sony dsc usb drivers

I just attempted to attach a Sony Cybershot DSC-W70 to my laptop using the USB port. Vista does not recognize the device. It cannot find any drivers, even on the Sony install CD.
Anybody had any luck in this area?
Sony site.. no help!
Arnie Tucson, AZ

Which version of Vista are you running? I have beta 5384 and my DSC-R1 is recognized under Vista64. If I remember correctly while trying Vista32 it also was recognized and allowed me to either use the camera wizard for downloading the files or to view the memory card as a hard drive.

"ArnoldMiller" wrote in message

I just attempted to attach a Sony Cybershot DSC-W70 to my laptop using the USB port. Vista does not recognize the device. It cannot find any drivers, even on the Sony install CD.
Anybody had any luck in this area?
Sony site.. no help!
Arnie Tucson, AZ

Mark I'm running Vista32 5384. I'm really disappointed it doesn't work! I have 2 machines: desktop and laptop. Neither work, same problem.

Interesting, didn't think there would be much of a difference in the models. My model uses the memory stick pro (1 and 2GB sizes), does yours use a duo? Maybe that's the difference.
I was really please when I plugged it into Vista and it let me view the memory card as a hard drive and move pictures to my system. Under XP64 (my main OS) I can only use the camera wizard to save my pixs to my hard drive. The only draw back I see is that I can't delete the pixs through Vista (or XP64) I have to delete them using the camera. But it is a step forward.
"Arnold Miller" wrote in message

Mark I'm running Vista32 5384. I'm really disappointed it doesn't work! I have 2 machines: desktop and laptop. Neither work, same problem.

I have a Sony FD92 that uses Dony DSC USB drivers and it DOES NOT work with Vista 5384 32bit at all either. I have tried multiple times to get it tto work corerctly, and it has even resulted in multiple bluescreens which is utterly ridiculous. To even get them to install, I had to choose to run them under "Windows XP Service Pack 2" compatibility mode.
Folks, Sony sold millions of these cameras, so why can't a simple USB driver from Sony be acceptable? This is a very poor situation....
"Mark Scheidell" wrote:

Interesting, didn't think there would be much of a difference in the models. My model uses the memory stick pro (1 and 2GB sizes), does yours use a duo? Maybe that's the difference.
I was really please when I plugged it into Vista and it let me view the memory card as a hard drive and move pictures to my system. Under XP64 (my main OS) I can only use the camera wizard to save my pixs to my hard drive. The only draw back I see is that I can't delete the pixs through Vista (or XP64) I have to delete them using the camera. But it is a step forward.
"Arnold Miller" wrote in message Mark I'm running Vista32 5384. I'm really disappointed it doesn't work! I have 2 machines: desktop and laptop. Neither work, same problem.

I just figured out how to install the DSC USB drivers and get my Sony FD92 Mavica to be recognized in Vista 5384 32 bit. It was NOT intuitive, and it was a PITA to figure out. Let's watch for this effort to be REFINED by MS... It also caused MULTIPLE blusescreens to my system as I reported earlier. This is the fix-
A. To install the drivers you must do the following or Vista will display an error stating the drivers "are not compatible with the current OS" and leave you wondering what to do:
*** Do a "Create a System Restore Point" before proceeding **** *** This has saved my A*S many times, and is highly appropriate before these next provedures in case you want to start over. *******
1. Download the current USBDRVEN.EXE DSC driver set from Sony. 2. Right-click on the file and choose "Properties". 3. Choose the "Compatibility" tab. 4. Select the "Run this program in compatibility mode for" checkbox and choose "Windows XP Service Pack 2". 5. Select "Apply" and "Ok" to close the properties dialog. 6. Double click the USBDRVEN.EXE file and the drivers will install to C:\Drivers\SonyUSB. Reboot when prompted.
B. Next, you must install the camera using the drivers you just installed. Again, this is not intuitive as one would THINK you are trying to install a camera, but the drivers you just installed won't be recognized in any attempt to locate "camera" drivers. You must instead go through the Hardware Wizard and install a new "Universal Serial Bus Controller".
1. Connect your camera. Mine was met with a dialog that it again wanted to look for new software, as if it wasn't recognized again. Select "Browse my computer for driver software". Click "Next". 2. Select "Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer". Click "Next". 3. From the "Select your device's type from the list below" dialog, choose "Universal Serial Bus controllers". If this is NOT in the list, scroll to the top and click "Show all Devices" and the list will refresh to display them. 4. Scrol down through the list until you see "Sony Corporation". Choose this, and that list will populate and display many Sony camera choices. I selected the obvious "Sony Mavica Digital Still Camera", and clicked "Next". 5. In the list of "Universal Serial Bus controllers", you will see "Sony Mavica Digital Still Camera" appear, and the familar prompt will appear asking whether you want to browse your camera. All done!
Notes:
1. Once you disconnect your camera and happen to look in Device Manager at the "Universal Serial Bus controllers" list again, you will see your camera is no longer listed. Don't worry- it will reappear when you reconenct it. 2. For those of you who have mapped drives, Sony decided for some reason that they want their cameras to occupy themselves in Windows Explorer as drive "H:\". So if you already have a drive "H:\" mapped, the camera won't show as a mapped resource. I leave drive "H:\" unmapped for the Sony Mavica to use. Plan accordingly.
*** After you are satisified things are working, create another "System Restore Point" *** Good luck and happy digital photography!

"Sony DSC USB Drivers do not work!" wrote:

I have a Sony FD92 that uses Dony DSC USB drivers and it DOES NOT work with Vista 5384 32bit at all either. I have tried multiple times to get it tto work corerctly, and it has even resulted in multiple bluescreens which is utterly ridiculous. To even get them to install, I had to choose to run them under "Windows XP Service Pack 2" compatibility mode.
Folks, Sony sold millions of these cameras, so why can't a simple USB driver from Sony be acceptable? This is a very poor situation....
"Mark Scheidell" wrote:
Interesting, didn't think there would be much of a difference in the models. My model uses the memory stick pro (1 and 2GB sizes), does yours use a duo? Maybe that's the difference.
I was really please when I plugged it into Vista and it let me view the memory card as a hard drive and move pictures to my system. Under XP64 (my main OS) I can only use the camera wizard to save my pixs to my hard drive. The only draw back I see is that I can't delete the pixs through Vista (or XP64) I have to delete them using the camera. But it is a step forward.
"Arnold Miller" wrote in message Mark I'm running Vista32 5384. I'm really disappointed it doesn't work! I have 2 machines: desktop and laptop. Neither work, same problem.