Why can't my computer read my compact flash card yet my camera can?

i put it in the port on my computer and it cant read it anymore.

Why can't my computer read my compact flash card yet my camera can?
You might have to load software that comes with your camera.
Reply:Hmm. Does anything show up in your widows explorer window after the card is inserted? Try it in another computer, that will isolate that it's a 'puter problem. Brushing the contacts on the card with isopropyl alcohol on a q-tip might the 'puter find it.
Reply:maybe b'cos ur computer port has problem or ur memory card is password protected..remove the password and try again if it's password protected
Reply:This is my worry about digital as well. I once helped a friend out by putting her pictures on a disk from her memory card. I loaded the pictures onto my hard drive, then transferred them onto the disk. On my computer, the disk operated just fine. On her computer, the disk could not be read. She brought the disk back to me, and it opened fine. We both have the same operating system.





I've ran into this problem with another friend. This is what scares me with digital. incompatibility with others. Now suppose I buy another computer. Will my disks be able to open, or not? Digital is NOT the greatest thing to ever hit the planet. I don't have an answer for you, but just a heads up that you will encounter this problem from time to time.





I'll be watching this one in the hopes to learn something right along with you.
Reply:try a card reader


they are not too expensive