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I have a card reader and I want to know how to make it work?

I have used it before to get deleted photos which didn't workNow, my camera isn't uploading into my computer so I decided to use it insteadbut what do I do, do I need a program or do I need nothing at all please let me know because it is very important and I need to get the pics online

Answer:

If you have WIndows XP or later, just plug in the card reader, then insert a camera card into it. Go to MyComputer and you will see a bunch of extra drives listed after your C (hard disk) and D (CD or DVD) drives. One of these will be for your camera card. Double-click on it and you'll get a list of the pictures on the drive. Go to the View menu and selct Thumbnails and you'll see the pix represnted as tiny image icons. You can then copy these to a folder on your hard disk. Or do yourself a favor and google Picasa. It's a free program from Google that does a great job of managing and manipulating your pictures. It automatically detects when you insert a photo memory card or hook up your camera to your computer via the USB cable.

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