@Jairo wrote:
Shadowsports,
That is the only way to install the EOS Utility. For kafkaesque reasons, Canon webpage provides only updates for it, not the full install. ...
Not true. In the old days Canon's Web site provided only "updaters" that could be applied to the base versions on the CDs delivered with their cameras. But when it finally became clear that many tablet computers, and some laptops, would never have the ability to read CDs, they posted a base "CD" online. Later they basically gave up and started posting fully installable modules, but required a valid camera serial number to download them. But only modern versions of their software were given the installable modules. For cameras that needed older versions, one has to find and download the online "CD". I've long since forgotten where it is, and Canon has re-organized their Web site, which makes it even harder to guess its location. But if you call Canon Support, I'm sure they can tell you.
Why did/does Canon go to such lengths to "protect" their software? I couldn't tell you. It's clear that all a competitor would have to do is buy a Canon camera and download everything. It must be something their lawyers insisted that they do.
BTW. I'm not sure that any of this even applies to EOS Utility. Your camera may need Version 2, but the installation module for Version 3 includes Version 2. When you call Version 3, a dispatcher module automatically calls Version 2 if that's what your camera needs.
Why doesn't Canon clearly spell all this out? I have no idea. Maybe they do, but I haven't seen it.
Bob
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA
