Kodak Easyshare v4.0

I downloaded the latest version of Kodak Easyshare, V4.0, having previously
using V3.2. Every time I re-booted, I got the message "Runner file name
(Kodak software updater.exe) lacks a '.' (the app ID separator). On
cancelling this message, the software appeared to be working, except that
all my image files were then all associated with Easyshare, although I
thought I'd selected the option not to associate them. Shift & right click
gave me no option to 'Open with'. I repaired the installation and managed
to revert to my previous setting to open in Paint Shop Pro but still with no
'Open with' option.

Only by completely uninstalling the Easyshare software could I regain the
'open with' option in the drop down menu. I am now reluctant to reinstall
V4.0.

This software has always been a problematic - I never have been able to
directly download from the camera (DX4330) or even see the camera in My
Computer although I could see it in Device Manager. Kodak eventually sent
me a free card reader (& also a free SD card) which solved the download
problem (also much faster).

What I really want is a user friendly photo album creation program,
preferably free. I've looked at Irfanview, although I'm not too impressed.
I can't figure out how to import all my images for one thing.

Terry D.

"Terry D" wrote in message
...
I downloaded the latest version of Kodak Easyshare, V4.0, having
previously
using V3.2. Every time I re-booted, I got the message "Runner file name
(Kodak software updater.exe) lacks a '.' (the app ID separator). On
cancelling this message, the software appeared to be working, except that
all my image files were then all associated with Easyshare, although I
thought I'd selected the option not to associate them. Shift & right
click
gave me no option to 'Open with'. I repaired the installation and managed
to revert to my previous setting to open in Paint Shop Pro but still with
no
'Open with' option.

Only by completely uninstalling the Easyshare software could I regain the
'open with' option in the drop down menu. I am now reluctant to reinstall
V4.0.

did you happen to have a previous non-completed install laying around?
Something didn't get completely installed when you ran the last install,
which is what would throw this error. I've asked Engineering to give me a
read on what went wrong.


try this:

1: uninstall the software
2: download and run www.kodak.com/go/clear3
3: reinstall the software

let me know what happens




..


This software has always been a problematic - I never have been able to
directly download from the camera (DX4330) or even see the camera in My
Computer although I could see it in Device Manager. Kodak eventually sent
me a free card reader (& also a free SD card) which solved the download
problem (also much faster).

What OS?

If the camera is seen in device manager but not from My computer, he
installable file system that presents the PTP camera as a disk has not been
installed properly. (or has been stopped) What version of EasyShare was
that?

if it was prior to 3.3, that was a service named DCFSSVC (dc file system
service), In later versions it was named KodakCCS. If you look at all of
the processes on your system and one of those isn't there, the camera won't
appear as a file system and EasyShare won't be able to read it.

BTW, we've seen indications where OEM computer manufacturers have told
customers to turn off DCFSSVC since they didn't know what it was. That's
one of the reasons we renamed it to KodakCCS so someone may associate it
with their camera


4330 came with EasyShare 2.1, pretty old by today's standards. Lots of bugs
fixed in CCS and in the acquisition module (AcqMod). You should upgrade to
4.0 and try that.




I can't figure out how to import all my images for one thing.


click the add pictures button, find the root of all of your pictures on a
disk, push the button "add entire folder" and sit back and watch/wait
depending on the number of pictures on your hard drive.

"Terry D" wrote in message
...
I downloaded the latest version of Kodak Easyshare, V4.0, having
previously
using V3.2. Every time I re-booted, I got the message "Runner file name
(Kodak software updater.exe) lacks a '.' (the app ID separator). On
cancelling this message, the software appeared to be working, except that
all my image files were then all associated with Easyshare, although I
thought I'd selected the option not to associate them. Shift & right
click
gave me no option to 'Open with'. I repaired the installation and managed
to revert to my previous setting to open in Paint Shop Pro but still with
no
'Open with' option.

Only by completely uninstalling the Easyshare software could I regain the
'open with' option in the drop down menu. I am now reluctant to reinstall
V4.0.

did you happen to have a previous non-completed install laying around?
Something didn't get completely installed when you ran the last install,
which is what would throw this error. I've asked Engineering to give me a
read on what went wrong.


try this:

1: uninstall the software
2: download and run www.kodak.com/go/clear3
3: reinstall the software

let me know what happens




..


This software has always been a problematic - I never have been able to
directly download from the camera (DX4330) or even see the camera in My
Computer although I could see it in Device Manager. Kodak eventually sent
me a free card reader (& also a free SD card) which solved the download
problem (also much faster).

What OS?

If the camera is seen in device manager but not from My computer, he
installable file system that presents the PTP camera as a disk has not been
installed properly. (or has been stopped) What version of EasyShare was
that?

if it was prior to 3.3, that was a service named DCFSSVC (dc file system
service), In later versions it was named KodakCCS. If you look at all of
the processes on your system and one of those isn't there, the camera won't
appear as a file system and EasyShare won't be able to read it.

BTW, we've seen indications where OEM computer manufacturers have told
customers to turn off DCFSSVC since they didn't know what it was. That's
one of the reasons we renamed it to KodakCCS so someone may associate it
with their camera


4330 came with EasyShare 2.1, pretty old by today's standards. Lots of bugs
fixed in CCS and in the acquisition module (AcqMod). You should upgrade to
4.0 and try that.




I can't figure out how to import all my images for one thing.


click the add pictures button, find the root of all of your pictures on a
disk, push the button "add entire folder" and sit back and watch/wait
depending on the number of pictures on your hard drive.

Greetings Terry,

I think you made a wise choice in cameras and of course in seeking
EasyShare. It is really a great program and should not be problematic for
you. It is a cataloging program and will do an excellent job of organizing
your images etc..

When you install EasyShare there is an option that asks if you want to make
EasyShare the program of choice for viewing images of noted types. I
generally choose no, as I like to use Photoshop. But if you choose yes, it
simply means that the formats noted will appear as an EasyShare option in
your system. When clicked upon they will activate EasyShare to start the
program etc. I do use the program for my images and Pshop as my editor.

The reference to the Kodak Updater relates to a backweb feature that allows
the Updater to work in the background and not interfere with any of your
work. It looks for a new version every 21 days and if it finds one, will
download it to your system and alert you when it is finished downloading and
ready to install. Much the same as updates from other programs like
Microsoft and Symantec. Nice feature, as you really only have to install
once and it will update for you.

If you do want reassociate file types with another program, it is not hard
to do and you revert your system to using what it did in the past. Also, if
you want I can instruct you on how to remove from your system and install
the newest version. Just let me know your configuration and any particulars
about your system. Are you behind a firewall? Virus and spam checkers, and
so on. What are the attributes of your computer. You can share this
privately if you like.

Talk to you soon, Terry, glad to help.

Ron Baird
Eastman Kodak Company


"Terry D" wrote in message
...
I downloaded the latest version of Kodak Easyshare, V4.0, having
previously
using V3.2. Every time I re-booted, I got the message "Runner file name
(Kodak software updater.exe) lacks a '.' (the app ID separator). On
cancelling this message, the software appeared to be working, except that
all my image files were then all associated with Easyshare, although I
thought I'd selected the option not to associate them. Shift & right
click
gave me no option to 'Open with'. I repaired the installation and managed
to revert to my previous setting to open in Paint Shop Pro but still with
no
'Open with' option.

Only by completely uninstalling the Easyshare software could I regain the
'open with' option in the drop down menu. I am now reluctant to reinstall
V4.0.

This software has always been a problematic - I never have been able to
directly download from the camera (DX4330) or even see the camera in My
Computer although I could see it in Device Manager. Kodak eventually sent
me a free card reader (& also a free SD card) which solved the download
problem (also much faster).

What I really want is a user friendly photo album creation program,
preferably free. I've looked at Irfanview, although I'm not too
impressed.
I can't figure out how to import all my images for one thing.

Terry D.

Greetings Terry,

I think you made a wise choice in cameras and of course in seeking
EasyShare. It is really a great program and should not be problematic for
you. It is a cataloging program and will do an excellent job of organizing
your images etc..

When you install EasyShare there is an option that asks if you want to make
EasyShare the program of choice for viewing images of noted types. I
generally choose no, as I like to use Photoshop. But if you choose yes, it
simply means that the formats noted will appear as an EasyShare option in
your system. When clicked upon they will activate EasyShare to start the
program etc. I do use the program for my images and Pshop as my editor.

The reference to the Kodak Updater relates to a backweb feature that allows
the Updater to work in the background and not interfere with any of your
work. It looks for a new version every 21 days and if it finds one, will
download it to your system and alert you when it is finished downloading and
ready to install. Much the same as updates from other programs like
Microsoft and Symantec. Nice feature, as you really only have to install
once and it will update for you.

If you do want reassociate file types with another program, it is not hard
to do and you revert your system to using what it did in the past. Also, if
you want I can instruct you on how to remove from your system and install
the newest version. Just let me know your configuration and any particulars
about your system. Are you behind a firewall? Virus and spam checkers, and
so on. What are the attributes of your computer. You can share this
privately if you like.

Talk to you soon, Terry, glad to help.

Ron Baird
Eastman Kodak Company


"Terry D" wrote in message
...
I downloaded the latest version of Kodak Easyshare, V4.0, having
previously
using V3.2. Every time I re-booted, I got the message "Runner file name
(Kodak software updater.exe) lacks a '.' (the app ID separator). On
cancelling this message, the software appeared to be working, except that
all my image files were then all associated with Easyshare, although I
thought I'd selected the option not to associate them. Shift & right
click
gave me no option to 'Open with'. I repaired the installation and managed
to revert to my previous setting to open in Paint Shop Pro but still with
no
'Open with' option.

Only by completely uninstalling the Easyshare software could I regain the
'open with' option in the drop down menu. I am now reluctant to reinstall
V4.0.

This software has always been a problematic - I never have been able to
directly download from the camera (DX4330) or even see the camera in My
Computer although I could see it in Device Manager. Kodak eventually sent
me a free card reader (& also a free SD card) which solved the download
problem (also much faster).

What I really want is a user friendly photo album creation program,
preferably free. I've looked at Irfanview, although I'm not too
impressed.
I can't figure out how to import all my images for one thing.

Terry D.

"Terry D" wrote in message
...
...
What I really want is a user friendly photo album creation program,
preferably free. I've looked at Irfanview, although I'm not too impressed.
I can't figure out how to import all my images for one thing.

Terry,

I'm not sure what you mean by "import". Wherever your images
are in the file system, Irfanview can read them. You don't have to import
them into the program.

Personally, I think this is a superior approach to that taken by the
album programs that hide the photos somewhere where they're
only visible, or only understandable, to the one program that put
them there.

I have a directory on my computer called "Photos". I have
sub-directories under that for various things. In my main
collection I have sub-directories for years, for example:
\Photos\Family\2004, \Photos\Family\2003, etc.
If I take a trip somewhere and take a lot of pictures there
I may make a subdirectory like:
\Photos\Family\2004\Mexico
Or even:
\Photos\Family\2004\Mexico\Ixtapa
\Photos\Family\2004\Mexico\Cancun

I also typically create a text file with the name "Catalog.txt"
in each directory, with my comments on the photos in that
directory.

With this arrangement, I can find whatever I want and I
don't need any album software at all. I can view the images
with Irfanview, or ACDSee, or Internet Explorer, or
anything I please. I can very easily find things to copy
to another directory, or to a CD - again without requiring
any album software.

I've just never seen what you get with album software
except an undesirable lock-in to a program that gets
obsolete in a few years and a vendor that goes out of
business or abandons the product in a few years.

When you get tired of the album software, or it won't
run on your new 64 bit Windows 2008 or Linux 12
computer, you have to find some way to get the
images out and probably lose any organization
and or cataloging that you've gone to considerable
trouble to create.

Oh yeah, you also get to pay for it.

Alan

"Terry D" wrote in message
...
...
What I really want is a user friendly photo album creation program,
preferably free. I've looked at Irfanview, although I'm not too impressed.
I can't figure out how to import all my images for one thing.

Terry,

I'm not sure what you mean by "import". Wherever your images
are in the file system, Irfanview can read them. You don't have to import
them into the program.

Personally, I think this is a superior approach to that taken by the
album programs that hide the photos somewhere where they're
only visible, or only understandable, to the one program that put
them there.

I have a directory on my computer called "Photos". I have
sub-directories under that for various things. In my main
collection I have sub-directories for years, for example:
\Photos\Family\2004, \Photos\Family\2003, etc.
If I take a trip somewhere and take a lot of pictures there
I may make a subdirectory like:
\Photos\Family\2004\Mexico
Or even:
\Photos\Family\2004\Mexico\Ixtapa
\Photos\Family\2004\Mexico\Cancun

I also typically create a text file with the name "Catalog.txt"
in each directory, with my comments on the photos in that
directory.

With this arrangement, I can find whatever I want and I
don't need any album software at all. I can view the images
with Irfanview, or ACDSee, or Internet Explorer, or
anything I please. I can very easily find things to copy
to another directory, or to a CD - again without requiring
any album software.

I've just never seen what you get with album software
except an undesirable lock-in to a program that gets
obsolete in a few years and a vendor that goes out of
business or abandons the product in a few years.

When you get tired of the album software, or it won't
run on your new 64 bit Windows 2008 or Linux 12
computer, you have to find some way to get the
images out and probably lose any organization
and or cataloging that you've gone to considerable
trouble to create.

Oh yeah, you also get to pay for it.

Alan

Alan Meyer wrote:
"Terry D" wrote in message
...
...
What I really want is a user friendly photo album creation program,
preferably free. I've looked at Irfanview, although I'm not too
impressed. I can't figure out how to import all my images for one
thing.

Terry,

I'm not sure what you mean by "import". Wherever your images
are in the file system, Irfanview can read them. You don't have to
import them into the program.

Personally, I think this is a superior approach to that taken by the
album programs that hide the photos somewhere where they're
only visible, or only understandable, to the one program that put
them there.

I have a directory on my computer called "Photos". I have
sub-directories under that for various things. In my main
collection I have sub-directories for years, for example:
\Photos\Family\2004, \Photos\Family\2003, etc.
If I take a trip somewhere and take a lot of pictures there
I may make a subdirectory like:
\Photos\Family\2004\Mexico
Or even:
\Photos\Family\2004\Mexico\Ixtapa
\Photos\Family\2004\Mexico\Cancun

I also typically create a text file with the name "Catalog.txt"
in each directory, with my comments on the photos in that
directory.

With this arrangement, I can find whatever I want and I
don't need any album software at all. I can view the images
with Irfanview, or ACDSee, or Internet Explorer, or
anything I please. I can very easily find things to copy
to another directory, or to a CD - again without requiring
any album software.

I've just never seen what you get with album software
except an undesirable lock-in to a program that gets
obsolete in a few years and a vendor that goes out of
business or abandons the product in a few years.

When you get tired of the album software, or it won't
run on your new 64 bit Windows 2008 or Linux 12
computer, you have to find some way to get the
images out and probably lose any organization
and or cataloging that you've gone to considerable
trouble to create.

Oh yeah, you also get to pay for it.

Alan

The Easyshare software automatically creates directories by date taken and
also stores all images in a "Kodak Pictures" directory so they are easily
accessible from any photo-editing program. I like the software because I
can easily create albums by simply dragging & dropping, although the image
files are not actually moved. I have now successfully reinstalled V4.0
Easyshare and it offers a few improvements over V3.2, such as the ability to
order photos in albums by dragging & dropping. It also provides fairly
basic editing & enhancements. If I want more, I can easily open the files
in Photoshop or Irfanview.

Terry D.

Alan Meyer wrote:
"Terry D" wrote in message
...
...
What I really want is a user friendly photo album creation program,
preferably free. I've looked at Irfanview, although I'm not too
impressed. I can't figure out how to import all my images for one
thing.

Terry,

I'm not sure what you mean by "import". Wherever your images
are in the file system, Irfanview can read them. You don't have to
import them into the program.

Personally, I think this is a superior approach to that taken by the
album programs that hide the photos somewhere where they're
only visible, or only understandable, to the one program that put
them there.

I have a directory on my computer called "Photos". I have
sub-directories under that for various things. In my main
collection I have sub-directories for years, for example:
\Photos\Family\2004, \Photos\Family\2003, etc.
If I take a trip somewhere and take a lot of pictures there
I may make a subdirectory like:
\Photos\Family\2004\Mexico
Or even:
\Photos\Family\2004\Mexico\Ixtapa
\Photos\Family\2004\Mexico\Cancun

I also typically create a text file with the name "Catalog.txt"
in each directory, with my comments on the photos in that
directory.

With this arrangement, I can find whatever I want and I
don't need any album software at all. I can view the images
with Irfanview, or ACDSee, or Internet Explorer, or
anything I please. I can very easily find things to copy
to another directory, or to a CD - again without requiring
any album software.

I've just never seen what you get with album software
except an undesirable lock-in to a program that gets
obsolete in a few years and a vendor that goes out of
business or abandons the product in a few years.

When you get tired of the album software, or it won't
run on your new 64 bit Windows 2008 or Linux 12
computer, you have to find some way to get the
images out and probably lose any organization
and or cataloging that you've gone to considerable
trouble to create.

Oh yeah, you also get to pay for it.

Alan

The Easyshare software automatically creates directories by date taken and
also stores all images in a "Kodak Pictures" directory so they are easily
accessible from any photo-editing program. I like the software because I
can easily create albums by simply dragging & dropping, although the image
files are not actually moved. I have now successfully reinstalled V4.0
Easyshare and it offers a few improvements over V3.2, such as the ability to
order photos in albums by dragging & dropping. It also provides fairly
basic editing & enhancements. If I want more, I can easily open the files
in Photoshop or Irfanview.

Terry D.