Why Are Card Readers Intermittent?
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From: John Navas on 12 Feb 2010 13:09 On Fri, 12 Feb 2010 18:08:09 GMT, "U. Link" <not.iul(a)telus.net> wrote in <dOgdn.63552$Db2.50274(a)edtnps83>: >The security sevices provided by my isp make my card readers work >intermittently only and prevent the autorun on CDs and DVDs >from functioning most of the time. >Fortunately that is not too much of a problem because I rarely use my photo >computer on the internet. >Just as an aside; my slide scanner does not work properly either when the >security program is running. Get thee a better security program. Seriously. I currently use and recommend Microsoft Security Essentials. -- Best regards, John Buying a dSLR doesn't make you a photographer, it makes you a dSLR owner. "The single most important component of a camera is the twelve inches behind it." -Ansel Adams
From: Wolfgang Weisselberg on 12 Feb 2010 13:20 jim evans <jimsTAKEOUTnews2(a)comcast.net> wrote: > I have owned about 5 different memory card readers used with 4 > computers and 6 reinstalls of XP Pro and a dozen+ memory cards. All > of these combinations have been intermittent. > Why is this? It's very annoying. Since I use card readers and cards and computers without problems, but don't use Windows, it must be Windows ... Of course, it *could* be a bad USB-cable ... -Wolfgang
From: jim evans on 12 Feb 2010 14:26 On Fri, 12 Feb 2010 10:07:57 -0800, John Navas <spamfilter1(a)navasgroup.com> wrote: >Are you complaining about (1) Autoplay or (2) reading functionality. >1. Autoplay won't always work depending on a number of factors. I assume Autoplay is the feature that pops up a window asking what I want to do after I insert the card. When composing the message I tried to remember the relationship between Autoplay and card readability, but I can't remember with certainty. I don't use the Autoplay feature and always just knock it down. I use a batch file to copy the pictures to my working folder. However, I also have a shortcut to the folder on the card that I check if the batch file doesn't work. Vaguely, it seems if the Autoplay pops up the likelihood the card is readable is increased but not certain.
From: jim evans on 12 Feb 2010 14:38 On Fri, 12 Feb 2010 18:20:32 +0000, Wolfgang Weisselberg <ozcvgtt02(a)sneakemail.com> wrote: >Of course, it *could* be a bad USB-cable ... Hmm. . . I hadn't considered that possibility. I know I've used at least two different cables but . . .
From: John Navas on 12 Feb 2010 14:43
On Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:26:30 -0600, jim evans <jimsTAKEOUTnews2(a)comcast.net> wrote in <4u9bn55k7am74ig8461autgfj6vkrtmf4a(a)4ax.com>: >On Fri, 12 Feb 2010 10:07:57 -0800, John Navas ><spamfilter1(a)navasgroup.com> wrote: > >>Are you complaining about (1) Autoplay or (2) reading functionality. >>1. Autoplay won't always work depending on a number of factors. > >I assume Autoplay is the feature that pops up a window asking what I >want to do after I insert the card. Correct. Windows doesn't always do a good job of detecting new media and launching the Autoplay dialog. -- Best regards, John Buying a dSLR doesn't make you a photographer, it makes you a dSLR owner. "The single most important component of a camera is the twelve inches behind it." -Ansel Adams |