smlunatick wrote:
> On Mar 3, 4:23 pm, "Michael J. Mahon" <mjma...@aol.com> wrote:
>
>>Simply_Beauty101 wrote:
>>
>>>i have a card reader and i plugged it into my computer with my memory card
>>>inside and the removeable hard drive doesn't come up. someone told me i had
>>>to download the software for my camera so does anyone know where i can be
>>>able to find it or download it....
>>
>>No, you do not need to install the software for your camera to use
>>a memory card reader--that's actually a major advantage for those who
>>have multiple cameras.
>>
>>You don't mention which OS your computer is running. If it is XP (SP2)
>>or Vista, you shouldn't need to install any driver to get your card
>>reader working--that should happen automatically when you first plug it
>>in.
>>
>>But you should plug in the reader *without a card in it* the first time
>>to allow XP or Vista to find it and install the appropriate driver. You
>>will see some messages, ending with something to the effect that "Your
>>new hardware is ready to use."
>>
>>After that, you can insert your memory cards and access them.
>
> Not every card reader can read every size card. Make sure that the
> card reader can support your memory card and its size. Also, the
> "generic" no-name card readers are not all reliable.

Good point--this is particularly true of the SD cards larger than
2GB (SDHC cards), which can only be read by readers made in the
last year or so.

-michael

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