[alankearn]

I have bought a used (second hand) Sony DSC P73 digital camera .My OS is Windows 98SE and I am thinking of buying a card reader for it Would someone please explain how it connects (usb?) to my computer how the reader works and do I need anything installing in my computer to make the reader work.

Thanks

[kiwiguy]

A card reader is just a device that takes the camera card(s) and allows you to read from them (and write to them if needed), instead of having to attach the camera.

With 98SE, you need to make sure that you get the drivers for the reader (as 98SE is not plug and play with USB as XP is). But the card reader is the way to go, usually much less hassle than having to load the camera drivers.

[brendandonhu]

Win98 has USB Plug And Play...you can just plug in the card reader and install the driver if needed. It will show up as a removable storage device in My Computer.

[alankearn]

Thanks for your replies

[erick295]

Originally Posted by brendandonhu

Win98 has USB Plug And Play...you can just plug in the card reader and install the driver if needed. It will show up as a removable storage device in My Computer.

Windows 98 has plug-and-play, but it does not support USB storage devices without third-party drivers.

[brendandonhu]

Thanks
I thought 98SE did.

[kiwiguy]

Perhaps I phrased it badly, I was referring to Windows 98SE needing drivers, where XP is truly "plug and play" where no drivers are (usually) needed (they are all contained within Windows).

98SE will (should) recognise that a device has been plugged in, but will not be able to use it until you have loaded the drivers.

Depends on what you term "plug and play" I guess.