USB in Win95 OSR2.1

[sbishop]

Could someone please explain why no one writes drivers for any USB devices so it will work under Win95 OSR2.1? This is really getting on my nerves. There is absolutely no way I am "upgrading" from one piece of junk MS OS to their latest and most bloated buggy pieces of crap OS's. If MS wants to give me a new OS since they already bilked me for Win95 I'll consider it but I am surely not paying money to replace one defective product with another from the same manufacturer.

Just got a Canon A40 digital camera for Christmas and apparently the jerks at Canon decided I am not worth writing drivers for so their camera is going back to the store. I really enjoy how their attitude is that Win95 users can just go to hell. I know I could try and find a non-USB memory chip reader - but why should I? It is as if MS bribed these companies to not allow their software to work under Win95 - even OSR2.1 which supports USB. I installed the software for Win98, I have a functioning USB port, even when I plugged in the camera Win95 saw that something got plugged in. But the software from Canon magically "cannot find" the camera. Goodbye Canon camera and anything else from Canon.

 

[SESaskDFC]

The biggest reason you can't get the drivers is the simple fact that Win95 support has been dumped by Microsoft since the end of 2001.. With Win98/98SE and NT4 slated for the middle of 2003.

As of the end of 2002, Microsoft will dump any and all help for Win95 period.

No company is going to make drivers for obsolete programs..

Murray

 

[mainegeek]

Double click "My Computer", now attach your camera and turn it on. Does it create another drive letter when you attach it and turn it on?

 

[bmac50]

If you want to use any new camera your probably going to have to move up in the operating system to at least 98SE because once M$ decides an operating system has reached the end of it's live and pulls support so do manufactures (like what works with 3.0?) 95 provides BASIC support more on the lines as being an after thought. Look and see if you have usbd.sys typically, this file is found in c:\windows\system32\drivers. When you find the file right click on it and select properties and look and see what product version the driver is anything under 4.03.1214 is probably to old.

On another note Windows 98 can be had rather cheaply probably for around $50.00 and that sure beats $150.00 plus.

 

[thebigguy128]

Don't know what your beef with Canon is sbishop...the product literature clearly states:

PC Requirements
Please install the software on a PC computer that meets the following system requirements.
Hardware: IBM PC/AT compatible
OS: Windows 98 (including the Second Edition), Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows XP
CPU: Pentium 150 MHz and over
Interface: USB: Cable connection via camera's USB port is limited to pre-installed Windows 98, Windows 2000 and pre-installed or upgraded Windows ME or Windows XP systems.
RAM: 32MB or more (Windows 98)
RAM: 64MB or more (Windows 2000/Windows ME)
RAM: 128MB or more (Windows XP)

Nowhere is Win95 mentioned. As far as Microsoft is concerned, 7 years is probably long enough to maintain and support an OS. As a side note...the A40 will NOT work with Mac OS 8.5 or earlier.

 

[cdogg]

sbishop,

It's not because Canon and others don't want to write drivers for Win95 OSR2.1. It because USB was "extremely" buggy in that version of Windows. Win98 fixed some major issues from Win95, and Win98SE, Win2K, and WinXP continued to refine USB 1.1 with each new release.

So, your beef shouldn't be with Canon. If anyone, then Micro$oft for the buggy support under OSR 2.1.

You're going to want to upgrade to either WIn98SE or WinXP in the near future. However, if your CPU isn't at least 400MHz and/or less than 4 years old, you'll probably want to stick with 98 for now...


~cdogg

"The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources."
- A. Einstein

 

[rrsub]

Lifecycle info for Microsoft

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/lifecycle.mspx

If you're fed up with Microsoft, switch your OS of choice. You can buy a system from Walmart that will read your camera info cheaper than the camera itself.