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Sony W55 and Windows 98
help. i bought a sony W55 cybershot digital camera and am unable to upload
the pictures because i am still running Win98. i can't afford to upgrade my computer to XP which is what microsoft recommends and Sony gave me a workaround that didn't work and my second call to them i was told there is no Sony driver for Win98. now i'm stuck with a camera past the return to the store date that i can't upload pictures on. gggrrrrr anybody have any ideas what i can do now? thanks to all vct |
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Sony W55 and Windows 98
On Thu, 06 Sep 2007 21:19:29 +0000, vct716 wrote:
help. i bought a sony W55 cybershot digital camera and am unable to upload the pictures because i am still running Win98. i can't afford to upgrade my computer to XP which is what microsoft recommends and Sony gave me a workaround that didn't work and my second call to them i was told there is no Sony driver for Win98. now i'm stuck with a camera past the return to the store date that i can't upload pictures on. gggrrrrr anybody have any ideas what i can do now? thanks to all vct Use a supported card reader? |
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On Thu, 06 Sep 2007 16:28:18 -0600, ray wrote:
help. i bought a sony W55 cybershot digital camera and am unable to upload the pictures because i am still running Win98. i can't afford to upgrade my computer to XP which is what microsoft recommends and Sony gave me a workaround that didn't work and my second call to them i was told there is no Sony driver for Win98. now i'm stuck with a camera past the return to the store date that i can't upload pictures on. gggrrrrr anybody have any ideas what i can do now? thanks to all vct Use a supported card reader? If it's a supported version of Win98. Win98SE supports USB, some earlier versions of Win98 don't. I used a card reader for a long time with unsupported Win95, but that's because I had a card reader that had a SCSI interface, not USB. Another solution for vct would be to buy one of the portable CD (or DVD) burners that are designed to be able to archive the contents of memory cards to CD. I assume that the Win98 computer is able to read CDs. Yet another solution would be to look for a legal copy of Win98SE, usually sold at pretty low prices on eBay or at computer flea markets. That would provide the USB support, and then only a cheap USB card reader would be needed. |
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Sony W55 and Windows 98
"vct716" u37223@uwe wrote:
help. i bought a sony W55 cybershot digital camera and am unable to upload the pictures because i am still running Win98. i can't afford to upgrade my computer to XP which is what microsoft recommends and Sony gave me a workaround that didn't work and my second call to them i was told there is no Sony driver for Win98. I'm assuming this is a USB connection. Contrary to what many people think, USB has been available since Win95 OSR2, however it was somewhat flaky until Win98 SE. Your best bet is to use a universal Win98 USB mass storage driver, this should make any USB device show up as a removable disk drive so you can get the files off it. Here's one place you can get such a thing: http://www.technical-assistance.co.uk/kb/usbmsd98.php If you have problems with it, uninstall any manufacturer-specific USB drivers first then try again (This is explained on the above page). It thing should work fine with mp3 players, USB sticks, cameras etc. Obviously it won't give you any product-specific functions that the manufacturer's drivers might have done such as firmware updates or webcam functions etc. that some cameras are able to do. |
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Sony W55 and Windows 98
On 07 Sep 2007 13:39:38 GMT, Marty Fremen wrote:
I'm assuming this is a USB connection. Contrary to what many people think, USB has been available since Win95 OSR2, however it was somewhat flaky until Win98 SE. Your best bet is to use a universal Win98 USB mass storage driver, this should make any USB device show up as a removable disk drive so you can get the files off it. Here's one place you can get such a thing: http://www.technical-assistance.co.uk/kb/usbmsd98.php Despite the "Windows 98 USB Mass Storage Device Drivers" title of that web page, the word "universal", implying that it will work with all (earlier) versions of Win98 wasn't used on that page. It says : You should note, that these drivers are generic, and they may not work with some devices. It is also only intended for the English versions of Windows 98SE |
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Sony W55 and Windows 98
vct716 wrote:
help. i bought a sony W55 cybershot digital camera and am unable to upload the pictures because i am still running Win98. i can't afford to upgrade my computer to XP which is what microsoft recommends and Sony gave me a workaround that didn't work and my second call to them i was told there is no Sony driver for Win98. now i'm stuck with a camera past the return to the store date that i can't upload pictures on. gggrrrrr anybody have any ideas what i can do now? thanks to all vct Buy a card reader. Lots of them include a driver disk for Win 98. For what it's worth, I wouldn't buy a Sony product if I was paid to do so. They are living on past glories, and their customer services is non-existant. Dennis. |
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Sony W55 and Windows 98
On 2007-09-06 17:19:29 -0400, "vct716" u37223@uwe said:
help. i bought a sony W55 cybershot digital camera and am unable to upload the pictures because i am still running Win98. i can't afford to upgrade my computer to XP which is what microsoft recommends and Sony gave me a workaround that didn't work and my second call to them i was told there is no Sony driver for Win98. now i'm stuck with a camera past the return to the store date that i can't upload pictures on. gggrrrrr anybody have any ideas what i can do now? thanks to all vct Windows 98 is EOL (End of Life) and no longer supported by Micorsoft, hence they do not make software available for third parties to develop applications (i.e. Sony). While you should be able to find a card reader that works with win98 and supports your media format, you still have issues. Win 98 is no longer being patched, current virus scanners no longer work with it and in short your machine is a sitting duck... waiting to be attacked. I would not connect a Windows 98 machine to the internet in the current age. Time to buy a new machine. -- Jim |
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Sony W55 and Windows 98
"Dennis Pogson" wrote in message
... vct716 wrote: help. i bought a sony W55 cybershot digital camera and am unable to upload the pictures because i am still running Win98. i can't afford to upgrade my computer to XP which is what microsoft recommends and Sony gave me a workaround that didn't work and my second call to them i was told there is no Sony driver for Win98. now i'm stuck with a camera past the return to the store date that i can't upload pictures on. gggrrrrr anybody have any ideas what i can do now? thanks to all vct Buy a card reader. Lots of them include a driver disk for Win 98. [snip...] Among other card readers that are available, the SanDisk ImageMate 12-in-1 card reader (model number SDDR-89 V4) seems to support Windows 98 without any issues. I currently have that card reader working in Windows 98 Second Edition, and it even reads SD cards formatted by newer digital cameras that otherwise caused slow reads or read errors with an older Lexar Media USB 2.0 Multi-card Reader (part number RW018 Rev D). |
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