Holy God I hate Windows....

Dmitri · Mar 3, 2010

So.. I download the Microsoft ICE program to play with, but it won't install (.MSI). I google, everything says to update Vista - so I do. I run the updater, spend an hour or so updating the stuff microsoft is telling me to, and the program still won't load -- and to top it off, it doesn't even recognize my camera anymore.

I plug it in, turn it on as I always have and wa-la - nothing happens. I go to windows explorer and right click the camera to import, and it tells me there is no scanner installed.

Good god I miss the old days of DOS sometimes... if anyone knows ANYthing to fix this, please let me know.

JimmyO · Mar 3, 2010

Dmitri said:
So.. I download the Microsoft ICE program to play with, but it won't install (.MSI). I google, everything says to update Vista - so I do. I run the updater, spend an hour or so updating the stuff microsoft is telling me to, and the program still won't load -- and to top it off, it doesn't even recognize my camera anymore.

I plug it in, turn it on as I always have and wa-la - nothing happens. I go to windows explorer and right click the camera to import, and it tells me there is no scanner installed.

Good god I miss the old days of DOS sometimes... if anyone knows ANYthing to fix this, please let me know.

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

nope i got nothing

matfoster · Mar 3, 2010

you've tried turning it off and back on again?

Dmitri · Mar 3, 2010

matfoster said:
you've tried turning it off and back on again?

Several times.

matfoster · Mar 3, 2010

is there an "install new camera/twain device" wizard, in Vista (control panel?) ?

Overread · Mar 3, 2010

Update to Windows 7 - from what I hear all is good after that

Even microsoft have had to admit that Vista was a disaster (keeping support of XP going far longer than they originally planned and actualy beta testing win 7!)

matfoster · Mar 3, 2010

Dmitri said:
I go to windows explorer and right click the camera to import, and it tells me there is no scanner installed.

so your camera does appear as an icon in explorer? if you right click it and look at properties what does it show you? does it recognise it as a camera?

ajkramer87 · Mar 3, 2010

Do a system restore. It will take you back to a previous date. Ive never had a problem with windows vista. But I do have windows 7 also and prefer to use it over vista. Good luck.

rocdoc · Mar 3, 2010

Here's a solution: Apple

sheltiefan · Mar 3, 2010

LOL @ rocdoc!....i haven't had a single problem with my windows machines since I switched to Mac :lol:

(zipping up my flame suit)

PerfectlyFlawed · Mar 3, 2010

Drivers need to be reinstalled or updated? O.S need to be reinstalled ( Windows rot?)....

I have 1 Pc's with Vista.. and 2 with Windows 7, never had any problems running my camera or anything on them. ( or anything else for that matter)

Running to a mac wont fix anything though..lol

JimmyO · Mar 3, 2010

sheltiefan said:
LOL @ rocdoc!....i haven't had a single problem with my windows machines since I switched to Mac

(zipping up my flame suit)

=]

Dmitri · Mar 3, 2010

Good lord... I tried system restore to earlier point (today before upgrading), and it failed. I had to go to a raid (world of warcrack) so I left it til after. Now it suddenly works again.

Yeah, I am seriously considering upgrading to Windows 7. I never wanted Vista but it came with the computer

I would go the way of Apple if it didn't cost an arm and a leg to switch everything (and if I didn't have a relatively new laptop as it is).

Thanks for the help all. No idea why it stopped, or why it suddenly started again.. but that's microsoft for ya.

..now if i could just get that f&(*@#& .msi to install, but that is another story..

.

Dmitri · Mar 3, 2010

and can you believe it... on a whim I downloaded the program again and saved it to a different directory, and now it works. Both are created by me so neither is a system directory... yay vista.