Windows 7 driver installation for a Cannon EOS Digital Rebel Camera

Anonymous
2010-02-22T13:02:33+00:00

I have tried several times to install the disk that came with my Cannon EOS Digital Camera but Windows 7 does not recognize the drivers, Windows XP did with no issues.  Cannon says their old driver is compatable with Windows 7.  Can anyone help?

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Anonymous
2010-06-19T19:10:08+00:00

I've had the same problem since I went to Vista, but in checking on the boards, I found an undocumented trick!!!

Turn the camera on, and go to the menu.

On the 4th menu tab select the "Communications" entry and change it from NORMAL to PTP

Plug the camera back into the laptop, wait 30 seconds, and enjoy your camera again

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Anonymous
2010-02-22T14:25:30+00:00

Hi

Which version of Windows 7 are you using? is it 32bit or 64bit as the support paper from Canon only lists 32bit as supported amd/or not supporting the EOS utility and images only viewable via the memory card  http://www.usa.canon.com/app/pdf/Windows7_compatibility.pdf 

If you just plug in the camera, does Windows load a basic storage driver?  with this you can get to download your images from the camera to PC. You could also try with the XP driver to right click the setup and choose Run as Administrator, odd times it dos allow a driver to install.

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  1. Anonymous
    2010-05-19T03:15:30+00:00

    Win 7 does not load a basic storage driver; 7 does not find any drivers for the EOS digital rebel camera. Any other suggestions? My laptop runs win 7 64 bit.

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  2. Anonymous
    2010-05-19T03:16:34+00:00

    the link you provided is for the canon printer not the canon eos camera.

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  3. Anonymous
    2010-05-20T00:49:40+00:00

    On Wed, 19 May 2010 03:15:30 +0000, aheidi wrote:

    > Win 7 does not load a basic storage driver; 7 does not find any drivers for the EOS digital rebel camera. Any other suggestions? My laptop runs win 7 64 bit.

    You never need to connect your camera directly. Buy a card reader for

    the type of flash card your camera uses (they are very inexpensive),

    put the flash card into it, and plug it into a USB port.

    Personally, I prefer doing it this way. It's easier and doesn't use

    the camera's battery. I have two such card readers--one that I keep on

    my desk, near my desktop computer, and another that I keep in my

    laptop case for use when traveling.

    Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003

    Ken Blake

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