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you can buy an USB car reader, it's cheap and easy to use
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Thanks danieldr - I am frustrated by the inbuilt cr just stopping.<br />
It appears it is a fuzzy Vista problem and your solution might be the best way to cut my losses, i was hoping to avoid another device (ie a card reader in my carry around bag )which was why I saw the original purchase of a portable with a built in SD cr as useful since all my other devices (esp my three cameras) have been standardised on SD.
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did you try reinstalling or are you sure this is hardware issue ?
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The SD card reader stopped running after 2 years ...
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The SD card reader stopped running after 2 years ...

How do I get a SD card reader to work on a Toshiba A200 satellite running Vista?

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