What I hate about Windows is that, no sooner have they released the latest version and updated it with service packs to stabilise it, then they release the next version, winding down support for the older OS in the process!!

@ DAVIDAITCH - try this link. It looks as though the site hasn't been updated for a while, but it might be of some use to you when you shoot off the Kodachrome you found at home.

Claire - sounds like a fault with the camera. Send it to:

Johnsons Photopia Ltd
Hempstalls Lane
Newcastle under Lyme
Staffordshire
ST5 0SW


Tel: +44 (0) 1782 753350
Email: [email protected]">[email protected]


And get a repair estimate. If the cost of repair is "uneconomical", then ask if it is possible to upgrade. I don't know if they still do it, but when it was Pentax in Slough that done the repairs a few years back I upgraded an Optio A20 to an A40. The cost to repair the A20 was around £80, but the upgrade was £110, so for the exrea £30 I was getting a brand-new camera!

Good luck, Claire!

Possibly a broken/loose wire in the charger, or the wire in the plug itself is loose. Possibly even a dud battery. How old's the camera? To fully charge a battery should take at least 1-2 hours (depending on how much charge was already there).

So many ifs, buts, and maybe's Claire! Perhaps you might like to post some more info, such as what you have tried (try another wall-socket for your charger, etc)...

Go to DEVICE MANAGER (if you are running Win 7, type that exact phrase in the search bar at the START window). Now, click on it from the list. This will now display all your devices. If you have anything with a YELLOW WARNING TRIANGLE (most likely the USB CONTROLLERS if you do have), right-click on it, then select UNINSTALL from the dropdown menu. Finally, once you have done all this, click on ACTION, then SCAN FOR HARDWARE CHANGES. If you had anything with the warning triangle, this should bopefully have cleared this problem. Now, connect your camera like you previously done. Hopefully, your camera is now recognised as a MASS STORAGE DEVICE - it may even be named Pentax P70. If not, go back to ACTION from the DEVICE MANAGER screen, and this time click ADD LEGACY HARDWARE (you might need a cd rom containing any drivers - if not, you can let your pc scan for these via Windows Update).

I hope this is of help, and rectifies your problem.

Cheers, John!!.. I never gave that a thought!!

Ian - you may want to look at Windows Live Photo Gallery (part of the Windows Live Essentials suite of tools). I think P & F viewer only looks at the basic picture file-types, and like John suggests, WP&F Viewer takes over by reading the pre-Photoshopped files, disregarding your adjustments. I think WLPG works differently to WP&G Viewer in this respect.

Ladies and gents - just to remind you all that this coming Sunday and Monday (26th/27th Aug) sees the annual Notting Hill Carnival spring to life, so if you are in the London area this weekend looking for photo opportunities, get yourselves along! It may not be the Rio Carnival, but it is still a sight worth seeing! link

Dave - the "structure" of the images are as follows:

your camera creates an image file (let's call it DSCF0001). The file has to be stored in a folder, so typically, the folder is usually given a date name* (*if you switch your camera off, then shoot a new set of images, the date name gets allocated a unique name, 19082012-1, for example). You now upload these images to your pc. at this point, your pc has never "met" these files, so it "invites" them to a space on your pc, usually in the MY PHOTOS folder. Provided you do not already have a folder/folders with the same name, folder 19082012-1 and containing DSCF0001 will be copied there. If you then attempt to upload the same folder onto the same pc, you will usually be told that this folder already exists, and offers you the chance to overwrite the existing folder, duplicating the image(s) within that folder on your card, or to cancel. Provided you have not told the computer to wipe the card after importing the images, they remain on the card, unaltered. You can then upload those exact-same folders and images to as many other computers as you little heart desires - whether it be 1, 100, or even 1,000,000!

Hopefully I've explained it in a way that's clearly understood - sobriety plays havoc with my one remaining active braincell, I'm afraid!

Provided you don't erase the files and folders on the card, you can upload the images to as many pc's as you like.