Connecting digital cameras to USB port

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&gt; Hi folks!
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> I have several brands of digital cameras.
> Each one came with a CD of "proprietary software&quot; which has a
different look and feel.
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> 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.
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> 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

I'd been hooking direct for quite awhile, until I read somewhere that
method could damage the camera software. Other info I've gathered on
the subject indicates that a card reader is the way to go...and I now
use a pretty straightforward SanDisk reader that accepts all types of
cards. All that said, once in a while I do the USB method when I
have just a few files to move and am on the run 'cause it's so dam
FAST!

Charlie Groh

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