My digital camera is malfunctioning. Its an Olympus FE-170. Can anyone help me?

My olympus FE-170 won't register on my computer. It's not the computer tho because the camera is supposed to turn on when I plug it in to the computer but it wont turn on. Also when I'm trying to zoom in on the subject to take a picture the camera will only let me zoom in 1 time if I try to zoom in anymore the camera cuts off. any1 know whats wrong with it by any chance??

I agree that it sounds as though you have two separate issues. I would follow the device driver advice given. I always make a point of using the "Safely remove hardware " feature in the task bar before removing my camera. Perhaps you did not turn the camer off before disconnecting it and that was the cause.

As far as the zoom feature, I have a sony DSC P150 and experienced the same thing. Mine went a little further in the fact that the lens was not fully retracting either. The battery was fully charged so that was not the issue though it could be in your case. Anyhow, I opened the battery compartment and on my camera there is a manual re-set button. After resetting it, the problem has subsided. There is also the possibility that it is time to replace your battery. Buying a new battery is less costly than taking it to a repair shop so I would suggest taking that route prior to taking it into a shop.

get it repaired

You have 90 days to return and exchange you camera as long as you the receipt.

Sounds to me that you have 2 completely different problems. The first one, connect your camera to the computer with the USB cable then open the Device manager by right clicking on the MY Computer icon then select properties. Left click on the Hardware tab then open Device manager. Check to see if your computer recognizes the camera. If not right click on the first item in the list in the device manager. Select scan for hardware changes. Does your computer recognize it now? If not you may need a USB driver installed or a bad USB cable. Second one, Check your batteries. May be too low on power. Try rechargeable NIMH batteries instead of Alkaline.