Canon EOS 400d installation CD

kopfan77

Folks,

Looking for some help/advice please. Newbie to the whole world of DSLR and just got my self a decent second hand Canon 400d. However Ive just realised I got no installation cd with it. I know I can link directly to the laptop to transfer photos etc. But I believe the cd would have software etc for editing and playing with the RAW files.

Any idea how I would go about getting this as the Canon site only has updaters if you already have the cd

Cheers

peckerhead

Anything on the US site?

kopfan77

peckerhead wrote: »

Anything on the US site?

All seem to be updaters again which require you to have the original cd

bernard0368

here?

http://software.canon-europe.com/products/0010371.asp

kopfan77

bernard0368 wrote: »

here?

http://software.canon-europe.com/products/0010371.asp

all updaters only

pixbyjohn

kopfan77 wrote: »

all updaters only

No , read what it says on the site
Description:Digital Photo Professional 3.12.52 updater for Windows is software that will update a previously installed (or install) Digital Photo Professional to version 3.12.52.

got here > http://www.canon-europe.com/Support/Consumer_Products/products/cameras/Digital_SLR/EOS_400D.aspx?type=download&page=1

kopfan77

pixbyjohn wrote: »

No , read what it says on the site
Description:Digital Photo Professional 3.12.52 updater for Windows is software that will update a previously installed (or install) Digital Photo Professional to version 3.12.52.

got here > http://www.canon-europe.com/Support/Consumer_Products/products/cameras/Digital_SLR/EOS_400D.aspx?type=download&page=1

Correct, and that's what I read myself, so I downloaded/ran it and it looked for the cd to be inserted

KevinGossRoss

What do you need it for?

frozenfrozen

On mac you have to unpack the installer and delete a few files to be able to install it without the cd (Anyone with a macbook air / new macbook pro)

I'm sure there's a similar method for pc. can you download an .iso of the program anywhere and mount it to a virtual drive using something like daemon tools?

flyingsnail

kopfan77 wrote: »

Correct, and that's what I read myself, so I downloaded/ran it and it looked for the cd to be inserted

I ran into this a few months back while trying to install the canon software onto my new pc. As far as I remember there is no workaround and you will need the cd.

MaggyM

I actually have spare disks for the 400D (mine was stolen a few years ago) that you can have if you want. Are you ever in Dublin?
If you want to PM me we can arrange a way to get them to you. Maybe you could pass them on to flyingsnail if still needed - I see you are both in Limerick.

flyingsnail

MaggyM wrote: »

I actually have spare disks for the 400D (mine was stolen a few years ago) that you can have if you want. Are you ever in Dublin?
If you want to PM me we can arrange a way to get them to you. Maybe you could pass them on to flyingsnail if still needed - I see you are both in Limerick.

Thanks for the offer MaggyM, I was able to borrow a cd from somebody else.

kopfan77

Thanks for the offers/help MaggyM and flyingsnail.....I actually got sorted today by aidanic.

Cheers folks

mathepac

Just for future reference, this works on Mac (10.8.2) for me:

1. From the Canon Europe site, download dpp3.12.52x-updater.dmg.
2. Double click dpp3.12.52x-updater.dmg to mount the Disk Image on the desktop
3. Inside dpp3.12.52x-updater.dmg, drag dpp3.12.52x_updater and copy it to a convenient location, the "Download" folder will do.
4. <CTRL> Click on dpp3.12.52x_updater and open the "Contents" folder
5. <CTRL> Click on the "Resources" Folder and open it.
6. Locate the file "Info.datx" and drag it to the trash
7. Double click on dpp3.12.52x_updater created in step 3 to run the full installer.

This isn't specific to the 400D or any other Canon DSLR, it should work for any all.

IME the Canon USA site is easier to work from for this solution to the problem of lost or damaged installation CDs

HTH others