What to do if you lost your Canon Software CD
I don’t know if it ever happened to you, but if you lose/damage the Canon Software CD that ships with your Canon EOS DSLR getting your hands on a new one won’t be that easy unless you know someone that owns a Canon DSLR.
“Easy” you’d say “I will only download all the software from the net”, well wrong since those softwares are not available on the internet but only their updates.
Of course you can always give Canon a call and you will probably be charged for the new CD or use one of these two simple tricks.
N.B. These methods have only been tested with ZoomBrowser but I see no reason why they shouldn’t work all other Canon applications, assuming you are using Microsoft Windows.
First of all you will have to download the update of the program you want to install from Canon website.
Solution one:
1) Open the registry editor: Start=>Run=>Regedit
2) Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\
3) if not already created, create a new key called Canon
4) Inside that new key create an additional one called ZoomBrowser Ex1
5) Run the ZoomBrowser updater you had previously downloaded, it should now pass the check status and install correctly
Solution Two:
1) Using a software like winrar extract the executable file you had previously downloaded to folder X
2) Navigate to X\INSTALL\COMMON\
3) Run the Install.exe you find in that folder
and the program should get installed with no problems
List of registry keys of different Canon Softwares to be used with solution one
Zoom Browser: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Canon\ZoomBrowser Ex
Digital Photo Professional: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Canon\DPP
EOS Capture: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Canon\EOS Capture
EOS File Viewer: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Canon\EOSViewerUtility
PhotoStitch: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Canon\PhotoStitch
***Disclaimer***
You are using this information at your own risks, I provide no warranty whatsoever and messing around with your registries can be fatal to your computer.
- for the key to be created for other programs please check the end of this post [back]
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des carrington Says
go to Canon canada and you can download all software in english
Nov 3rd, 2006 at 14:48
Antoine Khater Says
Thanks for the info, however I went to canon.ca and all I could find was upgrades, could you please point us to the URL were we can download?
Nov 3rd, 2006 at 15:28
Letheus Says
Yeah! that regedit thing worked=D haha
Dec 10th, 2006 at 20:51
Dan Says
For the latest EOS capture (v2.x).
Just select the text below and paste it into a new notepad file. Save the file as EOSCAPTURE.REG then run.
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Canon]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Canon\EOS Capture]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Canon\EOSViewerUtility]
Jun 2nd, 2007 at 16:58
Rose Says
Hey…that registry thing worked
Thank you!!
Sep 4th, 2007 at 8:25
woolly Says
regedit worked for me too!!!
thanks
Sep 19th, 2007 at 0:00
chris Says
Big Thx registry trick works with DPP V3.0.2.
But you can´t use Winrar (or WinZip) to extract that folder structure… (maybe they fixed this)
Sep 24th, 2007 at 11:45
dee Says
does anyone know a way around for MAC?
Oct 17th, 2007 at 10:48
Andrew Ferguson Says
You sir, are a saint! I was getting so frustrated my head hurt ’til I found your page
Thank you, very much.
Oct 19th, 2007 at 3:52
Zahid Says
very best site
Oct 19th, 2007 at 20:36
marlon Says
thanks guys!
Nov 8th, 2007 at 8:13
400D Owner Says
Million thanks
Nov 11th, 2007 at 9:37
sudip Says
hi,
it worked with me too, but pitty that i cant see the image real time on pc, i have to click to see.
does anyone know a similer workaround for mac ?
Nov 13th, 2007 at 13:25
Hyb Says
The extract trick no longer works with the latest update packages. Registry key works a treat though, thanks.
Nov 19th, 2007 at 0:31
Antoine Khater Says
Hyb thanks for the info I will update the post accordingly
Nov 19th, 2007 at 9:03
qwe Says
10/10 - great fix!!!
Nov 19th, 2007 at 12:59
Anon Says
Vista solution…
…One just needs to execute the downloaded file ‘k7a06enx.exe’ (DPP 3.2), monitor the temp folder (while executing) and copy the extracted folder (C:\Users\YOUR USERNAME\AppData\Local\Temp\CanonUPW_000) to another location. Cancel the original installation of ‘k7a06enx.exe’, and run ‘\INST\INSTALL\COMMON\Install.exe’ to install DPP 3.2 without having to have a previous version installed. Worked for me!
Dec 10th, 2007 at 0:27
toxin Says
Thank you!!! Search my fingers blood red until I found this site. Worked 100%, even for Vista.
Mar 26th, 2008 at 21:05
Andrew Says
Legend - this has been annoying the hell out of me for ages - I don’t WANT all the other Canon crap installed, just Photostitch…
Mar 27th, 2008 at 0:09
Frank Says
This hack ROCKS!!!
Apr 13th, 2008 at 7:32
h lavender Says
This is awesome! Thanks much.
Apr 18th, 2008 at 19:03
Maciej Tomczak Says
Super Hack. I tried the Anon solution on XP and it works fine. There is a 2.CAB file in root directory (23MB) which doesn’t seem to be needed for the installation.
I presume that DPP can not be made portable (i.e. run from USB stick, without having to have administrative privileges to install it)? If not, what else can be erased to make the installation files bundle leaner?
Apr 26th, 2008 at 16:28
Alberto Says
Compliments ……… The first solution is GOOD
May 27th, 2008 at 0:55