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Hey, I'm trying to install a DSC Pro camera by Xircom
given to me by Earthlink. I have the right drivers, but
the problem is that Windows Me and Windows XP can only add
drivers that are .infs, and these drivers are .dlls.

Any way I can add these drivers? I can't remember how, but
I once got it working on ME, really I just installed it.
I've looked in the windows/system/drivers folder, and the
install copied them there. Its just that the digital album
doesn't find the camera, and thats probably because it
can't use .dll drivers.

Can anyone help?
 
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Could it be your cable? I understand Polaroid has a USB cable that works with this
camera. It is the serial/usb for a Fun Flash 640SE. I found this information on a
forum.
The drivers that are floating around the internet work with this cable to allow full
use of the camera.

Have you tried EarthLink for drivers?
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"Mike S." <KingPhreak@nc.rr.com> wrote in message
news:172ee01c448ca$6c410290$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> Hey, I'm trying to install a DSC Pro camera by Xircom
> given to me by Earthlink. I have the right drivers, but
> the problem is that Windows Me and Windows XP can only add
> drivers that are .infs, and these drivers are .dlls.
>
> Any way I can add these drivers? I can't remember how, but
> I once got it working on ME, really I just installed it.
> I've looked in the windows/system/drivers folder, and the
> install copied them there. Its just that the digital album
> doesn't find the camera, and thats probably because it
> can't use .dll drivers.
>
> Can anyone help?
 
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A) Earthlink doesn't have any support for it, they just
gave it away for free. It would be Xircom to go to, but
their out of business 🙁
B) The cable should be working fine, it used to work, but
I dont know why it wouldn't now.
Looking for a new cable would be hectic because I'd
probably have to buy a new camera, and the pictures I need
are already on this camera.
>-----Original Message-----
>Could it be your cable? I understand Polaroid has a USB
cable that works with this
>camera. It is the serial/usb for a Fun Flash 640SE. I
found this information on a
>forum.
>The drivers that are floating around the internet work
with this cable to allow full
>use of the camera.
>
>Have you tried EarthLink for drivers?
>--
>Mary Sauer MS MVP
>http://office.microsoft.com/
>http://www.mvps.org/msauer/
>news://msnews.microsoft.com
>"Mike S." <KingPhreak@nc.rr.com> wrote in message
>news:172ee01c448ca$6c410290$a301280a@phx.gbl...
>> Hey, I'm trying to install a DSC Pro camera by Xircom
>> given to me by Earthlink. I have the right drivers, but
>> the problem is that Windows Me and Windows XP can only
add
>> drivers that are .infs, and these drivers are .dlls.
>>
>> Any way I can add these drivers? I can't remember how,
but
>> I once got it working on ME, really I just installed it.
>> I've looked in the windows/system/drivers folder, and
the
>> install copied them there. Its just that the digital
album
>> doesn't find the camera, and thats probably because it
>> can't use .dll drivers.
>>
>> Can anyone help?
>
>
>.
>
 
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On Wed, 2 Jun 2004 10:52:50 -0700, "Mike S." <KingPhreak@nc.rr.com> wrote:

>Hey, I'm trying to install a DSC Pro camera by Xircom
>given to me by Earthlink. I have the right drivers, but
>the problem is that Windows Me and Windows XP can only add
>drivers that are .infs, and these drivers are .dlls.
>
>Any way I can add these drivers? I can't remember how, but
>I once got it working on ME, really I just installed it.
>I've looked in the windows/system/drivers folder, and the
>install copied them there. Its just that the digital album
>doesn't find the camera, and thats probably because it
>can't use .dll drivers.
>
>Can anyone help?

Why not download the correct drivers?
http://www.cameratechsupport.com/earthlink/digicamsdrivers_pc.htm

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Michael Cecil
http://home.comcast.net/~macecil/
 
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Those are what I have...

>-----Original Message-----
>
>Why not download the correct drivers?
>http://www.cameratechsupport.com/earthlink/digicamsdrivers
_pc.htm
>
>--
>Michael Cecil
>http://home.comcast.net/~macecil/
>.
>
 
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Drivers are almost always .dlls, occasionally .exes. The .inf files
that are part of almost all driver installation packages tell the
installer which driver files to put where for which OS, and can also
(I think) add necessary entries to the Registry. To install drivers in
XP, you either need a setup.exe type program or a device .inf file
_as_ _well_ _as_ the drivers themselves.

On Wed, 2 Jun 2004 10:52:50 -0700, "Mike S." <KingPhreak@nc.rr.com>
wrote:

>Hey, I'm trying to install a DSC Pro camera by Xircom
>given to me by Earthlink. I have the right drivers, but
>the problem is that Windows Me and Windows XP can only add
>drivers that are .infs, and these drivers are .dlls.
>
>Any way I can add these drivers? I can't remember how, but
>I once got it working on ME, really I just installed it.
>I've looked in the windows/system/drivers folder, and the
>install copied them there. Its just that the digital album
>doesn't find the camera, and thats probably because it
>can't use .dll drivers.
>
>Can anyone help?

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Well I'd like to install it on this machine (XP) and it
has a setup program. its really a self-extracting zip that
extracts to C: and runs the Setup.exe automatically. So
your saying, edit my registries so that it should read to
those .dll files?

>-----Original Message-----
>Drivers are almost always .dlls, occasionally .exes.
The .inf files
>that are part of almost all driver installation packages
tell the
>installer which driver files to put where for which OS,
and can also
>(I think) add necessary entries to the Registry. To
install drivers in
>XP, you either need a setup.exe type program or a
device .inf file
>_as_ _well_ _as_ the drivers themselves.
>
>On Wed, 2 Jun 2004 10:52:50 -0700, "Mike S."
<KingPhreak@nc.rr.com>
>wrote:
>
>>Hey, I'm trying to install a DSC Pro camera by Xircom
>>given to me by Earthlink. I have the right drivers, but
>>the problem is that Windows Me and Windows XP can only
add
>>drivers that are .infs, and these drivers are .dlls.
>>
>>Any way I can add these drivers? I can't remember how,
but
>>I once got it working on ME, really I just installed it.
>>I've looked in the windows/system/drivers folder, and
the
>>install copied them there. Its just that the digital
album
>>doesn't find the camera, and thats probably because it
>>can't use .dll drivers.
>>
>>Can anyone help?
>
>Please respond to the Newsgroup, so that others may
benefit from the exchange.
>Peter R. Fletcher
>
>
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>
 
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If the setup program antedates WinXP, as it sounds as if it may, it
almost certainly won't work properly with WinXP! You need either an
XP-aware .inf file and the appropriate .dlls. or an XP-aware Setup.exe
file (which would create and/or organise the files that you need).
There is no way of turning .dlls into .inf files - they have totally
different formats, contents, and functions. If you knew exactly what
to do and if you were sure that you had XP-compatible driver files,
you might be able to set things up by editing the Registry, but this
is obviously not the case.

On Wed, 2 Jun 2004 11:26:22 -0700,
<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Well I'd like to install it on this machine (XP) and it
>has a setup program. its really a self-extracting zip that
>extracts to C: and runs the Setup.exe automatically. So
>your saying, edit my registries so that it should read to
>those .dll files?
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Drivers are almost always .dlls, occasionally .exes.
>The .inf files
>>that are part of almost all driver installation packages
>tell the
>>installer which driver files to put where for which OS,
>and can also
>>(I think) add necessary entries to the Registry. To
>install drivers in
>>XP, you either need a setup.exe type program or a
>device .inf file
>>_as_ _well_ _as_ the drivers themselves.
>>
>>On Wed, 2 Jun 2004 10:52:50 -0700, "Mike S."
><KingPhreak@nc.rr.com>
>>wrote:
>>
>>>Hey, I'm trying to install a DSC Pro camera by Xircom
>>>given to me by Earthlink. I have the right drivers, but
>>>the problem is that Windows Me and Windows XP can only
>add
>>>drivers that are .infs, and these drivers are .dlls.
>>>
>>>Any way I can add these drivers? I can't remember how,
>but
>>>I once got it working on ME, really I just installed it.
>>>I've looked in the windows/system/drivers folder, and
>the
>>>install copied them there. Its just that the digital
>album
>>>doesn't find the camera, and thats probably because it
>>>can't use .dll drivers.
>>>
>>>Can anyone help?
>>
>>Please respond to the Newsgroup, so that others may
>benefit from the exchange.
>>Peter R. Fletcher
>>
>>
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Please respond to the Newsgroup, so that others may benefit from the exchange.
Peter R. Fletcher


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