I have lost the cd that came with Canon EOS Rebel XT 8.0mpxl camera?

i have a canon EOS digital rebel xt 8 megapixel camera. I recently moved and in the move i lost the software cd that came with the camera. I wouldn't have noticed but i had to replace the hard drive in my computer and when i went to reinstal the camera software and drivers i didn't have the disk and i have went to the canon website and all they seem to me to have is the updater for the actual software. i plugged my camera into my pc and it didn't recognize the camera and i don't know what to do. i have a thousand doller camera and i have no way pf getting the pictures off the camera.. can anyone help me?

i was able to download the editing software from canon.com but i can't figure out what file is needed to make the pc recognize the camera with the usb plug in. i have the editing software. i think its called drivers. i just don't nor can't figure out what to download. can someone send me a link?

They have a toll free phone number or try your local Canon dealer for help.

You should be able to download the necessary drivers and RAW converters for that camera from Canon.

The photo program however will have to be found or purchased from Canon.

I have two of these cameras that my journalism students use and I never use the software- always use card readers to download photos. I could send you one of the cds is you'd like.