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win2k sp 4 and USB card readers
I've got win2k service pak 4 and I'm wondering if you still need to load those old mfg driver files from 2001 for old smartmedia card readers (e.g. microtech snapshot USB card reader) or if windows supports all those usb readers natively now. I went through the usual mfg software install procedure on a new computer, but the snapshot reader didn't show up in device manager until I manually updated the driver with the mfg's .inf file. Prior to that though, the drive letter was in windows explorer and I could transfer pictures from the card to the computer. Are the manufacturer's drivers unnecessary these days ? PS it appears microtech international is out of business these days. |
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win2k sp 4 and USB card readers
I've got win2k service pak 4 and I'm wondering if you still need to
load those old mfg driver files from 2001 for old smartmedia card readers (e.g. microtech snapshot USB card reader) or if windows supports all those usb readers natively now. I went through the usual mfg software install procedure on a new computer, but the snapshot reader didn't show up in device manager until I manually updated the driver with the mfg's .inf file. Prior to that though, the drive letter was in windows explorer and I could transfer pictures from the card to the computer. Are the manufacturer's drivers unnecessary these days ? It all depends on how the manufacturer decides to do things. USB support has been present since Windows 98 OSR2, that's not a problem. The problem is that while manufacturers are free to design their card readers to present themselves as a standard USB mass storage device, some still decide not to - and if it doesn't present itself as a standard device, then a driver from the manufacturer is required. "Back in the day", manufacturers were more likely to do odd things like that, but I don't think I've bought a card reader in a few years that has *not* presented itself as a standard device (and hence, not needed a driver.) steve |
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win2k sp 4 and USB card readers
On Tue, 3 Oct 2006 02:10:26 -0600, Steve Wolfe wrote:
I've got win2k service pak 4 and I'm wondering if you still need to load those old mfg driver files from 2001 for old smartmedia card readers (e.g. microtech snapshot USB card reader) or if windows supports all those usb readers natively now. I went through the usual mfg software install procedure on a new computer, but the snapshot reader didn't show up in device manager until I manually updated the driver with the mfg's .inf file. Prior to that though, the drive letter was in windows explorer and I could transfer pictures from the card to the computer. Are the manufacturer's drivers unnecessary these days ? It all depends on how the manufacturer decides to do things. USB support has been present since Windows 98 OSR2, that's not a problem. The problem is that while manufacturers are free to design their card readers to present themselves as a standard USB mass storage device, some still decide not to - and if it doesn't present itself as a standard device, then a driver from the manufacturer is required. W2K isn't based on win9x. It is based on NT which always had a severe lack of drivers. For win2K, you'll may need to load the manuf's drivers. |
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win2k sp 4 and USB card readers
W2K isn't based on win9x. It is based on NT which always had a severe lack of drivers. For win2K, you'll may need to load the manuf's drivers. I've used Win2K since it came out, and as long as the card reader was designed to act as a standard mass storage device, I've never had to load a driver. The worst that ever happened was it brought up the "new hardware" wizard, and I just continued through it, and it found and used usb.inf from the Windows installation. steve |
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win2k sp 4 and USB card readers
On Tue, 3 Oct 2006 11:58:47 -0600, Steve Wolfe wrote:
W2K isn't based on win9x. It is based on NT which always had a severe lack of drivers. For win2K, you'll may need to load the manuf's drivers. I've used Win2K since it came out, and as long as the card reader was designed to act as a standard mass storage device, I've never had to load a driver. The worst that ever happened was it brought up the "new hardware" wizard, and I just continued through it, and it found and used usb.inf from the Windows installation. I was just dispelling the idea that if win98 had drivers for something then that has the slightest bearing on what win2k had. That's like somebody asking if a particular ford mustang had 4 valves per cylinder and then somebody mentioning that the corvette did. |
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win2k sp 4 and USB card readers
I was just dispelling the idea that if win98 had drivers for something
then that has the slightest bearing on what win2k had. Either way, you were wrong. That's like somebody asking if a particular ford mustang had 4 valves per cylinder and then somebody mentioning that the corvette did. Your analogy is wrong, too, but that's not important enough for me to want to argue about. steve |
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