"P. J. Alling" wrote: > > Ann, I may have spoken too soon.
You'll be hearing from my attorney .... <vbg> >After sending the last message I > realized I hadn't actually used either the D or DS on the Win98 machine > since I installed a high speed card reader on my W2K box about 6 months > ago. So I tried them both and neither works. Seems that the Pentax > Drivers have to be re-installed and the system can't find them. They > don't seem to be on either software disk that were supplied with the > cameras and they're certainly not on the Win98 disk. I have no idea > currently where to get them, why they worked and why they stopped, but > I'll let you know. But seriously - thanks PEter... I do ahve SE not plain WIndoze... also, I'll be wanting to get a card reader anyway... I know the 2.0 works on win 98SE - but not on plain old win 98 ann > > Ann Sanfedele wrote: > > >"P. J. Alling" wrote: > > > > > >>Well, they're not exactly right. I'm able to connect the camera to my > >>win98se machine. > >> > >> > > > >Phew - > >For starters, that's really all I need to do. > > > > > > > >>However if you plan to shoot raw and need the Pentax > >>photo lab software it won't install on 98, maybe not on ME, though I > >>didn't actually try. > >> > >> > > > >That web site Shel sent me to said it ran on ME and 2000 - > >It is 2000 I have in my drawer , not ME, actually - I just > >would rather not, thank you, change > >anything that isn't absolutely necessary for survival. > > > > > > > >>It would probably run, but the installer depends > >>on files not available in 98. None of my operating systems were > >>pre-installed, as all of my machines are home built. (It's amazing how > >>fast relatively new hardware runs when you're not using the latest > >>bloatware from Microsoft). > >> > >> > > > >Don't get me started on bloatware - nicely put > > > >ann, jsut an old fashioned gal > > > > > > > >>Ann Sanfedele wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >>>Before I ordered the DS I called Pentax to ask a couple of > >>>questions.... > >>>could it deliver the size and resolution I wanted in prints > >>>(that the stock agency asked for) > >>>and was the DS compatible with Windows 98 SE - (Second > >>>edition) > >>> > >>>Answer to both questions was yes.... > >>> > >>>Then Shel pointed me to this - > >>> > >>> > >>>http://www.pentaxslr.com/bodies/dlFaq#category5 > >>> > >>> > >>>I might have to breakdown and install the windoze 2000 > >>>upgrade that has been sitting in the > >>>drawer for 5 years... > >>> > >>>OTOH - maybe the only reason Windoze 98 SE isn't in the > >>>list on the site Shel pointed me to > >>>is that the writer didn't think anyone had it anymore.... > >>> > >>>sigh.... > >>> > >>>ann > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>-- > >>When you're worried or in doubt, > >> Run in circles, (scream and shout). > >> > >>-- > >>PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >>PDML@pdml.net > >>http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >> > >> > > > > > > > > -- > When you're worried or in doubt, > Run in circles, (scream and shout). > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
