Topic: nikon camera software problem :(

[chrismcnicholas]

i have a problem and i need to recruit an expert to help me out  ...i was given a nikon digital camera for christmas and i decided it is high time i got some use out of it...so i confidently put the software cd into my pc only for it to grunt several times at me...error messages  >

it is basically telling me it failed to launch the installation engine and the installshield engine...it says "error loading type libary/DLL...

anyone have any ideas what might fix this?

manyyyyyy thanks...

[TR]

Hi Chris   8)

What OS are you using, I take a lot of digital pics and havn't downloaded no software from the Camera manufactures, I let XP do all the work on my pics  

Just try deleting the software and upload the pics from the camera using USB or Flash card to see what happens.

Hookstar

[chrismcnicholas]

i have xp...i'll try plugging it in and have a play to see what happens  

thanks i'll keep you posted...

chris.

[chrismcnicholas]

i plugged the cam in and i got a message saying "the device cannot start"...i think i have a problem with windows xp...i have had the same error message with my printer and with a webcam...funny thing is my mp3 player and another webcam are recognised fine...odd things computers aren't they? lol....

i will have to do reinstall xp...a bit of a chore  >

thanks...

chris.

[Dack]

http://www.dp-now.com/Features/What_s_the_problem_/Nikon_and_XP/nikon_and_xp.html

Seems to indicate that all Nikon cameras these days should be supported natively by XP.

Sound like your XP is borked.

Q. Are you trying to connect the camera into the same USB port the webcam normally connects to? If so it might simply be that the webcam software is getting in the way.

[chrismcnicholas]

yeah the pc only has 2 usb ports....

i have had a few virus' before and had to delete infected files...i am wondering whether that might be the reason for my problems...

[Dack]

Could be worth you doing a System File Check

Start->Run->SFC

As per http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;310747

[chrismcnicholas]

thanks dack i will...

you rock!

[Adept]

Hi chrismcnicholas

Are you plugging the camera directly into the PCs USB port (rather than via a hub)? I have a Casio digital camera that works perfectly as long as the cable isn't plugged into my hub

Just a thought

[Simon]

Just to second what Hook said, I have a Kodak digital camera, and I don't use the bundled software either.  Windows XP takes care of everything nicely.  I just plug the camera into a USB and away it goes.  

[TR]

Thats 3 Simon  

[Clive]

Me 4.  

[Simon]