windows xp and g1 and g2

[scientist]

I am using windows XP with a Canon G2. My wife has my old G1. Which is the correct driver so that I can download from both cameras onto the Windows XP computer?

[DWard]

The Canon Powershot website lists the WIA drivers for the G2 as 3.9.0 and the G1 as 3.9.1. My guess is that you will have trouble with both drivers installed.

I would use a Flash Card Reader, either USB or PCMCIA. That's what I do and it works great, especially with Breeze downloader.

DMW

[Kent]

I agree. I bought a SanDisk CF reader and haven't looked back. Windows XP sees it as a drive and the speed is much better as well. For $20 USD you can't beat it. (SanDisk price at Best Buy.)

[DWard]

When the card reader is inserted into the computer, a window opens asking you how the card should be handled. One option is to open a file to accept the images. Another option is to do nothing.

I use Breeze Downloader (same company as Breeze Browser). I selected do nothing and check the remember option. Now I start Breeze Downloader and it finds the card and will automatically download the images into a dated folder in my My Pictures folder. ( The folder selection is a setup perimeter in the program.) Then it removes the image files from the card.

Total time, less than it takes to read this for a 64M card.

Good Shooting.

DMW

[markash]

Dear Scientist:

Another interesting aspect of using a card reader is that they're easily shared on a network. I use HP Photosmart 1115 printers at both my home and office. They have a build in card reader.

I'm a laptop person, but at both ends I can just hook up to my network, locate the card reader (it looks just like a disk drive) in "My Network Places".

It dosen't get much easier than that.

Mark