Older digital cameras and Vista

I have a Canon Powershot A20. Canon says that this model is not compatible with Vista (yay, that's the only computer I have right now). I was able to get the drivers to install in XP compatibility mode, but now the camera's not recognized at all...Vista's not seeing anything plugged into USB except my flashdrive. I'm guessing there's something else I need to do to get it to see the camera, but what? Canon's site was no help at all (other than to say "sorry, you need a new camera")

Why not just use a compact flash card reader to transfer the files?

something likely just wont work with Vista, either not yet or just never will, card reader

Dreamstalker said:

Canon's site was no help at all (other than to say "sorry, you need a new camera")

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i think it meant : sorry, you need a new operating system...

EDIT: why not try a knoppix liveCD>import files, write to thumbdrive>reboot.
im sure microsoft intended it that way...

CF card reader is the way to go. I have the A60, and I dont even bother with the software, since I also have a multi-card reader (I have other CF cards, SD cards, and even Memory Stick). The CF card you use with the camera isnt formatted in any special way, so it will be recognized as a removeable drive in Windows in any card reader.

just use a card reader and some other software program to manage the pics or edit them.

I'd also go with a USB card reader. They are pretty cheap now =P