Tuesday, November 04, 2008

The Kodak EDAS 290 and WinXP

Just posting this as somehow I couldn't find the info anywhere else and kodak has deleted all support information:
The kodak EDAS290 imaging machine we use at the lab (with Kodak 1D software) was recently migrated to a new computer running Windows XP. Windows could see the camera, the camera works, but the software insists the camera is nowhere to be found. The problem and solution are as follows: the driver that windows XP automatically uses for the camera isn't supported by the 1D software. The driver files are located in the program files directory under 'common files' and then somewhere under 'kodak'. Telling windows to use the driver can be done by selecting 'update driver' under properties of the kodak camera (under 'imaging devices' in the hardware manager) and choosing 'I will select the driver to install' (or, look for driver and specify the location, fiddle around a bit under the directory mentioned above to find the exact location). Two drivers show up on our system: the one that has a name slightly different from the current name is the correct one (I think it has the word 'zoom' in the title). Installing the correct driver should cause a direct detection of the camera, and restores functionality of the software.

2 comments:

dietax3 said...

Thank you.
I just needed it!

Unknown said...

Hi, Nine by six,
Would you please share the software with me. I have looked for it everywhere and I can't find it.

Thanks,
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