Card Reader Not Recognized After Installing Nxt 2

[njtyro]

I have a strange problem. My desktop PC has a built-in memory card reader (SD, Compact Flash, SM, etc.) which worked fine until I uninstalled Creator 2010 and replaced it with NXT2. Now when I stick a memory card in, nothing happens. I don't get the popup menu, it doesn't show up in My Computer -- nothing.

 

After installing NXT2 I did turn off Roxio Burn, as I found it annoying. But I did that with Creator 2010 too with no ill effects, so I can't imagine that would cause this problem.

 

Why can't my computer see the card reader any more? Did installing NXT2 change some device setting?

 

I'm using Windows 7 SP1.

 

Thanks for any help you can offer.

[Brendon]

Try this, it might help but I don't have a card reader I can check.

Check your Autplay and Autorun settings in Windows 7, and check Windows Device Manager properties for your card reader.

[njtyro]

Thanks for the reply. I've done some poking around. The card reader does not appear in the Autorun listing as a device (I couldn't tell you if it ever did), and Dell's online diagnostic program couldn't see the card reader either. In case something in NXT2 was blocking access I used SlimCleaner to remove Roxio burn launcher, watch tray, and hard drive watch from my startup list, but still no luck.

 

The card reader does show up in Device Manager, where it's listed as "working properly."

 

Should I be thinking about uninstalling the card reader and letting it reinstall on the next startup?

[Brendon]

Should I be thinking about uninstalling the card reader and letting it reinstall on the next startup?

 

I don't know if that is absolutely necessary since it is listed as working properly, but it certainly shouldn't hurt. Having Windows reinstall the device might fix something that's broken.

[Jim_Hardin]

Not really seeing any settings for that in AutoPlay???

 

Unless it is the Pictures... I set that to 'Take No Action' and it does not!

Try setting it to 'Ask me every time' and see what it does

[njtyro]

Will do and will let you know -- after I clear all this snow off my driveway!

[Jim_Hardin]

I got plenty yo spare if you need some!

[cdanteek]

Unless it is the Pictures... I set that to 'Take No Action' and it does not!

Try setting it to 'Ask me every time' and see what it does

 

Correct Pictures.

 

 

 

[Jim_Hardin]

Correct???

 

Mine relect what my computer shows, there is No Correct

[cdanteek]

Correct???

 

Mine relect what my computer shows, there is No Correct

 

Unless it is the Pictures.

.. I set that to 'Take No Action' and it does not!

Try setting it to

'Ask me every time'

and see what it does

 

Correct 'Pictures'.'Ask me every time'

[grandpabruce]

Good grief!

[njtyro]

Thanks for all your help, guys. I looked at Autorun --> Pictures and it was already set to "Ask me every time." So I uninstalled the card reader in Device Manager, without removing the driver, shut down the computer completely, and restarted. Windows expressed unhappiness that something wasn't responding, then announced it was installing drivers.

 

Result: the card reader works again. Brendon said uninstalling shouldn't be necessary, but might fix something that's broken, and it did.

 

Jim Hardin: thanks for the offer, but I wound up with enough snow to keep me happy.

 

Back in business!

[Brendon]

Thanks njtyro. I was unhappy to suggest something I couldn't try myself, but the uninstall from Device Manager often helps when Windows gets its toga in a tangle over device drivers.

Very happy it worked, and thanks for the report.

 

Brendon

[Jim_Hardin]

Glad you got it fixed!!!