Problems with reading my card on computor

[artandrevolution]

I recently purchased my first digital camera and I am trying to upload my pictures onto my computor but i seem to be having problems.
I installed the Canon EOS digital solutions disk and the first time i plugged my card reader into my laptop, all of the thumbnails showed up. I tried to then upload them all and it only successfully transferred like two before i did them individually but they wont open.
when i try and open the DCIM folder from the card reader i now get

E:\DCIM is not accessible
the file or directory is corrupted and unreadable

anyone have any ideas as to why this is and how to fix it?

[jdepould]

did you format the card in your camera?

[artandrevolution]

yes. and like i said...i was able to get about 2 images off the card from about 80 or so.

[jdepould]

Reformat and take some test shots. Otherwise it sounds like it might be defective.

[dansar]

I recently purchased my first digital camera and I am trying to upload my pictures onto my computor but i seem to be having problems.
I installed the Canon EOS digital solutions disk and the first time i plugged my card reader into my laptop, all of the thumbnails showed up. I tried to then upload them all and it only successfully transferred like two before i did them individually but they wont open.
when i try and open the DCIM folder from the card reader i now get

E:\DCIM is not accessible
the file or directory is corrupted and unreadable

anyone have any ideas as to why this is and how to fix it?

I got the same problem. Try another card reader. Since a defective card reader can corrupt data, make few new pictures with a formatted card and try a new card reader.

[goodlistener]

Artandrevolution: You might try calling the Canon technical support hot line. I have called them a few times and they are very responsive. The problem most likely is not with Canon but I hope they will take up the question and help you solve it. You could also just skip the card reader and see if everything works that way.

[artandrevolution]

thanks for the replies. i am able to view my photos on my camera but was unable to shoot more photos on the card and unable to get the pictures off of the card that were already there. i went ahead and bought a new card (i needed one anyways with more space) and everything has worked out great. so im speculating that it was the card that got corrupted and not the card reader. Hopefully i can send it to canon or somehting and they can remove the images for me.
I'm an old time film user so this new digital stuff is often very perplexing to me.