troubles transfering images-parameter is incorrect

[wayoutwest]

Folks I have a couple images on my SD card that wont transfer to my computer. I have a SD500 elph with a 2gig sandisk ultra II card, I have been using a card reader to transfer the images and my OS in WinXP pro but continue to get a pop up error saying:

"Cannot copy IMGxxxx. The parameter is incorrect"

I was able to transfer the images from the day before, earlier than numbers XXXX, and after these images. But for what ever, I cant transfer, copy, cut/paste, move these images.

Any help or ideas would be great

Thanks

[Jon]

Got a card reader? it might be a corrupt file.

[overcated]

Sandisk offers recovery software on their site - it comes free with the Extreme III cards. BTW, when you bought your Extreme II card was their a minidisk in the box? Might be all you need.

[backlot]

a silly question but....
did you unplug reader, restart windows, plug reader back in, perhaps put a different card in reader to see if reader or card?
:cool:

[IainB]

I am consistently experiencing this, but through the different equipment I use, have realised it is not restricted to one model/brand/camera. I experience this message each time I...

a) download from Transcend 2GB cards (3 of them) via card reader and Windows

b) from Ridata 512MB (3 cards)the same way

c) a and b above when images taken on both 30D and 20D

d) NO images are lost from the cards, but whenever the message pops up I must 'safely remove hardware', (although the light on the reader does not extinguish when I do so- it's as though the pc no longer sees the reader as no folder/files are visible....) and remount the reader before continuing.

e) the 'problem file(s)' can always be transferred successfully on subsequent attempts, but the process takes forever because of d) above.

f) the problem is the same if I download directly from camera(s).

g) the problem has occurred (different message to do with clusters) only once when downloading to portable HD unit, which then will transfer files without problem to PC.

h) It happened that in the most recent shoot I switched to shooting jpegs (normally shoot RAW) and bingo, when it came to transferring these files, from the same card containing RAW files, it was completed without a problem! Interesting....
What do do? (apart from shoot jpegs perhaps?) Advice would be welcome!

[IainB]

Duh! Posted in wrong forum....copy and paste to Accessories and Storage....