Re: Connecting digital cameras to USB port

Hi

I don't see how connecting a camera via USB, without installing the
proprietary software, can hurt either the camera or the computer.

There is the chance that installing the software includes whatever
driver necessary to make the camera "visible" to the computer, but if
it works, as you say, without it, I don't see what harm could be
caused.

rogerX

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wrote:
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&gt; Hi folks!
&gt;
> I have several brands of digital cameras.
> Each one came with a CD of "proprietary software&quot; which has a
different look and feel.
&gt;
> Might it damage anything if I simply connect a camera to the USB
port without its software installed?
> My oldest camera (even with its software installed) simply looks
like an additional drive to Windows XP and I use Windows file copy
and paste routines to move pictures to the hard drive.
&gt;
> VISTA seems to have simple routines for organizing photos, built
in, so it would be nice to treat all of the cameras identically.
>
> Thanks for any insights.
> Ken
>

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