https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/EOS-DSLR-Mirrorless-Cameras/I-cannot-get-my-new-Windows-8-1-computer-to-recognize-my-Canon/m-p/131736#M60125 <P>Try windows update.</P> Thu, 22 Jan 2015 20:18:51 GMT ezpop 2015-01-22T20:18:51Z https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/EOS-DSLR-Mirrorless-Cameras/I-cannot-get-my-new-Windows-8-1-computer-to-recognize-my-Canon/m-p/131677#M60119 I saw that someone had previously posted to go to menu on Rebel camera under wench, hammer , 2 and make changes there to solve similar problem but my Rebel XTI settings are different than what was suggested to do. Have downloaded what I believe is latest software from Canon.Is there a solution or do I I need to buy a compact flash reader and forget about trying to download directly from my camera. Thanks for any help. Thu, 22 Jan 2015 04:04:22 GMT https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/EOS-DSLR-Mirrorless-Cameras/I-cannot-get-my-new-Windows-8-1-computer-to-recognize-my-Canon/m-p/131677#M60119 CarolZ 2015-01-22T04:04:22Z https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/EOS-DSLR-Mirrorless-Cameras/I-cannot-get-my-new-Windows-8-1-computer-to-recognize-my-Canon/m-p/131691#M60121 <P>Card readers are fairly cheap and fairly fast, and using one doesn't run down your camera battery. You can waste a lot of time and effort trying to make an old camera communicate reliably with a modern operating system, or you can spend a few dollars and make the problem go away. Really it's a no-brainer</P> Thu, 22 Jan 2015 12:20:23 GMT https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/EOS-DSLR-Mirrorless-Cameras/I-cannot-get-my-new-Windows-8-1-computer-to-recognize-my-Canon/m-p/131691#M60121 RobertTheFat 2015-01-22T12:20:23Z https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/EOS-DSLR-Mirrorless-Cameras/I-cannot-get-my-new-Windows-8-1-computer-to-recognize-my-Canon/m-p/131700#M60123 <P>CarolZ,</P><P>Bob from Boston has the right suggestion. &nbsp;Just get a card reader for your computer or it may have one already in it.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>The newest software from Canon might be the casue of the problem. &nbsp;Canon routinely drops older cameras from the "updates".</P><P>If you have the original DVD, you should use it, instead of any updates from Canon.</P> Thu, 22 Jan 2015 14:48:23 GMT https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/EOS-DSLR-Mirrorless-Cameras/I-cannot-get-my-new-Windows-8-1-computer-to-recognize-my-Canon/m-p/131700#M60123 ebiggs1 2015-01-22T14:48:23Z https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/EOS-DSLR-Mirrorless-Cameras/I-cannot-get-my-new-Windows-8-1-computer-to-recognize-my-Canon/m-p/131736#M60125 <P>Try windows update.</P> Thu, 22 Jan 2015 20:18:51 GMT https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/EOS-DSLR-Mirrorless-Cameras/I-cannot-get-my-new-Windows-8-1-computer-to-recognize-my-Canon/m-p/131736#M60125 ezpop 2015-01-22T20:18:51Z