HP Digital Camera won't support Win98

External Since: Nov 03, 2007 Posts: 2

I just bought an HP Photosmart Digital Camera model M547. This 6.2 MP
model was just replaced with an 8 MP model so it was on sale. My old
camera was a 3mp and took excellent pictures (till it died), so I dont
need 8mp.

However, the camera came with an install CD which has all the
photo-editing software (which I dont need), and the USB drivers.
I tried to install the drivers for Win98se and found the CD only has
software for XP and above. I went to the HP website to download the
Win98 drivers and got a message saying they no longer support Win98,
WinME, or Win2K.

The camera itself seems to work fine, and easily. However, if I can
not download the pictures to my computer, they can keep the damn
thing. Tomorrow I am returning it.

Does anyone know which digital camera brands still support Win98? It
does little good to have a camera that cant transfer the files to a
computer, and I am not going to upgrade to XP just because HP will no
longer support Win98, particularly when I despise and hate XP.

If these companies refuse to help ALL their customers, then I refuse
to do business with them. After all, how difficult is it to make a
few drivers available on their website...... I dont care if their
photo editing software dont work. There is always Photoshop and
others, but if they cant at least offer a driver, screw em'.

I just hope the photos I put on my SD card will work when I buy
another brand of camera so I do not lose all of them. They were taken
of our newborn baby. Does anyone know if they will work and remain on
the card when I do find a camera that accepts Win98?

Thanks

George

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External Since: Apr 27, 2005 Posts: 6

I agree that it is frustrating that something as simple as a Windows 98
driver is generally no longer provided. However, I am not sure that you can
blame manufacturers completely for no longer supporting an operating system
that was discontinued 8 years ago.

Although my main computer is Windows XP, I do still occasionally use an old
laptop that was given to me that is running Windows 98SE. I like to be able
to hook up my various USB devices to it. Generally there are no drivers
provided anymore, even for card readers.

I suggest that you go to this link:

http://www.technical-assistance.co.uk/kb/usbmsd98.php

and follow the instructions and download and install the program. If your
camera supports the USB mass storage protocol, as many do, it should work
with no problem. If not, then an inexpensive card reader should work,
whether it comes with Windows 98SE drivers or not.

I am assuming you have Windows 98 S(econd) E(dition). If you are still
running first edition, then you are out of luck, unless you can find an
upgrade disk.

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<george-thurmann.RemoveThis@no_email.com> wrote in message
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>I just bought an HP Photosmart Digital Camera model M547. This 6.2 MP
> model was just replaced with an 8 MP model so it was on sale. My old
> camera was a 3mp and took excellent pictures (till it died), so I dont
> need 8mp.
>
> However, the camera came with an install CD which has all the
> photo-editing software (which I dont need), and the USB drivers.
> I tried to install the drivers for Win98se and found the CD only has
> software for XP and above. I went to the HP website to download the
> Win98 drivers and got a message saying they no longer support Win98,
> WinME, or Win2K.
>
> The camera itself seems to work fine, and easily. However, if I can
> not download the pictures to my computer, they can keep the damn
> thing. Tomorrow I am returning it.
>
> Does anyone know which digital camera brands still support Win98? It
> does little good to have a camera that cant transfer the files to a
> computer, and I am not going to upgrade to XP just because HP will no
> longer support Win98, particularly when I despise and hate XP.
>
> If these companies refuse to help ALL their customers, then I refuse
> to do business with them. After all, how difficult is it to make a
> few drivers available on their website...... I dont care if their
> photo editing software dont work. There is always Photoshop and
> others, but if they cant at least offer a driver, screw em'.
>
> I just hope the photos I put on my SD card will work when I buy
> another brand of camera so I do not lose all of them. They were taken
> of our newborn baby. Does anyone know if they will work and remain on
> the card when I do find a camera that accepts Win98?
>
>
> Thanks
>
> George
>
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