On Mar 3, 9:43*pm, "Michael J. Mahon" <mjma...@aol.com> wrote:
> 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 ihad
> >>>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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Yes and some SDHC readers only can read upto 8GB SDHC media. SDHC is
reported to be getting 16GB and 32GB soon.