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Using the Software on the Windows

Platform – Preparations

This chapter explains the basic procedures for installing the software and connecting the camera to a computer. Read this material before you connect the camera to the computer.

Installing the Software and USB Driver

Start by installing the software from the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk.

You must install the software before you connect the camera to the computer.

Users of Windows XP and Windows 2000 must first log in as an Administrator (computer system administrator) to install programs.

See ArcSoft PhotoStudio (p. 72) for details on how to install ArcSoft

PhotoStudio.

Items to Prepare

Your camera and computer •Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk

Interface cable supplied with the camera

Installation Procedures

1 Confirm that the camera is NOT connected to the computer.

If it is, disconnect the cable. The software cannot be properly installed if the camera is connected to the computer at the start.

2Close any programs that are running.