Problems, crashed again.....

Didn't try it in the wee hours....but will do one now. This card reader is
a Sandisk one. USB 2.0 Reader/Writer. Same as Heirloom's I guess. But I
seem to be missing some USB files/dlls.....can't remember.

I will write them down when I try again......ack!! I think it had to be my
disconnecting it from the USB port that caused the crash. It does say in
the booklet NOT to disconnect when the RED light is on......but it didn't
install, so I don't know what in hell colour a light would have been. If
that makes any sense.

NOTE: Heirloom's attachment did not cause this.....but something is amiss
on this computer and I am trying to right it and then will install again. I
had to take the scanner out of the USB port to plug in the card
reader.....that shouldn't have caused a problem.

I only have 2 USB ports and not sure what is plugged in the other. I have
to 'stand on my head' to get at the back of the CPU, which is why I didn't
see the screen go black.

Cheers.....Figgs

"Mart" wrote in message
...
Just wonder if you've tried a System Restore before you go running off to
far? It *might* save you some heartache.

Mart


"Heather" wrote in message
...
Thanks Jan......I will try that. I have a ton of them too......Frank is
not
bad for an old guy, is he.......bwa ha ha. He will get me for that one.

Btw.....I don't have "Active Desktop" on......is that for that? Or just
an
ordinary monitor.

Seems to be working OK now......so had to be the damn card reader!!

XX Heather

"Jan Il" wrote in message
...
Hi Heather ;-)

"Heather" wrote in message
...
Hi Guys......
Don't have a fix for the other, but, here's one for when the desktop
icons
go all over after you've been in Safe Mode. It really works a treat
for
me
(seems I'm always needing to go to Safe Mode fairly often) and I got
soooo
tired of having to redo all those dang icons, I only have about 3 dz
of
'em.
And I just hate the ones that get lost below the bottom taskbar. So,
now
I
just type in 'restoredesktop' in the Run window and Bingo! Every one
of
the
'lil darlin's is back where they belong.

This was a goody Frank Saunders on the
microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlooke xpress ng gave me to
hush
my puling and whining about my icons going all over in Safe Mood all
the
time.

You may already have this, or something else that does the same thing,
but,
in case you need....they're down toward the bottom of the page.
http://www.lynn3686.freeserve.co.uk/desktoprestore.html
http://www.lynn3686.freeserve.co.uk/...toprestore.zip

Jan

Hi all......

This time I took it slow and followed the advice given by Mike in a post to
do with Pentax Optio software....which I could not seem to install, btw
(ACDSee).

It asked for USBNTMAP.SYS this time and I pointed it to BASE2.CAB on the D
drive, then the Wizard said something was installed but not working properly
and to click on "Update Drivers"......et voila....the card reader
installed!! Yahoo, and a British "good show". (G)

Mike....I save a lot of your good advice if I think I may ever need
it.....and believe me, this came in handy. I also downloaded the
USBWinme.exe drivers from the website you mentioned, but didn't need them.

Just checked System32, Drivers sub folder......the USBNTMAP.SYS is now in
there and is the original June 8, 2000 date, but created today. I just
checked the properties on all of the USB.SYS files and it also created
another one today.....USBSTOR.SYS.......this is the one that the other
fellow was missing as well for the software.....

I am typing out this explanation in case anyone else has problems with
installing a card reader.....either USB or the Software.....because your
previous post helped me tremendously.

Many thanks, Sir Michael!!

Heather

"Heather" wrote in message
...
Didn't try it in the wee hours....but will do one now. This card reader
is
a Sandisk one. USB 2.0 Reader/Writer. Same as Heirloom's I guess. But I
seem to be missing some USB files/dlls.....can't remember.

I will write them down when I try again......ack!! I think it had to be
my
disconnecting it from the USB port that caused the crash. It does say in
the booklet NOT to disconnect when the RED light is on......but it didn't
install, so I don't know what in hell colour a light would have been. If
that makes any sense.

NOTE: Heirloom's attachment did not cause this.....but something is amiss
on this computer and I am trying to right it and then will install again.
I
had to take the scanner out of the USB port to plug in the card
reader.....that shouldn't have caused a problem.

I only have 2 USB ports and not sure what is plugged in the other. I have
to 'stand on my head' to get at the back of the CPU, which is why I didn't
see the screen go black.

Cheers.....Figgs

"Mart" wrote in message
...
Just wonder if you've tried a System Restore before you go running off
to
far? It *might* save you some heartache.

Mart


"Heather" wrote in message
...
Thanks Jan......I will try that. I have a ton of them too......Frank
is
not
bad for an old guy, is he.......bwa ha ha. He will get me for that
one.

Btw.....I don't have "Active Desktop" on......is that for that? Or
just
an
ordinary monitor.

Seems to be working OK now......so had to be the damn card reader!!

XX Heather

"Jan Il" wrote in message
...
Hi Heather ;-)

"Heather" wrote in message
...
Hi Guys......
Don't have a fix for the other, but, here's one for when the desktop
icons
go all over after you've been in Safe Mode. It really works a treat
for
me
(seems I'm always needing to go to Safe Mode fairly often) and I got
soooo
tired of having to redo all those dang icons, I only have about 3 dz
of
'em.
And I just hate the ones that get lost below the bottom taskbar. So,
now
I
just type in 'restoredesktop' in the Run window and Bingo! Every
one
of
the
'lil darlin's is back where they belong.

This was a goody Frank Saunders on the
microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlooke xpress ng gave me
to
hush
my puling and whining about my icons going all over in Safe Mood all
the
time.

You may already have this, or something else that does the same
thing,
but,
in case you need....they're down toward the bottom of the page.
http://www.lynn3686.freeserve.co.uk/desktoprestore.html
http://www.lynn3686.freeserve.co.uk/...toprestore.zip

Jan

Glad to read of your success Heather.

Have been out of sorts for most of this week but do have a "massive" e-mail
under construction which I hope to be posting to your tomorrow.
--
Mike


Heather wrote:

Hi all......

This time I took it slow and followed the advice given by Mike in a post
to do with Pentax Optio software....which I could not seem to install, btw
(ACDSee).

It asked for USBNTMAP.SYS this time and I pointed it to BASE2.CAB on the D
drive, then the Wizard said something was installed but not working
properly and to click on "Update Drivers"......et voila....the card reader
installed!! Yahoo, and a British "good show". (G)

Mike....I save a lot of your good advice if I think I may ever need
it.....and believe me, this came in handy. I also downloaded the
USBWinme.exe drivers from the website you mentioned, but didn't need them.

Just checked System32, Drivers sub folder......the USBNTMAP.SYS is now in
there and is the original June 8, 2000 date, but created today. I just
checked the properties on all of the USB.SYS files and it also created
another one today.....USBSTOR.SYS.......this is the one that the other
fellow was missing as well for the software.....

I am typing out this explanation in case anyone else has problems with
installing a card reader.....either USB or the Software.....because your
previous post helped me tremendously.

Thanks Mike......I look forward to it. Not long now.....we will be winging
o'er the Atlantic in 7 days!! And I still have a lot do do.....ack!!
Sitting here sewing while running a scan, would you believe. Kind of spoils
the 'geek' image, grin. A woman of many talents, I am.

Cheers.....Heather 8-)))

"Mike M" wrote in message
...
Glad to read of your success Heather.

Have been out of sorts for most of this week but do have a "massive"
e-mail
under construction which I hope to be posting to your tomorrow.
--
Mike


Heather wrote:

Hi all......

This time I took it slow and followed the advice given by Mike in a post
to do with Pentax Optio software....which I could not seem to install,
btw
(ACDSee).

It asked for USBNTMAP.SYS this time and I pointed it to BASE2.CAB on the
D
drive, then the Wizard said something was installed but not working
properly and to click on "Update Drivers"......et voila....the card
reader
installed!! Yahoo, and a British "good show". (G)

Mike....I save a lot of your good advice if I think I may ever need
it.....and believe me, this came in handy. I also downloaded the
USBWinme.exe drivers from the website you mentioned, but didn't need
them.

Just checked System32, Drivers sub folder......the USBNTMAP.SYS is now
in
there and is the original June 8, 2000 date, but created today. I just
checked the properties on all of the USB.SYS files and it also created
another one today.....USBSTOR.SYS.......this is the one that the other
fellow was missing as well for the software.....

I am typing out this explanation in case anyone else has problems with
installing a card reader.....either USB or the Software.....because your
previous post helped me tremendously.

On Sat, 29 May 2004 00:28:47 -0400, "Heather"

Hi Guys......

Hi Heather!

Rebooted and decided to plug in my new card reader for the digital
camera......got a few missing file or dll errors.

What OS? WinME, Win2000 and XP have native support for cameras as
storage devices (though if you switch the camera to WebCam mode etc.
it will prompt and look for drivers etc.) but Win98xx needs drivers.

I didn't write them down, but they were USB ones...

For USB support, or for particular USB devices e.g. camera?

I took the card reader out of the USB port.....and wham, the whole damn
thing went dead on me!!

Yup, can happen. You may well have that mileage when removing
removable devices; better to rt-click, Eject or look for a Systray
icon to safely stop the device before removing it.

Have you recently installed Adaptec/Roxio (hack, spit) CDRW software?

I had that basket kill USB devices stone dead - plug in memory card
into SanDisk card reader, system locks up hard (as in, reset button
required). Documented to be an Adaptect/Roxio screwup. Talking
fairly old Adaptec (hack, spit) bundleware a la HP CDRW, in Win98SE

Screen was freezing on me last night and had to reboot a couple of times. I
put IconCache on because the icons were slow to 'fill in'.

Time to consider http://cquirke.mvps.org/9x/bthink.htm including the
nested http://cquirke.mvps.org/9x/virtest.htm, or even the rigorous
http://cquirke.mvps.org/9x/badpc.htm "whip and chair" approach.

I never could write a short post.....sorry about that.

Funny, I have the same problem ;-)



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