Canon PowerShot G3 Software Starter Guide DC SD Ver.11 - Page 117

Delete the Setup Information File

Get Canon PowerShot G3 PDF manuals and user guides View all Canon PowerShot G3 manuals
Add to My Manuals
Save this manual to your list of manuals

Page 117 highlights

Windows / Macintosh 113 Delete the Setup Information File 7. Windows XP: In the [Start] menu, click [My Computer] and double-click the [C:\] drive, followed by the [Windows] and [Inf] folders. Windows 2000: Double-click the [My Computer] icon on the desktop, followed by the [C:\] drive and the [Winnt] and [Inf] folders. If the [Inf] Folder Is Not Visible in the [Winnt] or [Windows] Folder Use the following procedures to show all files and folders. 1. Open the [Winnt] or [Windows] folder. 2. Click the [Tools] menu and select [Folder Options...]. 3. Click the [View] tab. 4. In the [Advanced Settings] section, set the [Hidden files and folders] category to the [Show hidden files and folders option]. • If [Hide extensions for known file types] is selected, remove its check mark. 5. Click [OK] to close the dialog. This will make the hidden files and folders visible. 8. Look for files for Canon digital cameras that start with [Oem*]. • A number such as "0" or "1" will appear in place of the asterisk (*) above. You will find a set of two files with [Oem*.inf] and [Oem*.pnf] in the names, which will have the same number in place of the asterisk. Together, they constitute one set (i.e. Oem0.inf and Oem0.pnf). Please note that there may be several sets of files starting with "Oem*" in the "Inf" folder, so confirm that you have selected the set for Canon digital cameras. To do this, double-click each [Oem*.inf] file, which will display the contents in the Windows Notepad program, until you find one that has [;*** Canon Camera Driver Setup File****] in the first line. When you find the correct file, note its name and close the Notepad window.

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
  • 18
  • 19
  • 20
  • 21
  • 22
  • 23
  • 24
  • 25
  • 26
  • 27
  • 28
  • 29
  • 30
  • 31
  • 32
  • 33
  • 34
  • 35
  • 36
  • 37
  • 38
  • 39
  • 40
  • 41
  • 42
  • 43
  • 44
  • 45
  • 46
  • 47
  • 48
  • 49
  • 50
  • 51
  • 52
  • 53
  • 54
  • 55
  • 56
  • 57
  • 58
  • 59
  • 60
  • 61
  • 62
  • 63
  • 64
  • 65
  • 66
  • 67
  • 68
  • 69
  • 70
  • 71
  • 72
  • 73
  • 74
  • 75
  • 76
  • 77
  • 78
  • 79
  • 80
  • 81
  • 82
  • 83
  • 84
  • 85
  • 86
  • 87
  • 88
  • 89
  • 90
  • 91
  • 92
  • 93
  • 94
  • 95
  • 96
  • 97
  • 98
  • 99
  • 100
  • 101
  • 102
  • 103
  • 104
  • 105
  • 106
  • 107
  • 108
  • 109
  • 110
  • 111
  • 112
  • 113
  • 114
  • 115
  • 116
  • 117
  • 118
  • 119
  • 120
  • 121
  • 122
  • 123
113
Windows / Macintosh
Delete the Setup Information File
7.
Windows XP: In the [Start] menu, click [My Computer] and double-click
the [C:\] drive, followed by the [Windows] and [Inf] folders.
Windows 2000: Double-click the [My Computer] icon on the desktop,
followed by the [C:\] drive and the [Winnt] and [Inf] folders.
If the [Inf] Folder Is Not Visible in the [Winnt] or [Windows] Folder
Use the following procedures to show all files and folders.
1.
Open the [Winnt] or [Windows] folder.
2.
Click the [Tools] menu and select [Folder Options...].
3.
Click the [View] tab.
4.
In the [Advanced Settings] section, set the [Hidden files and folders] category to
the [Show hidden files and folders option].
• If [Hide extensions for known file types] is selected, remove its check mark.
5.
Click [OK] to close the dialog.
This will make the hidden files and folders visible.
8.
Look for files for Canon digital cameras that start with [Oem*].
•
A number such as “0” or “1” will appear in place of the asterisk (*) above. You
will find a set of two files with [Oem*.inf] and [Oem*.pnf] in the names, which
will have the same number in place of the asterisk. Together, they constitute
one set (i.e. Oem0.inf and Oem0.pnf).
Please note that there may be several sets of files starting with “Oem*” in the
“Inf” folder, so confirm that you have selected the set for Canon digital
cameras. To do this, double-click each [Oem*.inf] file, which will display the
contents in the Windows Notepad program, until you find one that has [;***
Canon Camera Driver Setup File****] in the first line. When you find the
correct file, note its name and close the Notepad window.