Digital camera my computer refuses to acknowledge it?

i have a canon powershot 675,it used to work on computer ok but suddenly computer says no device found even after the connection bleep is heard
any ideas anyone?
ps please idiot proof solutions cos i am one........ ta

Did your digital camera come with any installation software? If you have Windows XP, and your computer thinks your camera is a complete stranger, it gives you an option to search the web for the appropriate software that will run it. You can search the web yourself, too.

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This happens to me now and then. I unplug it and plug it in again.

If that doesnt work I leave it alone for half hour and keep trying until it does.

did camera come with a disc if so reload it.

Your camera should have came with a cd. Reinstall the device.

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try removing the drivers from your system go to control panel, add/remove programs, remove the driver and then reload it. hope this helps.

Usually this is the result of a driver (software) becoming corrupted, and resulting in Windows being unable to recognise or find it. Try re-installing the software that came with the camera. If problem persists, go to the Canon website, check their FAQs or download the latest driver for your camera.
It would help to answer your question if you were able to indicate what you were doing on your computer just before the problem arose, or if you have had ANY software of hardware problems between the time you were able to use your camera with the computer and the time that you were not.

I had a similar problem with a usb drive not being recognised by the PC. The problem occurred after installing Daemon tools - so I uninstalled it and hey presto usb drive appeared. All I`m trying to say is it would appear some software does conflict so have a think what have you done recently to change the setup since the last time it worked with your canon.