Canon Camera S-45 does not work with Vista, but OK with XP 1

[cgkeller]

I just found out that the camera Canon S-45 does not work with Vista, but works fine with XP. Specifically the file named CNDNDLG.EXE does not work with Vista, but works very well with XP, the old reliable horse. For instance, Vista does not allow me to download pictures from the camera to my computer, which is very annoying.

Fortunately i have an old computer with XP on it, so I was ableto download circa 170 pictures from my camera to my computer in less than 5 minutes using the old XP OS.

Is there a way to fix this? Your help would be appreciated.

Charles Keller.

 

[JPaules]

Why don't you just use a card reader? Downloading with a cable just helps to drain the battery.

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JP

 

[cgkeller]

Thank you JPaules.

I never had a card reader. Which one shall I buy at Future shop.
Shall I the Dynex All-in-one card reader (DX-CR121) or the Kingston Travellite SD/MMC with i GB SD card Combo?

Which one would you suggest?

Thank you for your answer.

Charles Keller.

 

[JPaules]

I use Dynex readers at work. I like that they read about 4000 different formats. Okay, so they don't really read *that* many (actually 25) but they work fine for us. I like Kingston but the ability to read that many formats is an asset. We have about 30 cameras in my department. Most are SD but a few aren't.

Another positive is the size of the reader. Small enough to keep in the camera bag.

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JP

 

[linney]

Anything here to get it working?

PowerShot S45

http://software.canon-europe.com/products/0000588.asp