To be fair that's not what you said in your original post. [/quote

Not so easy when you are on the company pc, and unable to browse the actual files though.

I'm assuming you unzipped the files first. Load the card containing the update into your computer, and extract the files in the normal manner. once you can see the following 2 files:

README.TXT
Fwdc206b.bin

in UNZIPPED FORMAT, delete the zip files completely. Now, reinstall the sd card to your camera. Now, turn the camera on (whispering "hello sexy!" may get the camera a little excited, but it wont turn it on!! ), and hopefully the .bin file will install to the camera.

MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A FULLY-CHARGED BATTERY BEFORE RUNNING THIS.

Try inserting a fresh sd card into your computer, and download the firmware straight on to the card. Once you have done so, insert this card into your camera whilst it is switched off. Once the card is in place and the cover closed, switch the camera on. Hopefully, you should now see the firmware updating via the cameras lcd screen.

Excellent close-up!!

If you get the pics scanned as 1 roll of 35mm to 1 cd, a 36-exposure should allow the shop to scan each pic so that the individual jpeg size is around 15 Mb. A standard cd-rom is about 700 Mb, so divide this figure by the no. of exposures on a roll. 15 Mb should be pretty much adequate for getting good resolution. I can't remember the precise calculation, but if the image size is 4000 x 3000 pixels and each file is 15 Mb, then (I'm guessing here) the resolution is likely to be around the 300-400 pixels/inch mark (but don't quote me on that! )

Check with Jessops and Snappy Snaps to see what the native resolution is of their scanning equipment. What ever you do, DON'T have them processed and scanned in a supermarket such as ASDA, TESCO, etc!! Last time I got some negs scanned to disc at ASDA (I knooooooow!!...) the image scans were about 600 x 400 pixels!!???.....

Your main focus should be to the resolution each scanner offers. If, for example, a particular machine scans at 1024 x 768 d.p.i. and another machine scans at perhaps 4000 x 3000 d.p.i. then the latter machine should (in theory anyway) offer better quality from the scans. Obviously, the higher the d.p.i. the bigger the image file - for example, the 1024 x 768 might be 2.5Mb in size whereas the 4000 x 3000 is more likely to be close to at least 10Mb.

Provided you take the usual precautions, I don't see any reason not to take it with you. Just make sure your insurance specifically covers it. Since I only got my Kr in December, I haven't had the chance to take mine overseas yet, but when I had my *iST, it travelled the globe with me, without any problems.

Don't spend any more time trying to diagnose faults - get it back to the shop that sold it to you, or send to Pentax. Even though the one-year warranty may have expired, the camera must be "fit for purpose" for a "reasonable" amount of time. If you don't get any satisfaction, try issuing a claim through the small claims court.

Oops!!.. I guess my brain was fried that night!.. Of course, you are right, Chris.