One of kind problem. Use the ‘autofix’ from Microsoft. It needs to run, restart, run again, restart, it’s a circus!
The registry entries and also the MS autofix eventually make it work, but It’s so many restarts and re-runs, it’s undocumentable.
MS ‘autoplay repair wizard’ comes from
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=c680a7b6-e8fa-45c4-a171-1b389cfacdad&displaylang=en
http://www.the-pc-guru.com/Windows_Scanner_and_Camera_W.php
Solution
Check that autoplay / autorun is properly configured:
- Start the Registry Editor (click Start, Run, type regedit and click OK).
- Expand HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\ Services\CDRom.
- Select the folder CDRom.
- In the right-hand pane, check that the value AutoRun is set to 1. If not, double-click AutoRun and set it to 1.
- Expand HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer.
- Select the folder Explorer.
- In the right-hand pane, check that the value NoDriveTypeAutoRun is set to 0×00000091 (145). If not, double-click NoDriveTypeAutoRun and set its value to 91 (Base Hexadecimal.)
- Expand HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon.
- Select the folder WinLogon.
- If a value named allocatecdroms is present, select it and then delete it.
- Download and run the file fixautorun-xp.reg to make these Registry changes without using the Registry Editor.
- Restart the computer after making these changes.
- Connect the camera to the computer.
- Open My Computer.
- Right-click the drive corresponding to the digital camera.
- Select the AutoPlay tab.
- Select Pictures from the drop-down list.
- Click Select an action to perform, then select the action Copy pictures to a folder on my computer using Microsoft Scanner and Camera Wizard.
- Click OK.
If the Camera and Scanner Wizard still does not start:
- Download and run the Microsoft Autoplay Repair Wizard.
If the Camera and Scanner Wizard does not start every time the digital camera is connected:
- This is probably a driver problem that prevents the camera from being detected as such each time.
- You can usually work around this issue by disconnecting the camera, waiting a few seconds and then trying again.
If the Scanner and Camera Wizard does not run when a network scanner is used, and your computer operating system is Windows XP SP2:
- Open Control Panel, Windows Firewall.
- Select the Exceptions tab.
- Click Add Port.
- In the Add a Port dialog box, for Name type Scanner and Camera Wizard.
- For Port number, type 21.
- Ensure that the TCP radio button is selected.
- Click OK.