as i can''t get any further. It tries to format them stops and says it can't be formatted? I've even tried my new one and the same happened. Now when i put either in my camera i can't seem to copy pics to them. They're not locked i've tried both ways multiple times. I used the installation disc that came with the reader. Can anyone help? I'm getting very discouraged with it all now.
Thanks
Scary-faery

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