Ok, here is the issue. I have read all the previous threads in this forum I could find that covered this topic, but none seemed to help since I have a few minor (I hope) differences.
I'm currently in Japan, and my computer is back in the states. I wont be able to use my own PC for almost another year, and because of that, I'm stuck using a public PC in the schools computer lab. The good news is, due to having pretty low security settings, I CAN install some programs, as long as it doesnt require any changing of major settings or writing files to the windows directory. My camera is a Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S70, and I'm having trouble with a Lexar Memory 256meg Stick (Side B, really).
I've been using this side of the memory card for close to a month now, and I have well over 150 pics from around Tokyo, Chiba and Kawagoe. Some of these pics are easily the best I have ever taken, and I'm not just saying that to get more help, I'm 100% serious about this. Also, all the pictures of a really good friend I made this last month were on this memory card. She has since returned to the US, so these are the only pics of her I have.
I think when I changed out the memory cards last friday, I forgot to turn off the camera or something. When I went to kinkos to burn a CD, I found all the pictures, except the first half of the first picture, are unreadable. So not only am I out of all these excellent pictures, I'm out of about 1/3 of my memory (I'm NOT going to format this card until I get the pictures).
I've spent all morning trying pretty much every freeware or demo program I could find online. Either they wont install, or they dont even recognise there is a memory card hooked up. Something mentioned in one of the programs help file made me think that part of the problem is that I'm trying to access the files through my camera. Maybe doing this through a memory card reader would work instead?
Anyways, thats all the information. Would a card reader help instead? Anybody know of a program that you think would work, AND doesnt need administrator access? I'm at a lose here, and I really really REALLY want these pictures, and memory space, back.
Thanks for any help you guys could give
JPOnion