July 11, 2010 7:28 PM

I have no idea why you posted your problem to two completely unrelated threads, or even how you found them.

You are far better off in a forum like this with a post that says what your problem is.

What model Touchsmart laptop do you have? that will help a lot, and there is no reason you should not be able to place the SD Card in the slot, and windows will recognize it and allow you to look at or copy the images.

You may have a hardware problem with the SD Card reader if it has never worked.

Diane