Maybe I need to set up every known operating system to man and have a couple
of different hardware platforms, take a MSCE course and become a proficient
computer engineer so that
I can run software programs.

I did manage to finally get the file updated by installing Windows 2000 and
copying the file.

But... when I boot to NT4, my C compiler did not work any more. No problem,
just reinstall the
C compiler and it goes again. But.. I have yet to learn what else does not
go now.

I recently purchased a digital video camera with still shot capability to
take product photos for data sheets and found almost all models use USB. I
check my machine and it has a USB port.

Great, get home and run NT4 and no provision for USB port. I ring a computer
tech and are advised that NT4 will not run USB. Gotcha... OK, then a friend
supplies some software that WILL get USB going under NT4. Gotcha again..
only works on printers and certain hardware devices but not my camera.
hmm, so now we install Windows 2000, add the new hardware and yipee.. we
have transfer capability.
But.. gotcha again, each time I boot to Windows 2000, I have to reinstall
the USB driver to talk to the camera.

The sequence now is..
Boot to Windows 2000
Reinstall USB driver with camera connected
Download pics
reboot machine to NT4
Process pics.

Then I go to use serial ports and find some extra ports appear. ohh... this
was due the the USB driver that didn't work.

Obviuosly, a variety of you out there will know better than I do and offer
all kinds of work arounds etc to get a better solution. My point is WHY
should I need all this information to get pics from my camera or run a piece
of software. I purchased the PCs as tolls to do a job, not to endlessly
fiddle with and consume huge amounts of time and money. Simply speaking, I
would buy a shovel to dig and would not want to become a mechanical engineer
to get it to work as expected.

I must admit, it does feel a whole lot better having a moan about this.

Regards

David Huisman

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