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.