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    Importing Photos with Windows 7

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Just Lou, Mar 9, 2010.

  1. Just Lou

    Just Lou Notebook Evangelist

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    OK. This has been driving me crazy for months, and it has to be something I'm doing wrong. There has to be a way to pick and choose which photos to import off of a camera in Windows 7 like there is with XP. XP always brings up thumbnails and lets me choose. Windows 7 gives me no options other than tagging and location. What am I doing wrong? :confused:

    Thanks
     
    Just Lou, Mar 9, 2010
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  2. Szadzik

    Szadzik Notebook Evangelist

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    Well,

    The first thing you are doing wrong is trying to make something much more complicated than it is.

    I assume that you conect your camera to the PC; it shows up as a drive in Computer. Just go there and grab the photos you need and delete the ones you do not need.

    There is no need to import anything - that is a habit from XP times where no one had card readers and stuff like that.
     
    Szadzik, Mar 9, 2010
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  3. Just Lou

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    The only problem with doing it manually as you suggested is, the photos will not be tagged. Using the import wizard in XP renames the photos and put them in a folder of my choice. I'm sometimes dealling with 100's of photos, and it's so simple in XP. With Windows 7, unless I'm missing something, I have to import every single photo, then delete them off my HD.
     
    Just Lou, Mar 9, 2010
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  4. yejun

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    I think windows photo gallery or live photo gallery have similar function.
     
    yejun, Mar 9, 2010
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  5. Just Lou

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    OK. I'll look into this when I get home. Thanks.
     
    Just Lou, Mar 9, 2010
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    Gregory disassemble?

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  7. Just Lou

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    Thanks for the link. I haven't had a chance to use this tool since I upgraded, and I didn't even know Win7 didn't come with it. :confused:
     
    xTank Jones16x, Mar 11, 2010
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