SOS, my a200 has rebelled

[misterAdam]

howdy folks. long time listener, first time caller would be very geatefull of any aid/advice here. i've had a dimage a200 for about four months, and being forgetful (eager) i often transfer photos to computer as soon as i get in without re-charging, and consequently the battery cuts out. after the last time i did this, the camera now has a fit whenever i take a photo - takes ok, then flashes up the 'here's what you've just taken' display, but then the processing light keeps flashing indefinitely and if i press anything else the readout shows 'system error' and turns itself off. the photo still saves to the mem card, and when i took the card to boots this mornin their machine read iot okay, so am i right thinking the camera not the card is the problem, and that cutting out while connected to the computer has probably caused this. the library internet won't let me email konica helpdesk thingy so i prostrate myself to you kind photo bods in the hope you can help.
thankyou kindly (and the bit about replying to proffered aid has been noted)
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[misterAdam]

p.s. sorry about the spelling, the library computer has a time limit so i rushed.

[SmartWombat]

The solution could be as simple as formatting the card in the camera.
Make sure there are no image on it you want first !
Then use the camera menus to get to the format option, and re-format the memory card.

If your computer at home has USB, then I suggest you get a USB memory card reader.
It ought to cost £20-30 (even from Jessops) and it will mean you can copy images off the card without using the camera battery.
You would also be able to reformat the card completely on your PC, and run CHKDSK on it to look for bad memory. You woudl probably need to re-format in the camera afterwards, but it would mean you can test the card for faults.

P.S. now you're out of the woodwork and posting - where in GB are you?
There's a few users here and there across the country