I got a Canon Powershot SD400 that came with a USB cord to upload pics to the computer. In order for it to work properly though, you had to install the software. I did and for a while everything went well. Now all of a sudden when I open up the program to upload the pics, its saying Connection to Camera failed. Whyyyyyyy. I dont want to keep having to go to WalMart and whatnot to get pics put on a CD. I have two USB cords [one for my MP3 player], and I think once I accidently put the camera into that. Would that be why? The USB cord for my player still works and transfers music so I dunno what to do. My manual said nothing. Could I uninstall then reinstall the program?

you could try that, or try plugging it into a different USB port or into a different computer - if you are using XP, you dont really need to install their software, XP should recognize that it is a camera

have you tried a different usb cable? the other thing you could try would be to uninstal your USB drivers, reboot and try it again....

is the camera turned on?

is the camera turned on?
Thanks Rob! I went to the Canon site to see if they had a troubleshooting thing, and it had me unplug any other USB cables and turn on my camera. Before I never had to turn on my camera, it just went on automatically when I would plug it in. Works now! :D

I've never had to install software for my Nikon camera- I have a HP PSC (printer/scanner/copier) and the PSC has a camera card dock in the front where you can insert your memory card and have the PSC transfer it to your computer. It has a button next to it to transfer, but I never press it because the pics just automatically come up. Very nifty! :D

USB cords are a bitch. Don't get me started.