Re: Help--Damned Nikon Capture won't Install


"Old_Man" <OLD_MAN@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> > George
> Well, it must just be me, but I purchased capture, and it works perfectly
> right out of the box. I run Windows XP on an Intel Motherboard and
> Processor based system which I built myself. And therein lies the rub.
>
> You expert camera people, think you can go down to best buy, or Price
> Costco, or the mom and pop computer store and just buy any old computer
and
> think the damn thing will run whatever you through at it. WRONG. Believe
> it or not, Computers are highly technical pieces of electronics and if not
> mapped out (selection of parts) by the manufacturer, you can spend the
next
> few years figuring out what is wrong with it.
>
> You Mac users I cannot help you. You window users, couple of things,
first
> if you are not running at least a Pentium IV at 2.8Ghz and 512MB of ram or
> better, get there if you can, I have installed XP on a Pentium II with 128
> MB of ram and it works, but I can fix breakfast before it finished
booting.
> Memory and I mean good reliable memory is the key here, Crucial and
Kingston
> Certified RAM is the only memory I purchase.
>
> My guess, checking Device Manager, your driver issues is the motherboard
> "Chipset" driver, if it's not installed correctly, not much will work
> correctly including windows XP. Don't blame NIKON for your inability to
> make your computer operate correctly, it's not NIKON's fault, it the damn
> computer.
>
> How do I know, it's simple, I have been doing this stuff for almost 25
> years, and although many times (98%) when software does not run correctly,
> it's looking for something not installed correctly, yes a driver, how can
> you tell which driver. One way is to start unhooking devices (remember to
> power off the system, unplug it from power - push the power switch to
drain
> off the standby current on the board) - one by one, and see when the error
> in device manager goes away, if all the devices work, then it's memory and
> if you have more than one stick - pull one of them out, check for the
error,
> still there, put that one back in - pull out the other one, error gone,
you
> found your problem. Or the chipset driver for the motherboard, or the
> motherboard has bad capacitors on it, and that is causing the problem. Do
a
> google search on bad caps on motherboards, pack a lunch, lots to read.
It's
> possible, you have some software conflicting with another piece of
software,
> how, it's trying to use a memory location that is currently being used by
> another package. Safe boot Windows XP, see what processes are running in
> Device Manager, the boot normally, start ending process not listed in the
> "safe boot list" and see when the error goes away, yep, you got there are
> hundreds of them. One additional thing to check.
>
> IDE channels - Hard Drives and CD/DVD drives need to have the memory
access
> set a certain way. Go into Device Manager, click on the + next to IDE
> ATA/ATAPI Controllers, the + next to the primary IDE Channel, go to the
> Primary IDE Channel, right click, choose properties, and then look at the
> advanced settings tab, Device 0 and Device 1 transfer mode must be set to
> 'DMA IF AVAILABLE' or you will have problems. Check the primary and
> secondary listings on this, check all four of them, all need to be as
> suggested above.
>
> Everyone here in this newsgroup for the most part knows more about cameras
> and photography than I, but I have built hundred of computers, and have
> fixed thousands of them, there is a process to build, setup, and ensure
it's
> working properly, and if you don't know how, find someone who does. It's
> not like walking down the street to the store.
>
> One other thing, there is absolutely no money in building computers,
quality
> components cost money, no one that I know of the major vendors buys
quality
> components. It's a numbers game, it might have an ATI or Nvidia video
card,
> but it manufactured to the Dell, or Gateway or somebody's specifications,
> corners are cut, features are left out to keep the price down. You want a
> great computer, you will have to spec it out with top flight "RETAIL"
> components and put it together yourself of find a shop who will do it for
> you using the parts you want.
>
> One other thing, Power Supplies, Sony, HP, Dell, Levenio, Compaq, Gateway,
> E-Machines and Joes & Janes computers, all use crappy power supplies, so
> they can keep the costs down. You want no trouble for your PC, you
> purchased a top flight power supply, and you have cleared up 50% of your
> problems right there. See: www.pcpowerandcooling.com for Intel certified
> power supplies.
>
> When I build a system for a client, I use the best and I mean the best
> components money can buy, I offer a 3 year parts and labor in
home/business
> warranty. I don't have warranty issues as a rule. I have been in my
small
> computer business for ten years, I have had one M-Board bad out of the
box,
> one video card went bad, One power supply was recalled by the above
company
> fixed for free and returned to me in three days. That's it.
>
> I use to recommend Sony monitors. However, I believe I have two of them
> that are two years old and both might be going out. Sony is one of the
> hardest companies to get warranty service from. I will most likely have
to
> just go out and buy new NEC monitors to replace them with, because it's
> going to take me two week arguing with Sony to fix them under the 3 year
> warranty, and I don't think it's worth my time. So I don't recommend Sony
> anything ever, not cameras, not DVD drives, Not Tivo, Not anything, it's a
> numbers game, and I end up loosing each and ever time I purchase Sony. I
do
> still have a video Hi-8 camera that is still working flawlessly, but I
don't
> use it much, so it has not reached that magical point in their number game
> where it's crapped out yet.
>
> Thom Hogan mentions the CCD in the Nikon D70s as being a Sony manufactured
> it might be, but the way I understand Nikon designed it and had Sony make
> it. So I hope I don't have anything go wrong with that.
>
> You can believe me or flame me, "frankly Charlotte, I don't give a damn".
>
> Old_Man
>

As a person who has also been in the PC business for 10+ years, I couldn't
agree more with this post as far as the computer specs and building goes.

Chris


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