EOS Utility

I recently had to re-image my PC, and didn't think about re-instlling my EOS utility (Canon's link between camera and PC) until I got back from a morning of shooting yeserday. When i went searching through my software I couldn't find the install CD anywhere. Canon's website only offers upgrades to existing installs of the software. When I let Windows install the camera by itself, it converted all my RAW files to JPEG before it would let me take them off the camera!

Does anyone know of a place I can get another copy of the software, or know of another program that will work?

I'm sorry, Jeff. I don't know where to get the software, but if you buy a card reader for $15, it'll download your images much, much faster and you can simply download them in their original form to a folder on the desktop instead of using any software at all.

I'm a Canon shooter with three bodies, and I've never even taken the Canon softare out of the wrapper but simply download using the process I described.

Same here. I've never installed the software that came with the camera. (I tend to regard the software that comes bundled with hardware as "crapware' and not something I want to clutter up my registry with.) A card reader just seems more convenient to me, especially since I have several different brands of cameras.

If you really want the Canon software, it is available on their website. The last time I checked, it was still free. I also download the files from the CF card using a card reader. Way back in the olden days of digital, I had a Kodak DC260. Initially, I used the Kodak software to download the files. It sure took a long time. for some unknown reason, the software stopped working. I used Windows Explorer to download the fils. That sure speeded things up. It also increased the size of the files I was downloading. It appears that the Kodak software was re-compressing the jpeg files. I could not figure that one out. However, I stopped trusting any software that was not designed to copy files unchanged!

A card reader is the way to go - plus it saves wear and tear on your camera. Also, I have been advised not to let the computer erase your shots, but to let the camera do it after your have loaded them on your computer. The camera does a better job of erasing and doesn't leave "clutter" on the card. I also re-format my cards about every fourth time I use them to make sure they are clean.

You don't need EOS utility to download the images to your PC. However EOS utility will help you tag all your images with your name as image owner in Exif details. I liked that feature as even in Raw files, it's good to have your name displayed (by default it displays camera serial number).