Have you tried running this scanner in COMPATABILITY MODE? It appears to be a relatively old scanner that was suitable for use on computers up to XP. In compatability mode, it should (in theory anyway!) run with XP drivers on your WIN7 rig.

I already am!!.. I'm married to a shopaholic!!

Anyway - last time an American company tried to sue a Scot for breach of copyright, the Clan Chief MACDONALD won his case!!

My guess is that the judge is a duffer at "spot the difference" competitions! Straight away (apart from the different angles of the compositions), I spotted that in one of the images the bus has a red radiator grille, and in the other image it's black.

If I decided to market a product called KOKA KOLA, and used a logo with this name on a GREEN background, would I be infringing COCA COLA's copyright, considering their background colour is RED?..

I blame the American attitude of "if it moves, sue it, and if it doesn't move then sue it until it does" for this ridiculous nonsense!

Charlotte - try adjusting the diopter by sliding the bar located around the viewfinder (your manual should explain about diopter adjustment). It could be that your eyes are telling your brain that everything's in focus. If you normally wear glasses, give your eyes a moment to adjust without them, then re-adjust the diopter settings in the viewfinder. Hopefully, that will solve your problem.

You will need a carrier for your scanner in order for it to scan slides. Since you say that your scanner cannot do this, the alternatives are:

1. take the slides to a photographic retailer, such as Jessops, and get them to scan them onto cd/dvd for you, or;

2. if you are talking about vast quantities, and top-notch quality is not too important to you, have a look at the Xennox Photo Scanner:

http://www.clifford-james.co.uk/online.cfm/electrical/zennox-digital-photo-scann...

The blurb doesn't specifically mention slides, but I'm sure their customer service team will be able to confirm one way or the other if it can. As a longer-term investment, you might want to hunt down something similar on Ebay and/or Amazon. I believe Nikon and Plustek are pretty good with this sort of equipment.

Welcome, ChairmanMichael!!.. Are you related to Chairman Mao, by any chance?

http://uk.eye.fi/

Is this the sort of thing you mean? If so, you can't really go wrong with Samsung.

Your card is not the problem. At 32Gb, that's more than plenty for adding a movie to. Formatting is not the issue either - I'd suggest checking the battery, to see that it's fully charged, and holding the charge. If the battery is in good condition, I'd consider that either you have accidentally nudged a button to stop shooting, or maybe you need to upfate your firmware?.. After that, get in touch with your local Pentax service centre.

What are they advertising??

ARNO - DSLR's are only permitted at Anfield if they Make King Kenny look Scottish, and Andy Carroll look as though he's worth every penny of the £35 million Liverpool paid for him. There are no restrictions on pinhole cameras, or mobile phones without built-in cameras.... APPARENTLY!!