I do not see where XP is better than 98SE. Yes I upgraded because a lot
of modern software won't run on 98SE but XP has a lot of stuff that is
not needed by Joe User, but makes corporates IT folks happy. In fact I
find that XP Pro SP2 is its own virus. I shut off automatic updates and
it turns them back on. The auto updates change the system from the way
you want it set up to the way MS wants it set up. The last one, loaded
Sunday morning, change the look and feel of my system as well. At the
moment I am kind of pissed at XP.
graywolf
http://www.graywolfphoto.com
http://webpages.charter.net/graywolf
"Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof"
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John Forbes wrote:
If there's one essential accessory for a DSLR, it's a modern PC (or Mac).
You need the processing power and you need the storage space. Your
machine probably came with a 10GB disk. You'll soon use that up.
If you think you can get away with not processing your images, you've
bought the wrong camera. You need a point and shoot.
Plus the fact that XP and Mac OSX (or whatever it is) are a million
times better than Win98.
John
On Thu, 06 Apr 2006 13:28:36 +0100, Roman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
It is not Pentax *istDS it's just no USB-device support under Windows
98. I had the same problem with my friends PC and webcam.
You need either Windows 2000 or Windows XP with USB support. You
won't get neither *istDS nor any other USB device to work under
Windows 98. Please read knowledge base article from the Microsoft
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q240075/
Regards,
Roman.
Forget Windows, go Linux
http://www.debian.org/
From: "luispaulodesa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: Windows 98 x *ist DS
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Hiya. My DS just arrived yesterday. Still reading the manual and
playing with the cam. I had a 'surprise'. When I tried to install
the software in my computer which runs on Windows 98, I simply
couldn't do it. It didn't bothered me much. It got worse, though.
I plugged the camera and, at first, the system does recognise the
existence of the Pentax *ist DS, but cannot install the drivers. I
tried Microsoft, tried Pentax, but all software I found was related
to newer versions of Windows. Any suggestions? I thought of buying a
card reader, sounded the most reasonable solution for I do not feel
like updating my computer at the moment.
About the camera so far, looks insteresting and promising. It's my
first digital slr, feels a bit odd, but so far so good. Still
learning all the functions and everything. One thing I miss is
certainly all the dials available on the body, instead of through
lcd menus, but looks like I'll have to deal with that. Maybe I am
just an old fart, but hey, who the heck said that old dogs can't
learn new tricks? ;) Cheers
LP
