Olympus FE-170 Digital Camera

Windows 7 cannot recognize my Olympus FE-170 camera (USB.)

New computer: win 7 64 bit home premium.

Older camera.

All WU updates applied.

Dev mgr tries to recognize camera but goes into constant refresh cycle. Error code 10. WPD file system volume driver needs to be re-installed. No new drivers found at MS or Olympus.

Has never worked on this computer but recently used fine on XP computer.

Troubleshooter unable to re-install driver.

Check the Olympus web site to see if a Windows 7 driver exists for it. For lots of older hardware, there are no Windows 7 drivers.

But you don't really need a driver for it. You never need to connect your camera directly. Buy a card reader for the type of flash card your camera uses (they are very inexpensive), put the flash card into it, and plug it into a USB port.

Personally, I prefer doing it this way. It's easier and doesn't use the camera's battery. I have two such card readers--one that I keep on my desk, near my desktop computer, and another that I keep in my laptop case for use when traveling.