camera connecting to PC problem

[dingo]

I've been having a problem with getting the images from my camera onto the laptop.....it won't show up in My Computer and the supplied software doesn't recognise it either :(
If I go into the Device Manager this is the message it has:

"Windows cannot load the device driver for this hardware because a previous instance of the device driver is still in memory. (Code 38)"

Any suggestions on how to overcome this would be great :D

Thanks

[saadie]

umm ..... u prolly have to remove the old files to get the new ones ...

when you connect the camera to the laptop ... dose it show up in the device manager .. ?

[dingo]

yes it shows up, and I can hear a noise when I connect it so the laptop knows the camera is there but I just can't view the pictures on it :?

[saadie]

hmm ... connect the camera .... goto device manager ... right click and uninstall driver ... then reinstall the driver ( just un plugh the cam and plug it in again)...... try this ... or try connecting the camera to other USB ports ..

[dingo]

I've already done both of those things, neither worked....but thanks for the suggestions :D

[enigmatic]

what kind of phone is it, and by what means are you connecting it to your pc? ie. usb, infrared?

[dingo]

phone????? its a digital camera (Ricoh) and I'm connecting via USB.
The cable or the port isn't the problem as I have connected other USB devices to the port and they work, and the cable was tested on another PC and its also fine :wink:

[saadie]

interesting .... so .. in yer language .... phone means digital camera .... .. kewl j/k

@ dingo ... another idea ... locate the driver files .. that are most prolly in the system32 folder .. delete them (first uninstall it from the device manager )... cuz the driver files stay in the system32 folder even if yea uninstall it ....

[enigmatic]

lol i swear i'm going crazy :? i dont know where i read [camera] phone...
plug in the camera. in device manager, click view > show hidden devices
click through all the drop down lists looking for exclamation or question marks, and uninstall them (unless they're things you are otherwise aware of)...
then reboot and hopefully start fresh with the installation.
worth a go?

[dingo]

dont worry enigmatic....it happens to all of us :P

I tried both of your latest suggestions but no change....comes back with the same error :?
I took a pic of 2 hot chicks walking past the window at work today and I really want to have a look at it :D

[enigmatic]

I took a pic of 2 hot chicks walking past the window at work today and I really want to have a look at it :D
lmfao :D ohh dw i understand...
i don't suppose you're running xp, and have a restore point you could restore from prior to this issue? it won't remove/repair files, but it will fix any problem that might be being caused by corrupt or otherwise dodgy registry bits; which is likely.

[saadie]

I took a pic of 2 hot chicks walking past the window at work today and I really want to have a look at it :D

thats gonna help yea alot in havin a bucket load of sugessions ... :P :wink:

[dingo]

yes I am running XP but I turned System Restore off.....it uses to much space

[sikx5]

LOL.....i bet your not sleeping tonight until you get that picture on fullsize :lol: :lol:

[dingo]

LMAO...yep I'll be up till its working :D The picture was taken through blinds so its not the best, but still worth pursuing IMO. The person who fixes the prob can see the picture....LOL :lol:

[enigmatic]

buy yourself a $25 usb memory card reader :lol:

[dingo]

I'll be bringing the damn thing back to "Hardly Normal" (thats Harvey Norman) before I spend another $25 on a card reader :wink:

[saadie]

umm .. reinstall windows .... no money required .. just patience .. lol .... it takes only 30 mins ....

or a simpler sollution .... dload the pic on another pc .. copy it from there .. 8) :lol:

[dingo]

umm .. reinstall windows .... no money required .. just patience .. lol .... it takes only 30 mins ....

or a simpler sollution .... dload the pic on another pc .. copy it from there .. 8) :lol:

A reinstall of XP is a last resort....not ready for that yet :D
uploading them onto another PC would help now, but since I take pics all the time it will get very annoying with time :wink:

[saadie]

yeah .... but .. you only need one pic fer now .... and to goto sleep .. lol :P :P :wink:

so ... when are yea sendin the pic ?? :mrgreen:

[dingo]

well I don't have another PC here to do it on, the one I tested it on ealrier was at work.....so it'll have to wait unitl the morning, and by then someone might (hopefully) have come up with a solution :D

[saadie]

lol .... yeah ....... and u'll stay up all night ... :lol: ..

y dont ya download a new driver .. ?

what camera do you have .. ?

[dingo]

Ricoh Caplio R1.....had a look but couldn't find anything, but your welcome to do a search yourself :wink:
I am off to bed now, hope to wake up to an answer :D

[saadie]

Ricoh Caplio R1 ... hmm never heard of that before ... must be awsome .. lol ..

yer sleeping ... i cant believe my eyez .. :shock: ... so i'll have to wait a whole day just to see the pic .. damn ..... :( :mrgreen:

[dingo]

I'm up!!!! I still can't see an answer and I'm getting desperate :D I'll be off to work in about an hour so looks like I'll have to get it done there :(
BTW, saadie here is a pic of the camera:

http://www.letsgodigital.org/images/producten/712/testrapport/001A_RICOH-CAPLIO_R1.jpg

[saadie]

lol .. awsome pic ... it says "" Hotlinking Is Prohibited ""

http://www.letsgodigital.org/en/camera/specification/724/show.html
the camera is pritty nice .....
couldnt find any drivers though .....

btw ya tried the camera on anther PC .. did you try anything else on yer laptop ?

[dingo]

yeah I couldn't be bothered hosting the pic myself, so I just hoped they allowed hotlinking :D
I tried it at work and its fine, so its definately something to do with the software/drvier/settings on my laptop :wink:

BTW, here is the pic (nothing special) - please hlep me get the rest :D

http://img111.exs.cx/img111/2101/girls9sr.th.jpg (http://img111.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img111&image=girls9sr.jpg)

you can just see my bosses HSV GTO too :D

[enigmatic]

sexy girlies! :D
if only you had system restore :( - i say you've got some unhappy registry entries. you could do an xp repair installation if you're feeling adventurous...
instructions are at http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

[dingo]

yes the girlies are very sexy....the skirts could be a bit shorter though :P They walk past most days so maybe one day I'll just happen to be out there the same time as them :D

But more importantly, I FIXED THE F*&KEN PROBLEM.....I was thinking what has changed since it last worked (Saturday) and the only thing I could think was I installed the software for my scanner (which I used to post a couple of scans here). So I uninstalled it and everything works again.....I can't really explain it but I'm happy for now :D
Anyone know what causes this 'clash'?

[saadie]

damn .. the pic isnt working fer me ... :? :( :cry:

[dingo]

here is a direct link to it:

http://img111.exs.cx/img111/2101/girls9sr.jpg

hope that works :D

[saadie]

no luck ..... :cry:
im having problems with imageshack .... i cant see the pics here^^ and at Ferrari LOGO with resting/feeding horse ! (big poster) (http://www.motorworld.net/forum/showthread.php?t=22258) ... and some other places ....

newayz .. i hope i am able to see all the pics later when yea post em .. :D