Just an update on system requirements to run PK_Tether.
I couldn't find any info so did some (unrefined) experimentation.
Runs smoothly on an old (2001 ?) AMD athlonxp 1800+ (1531Mhz cpu)
with 512 Mb Ram and an old Nvidia MMX400 graphics card.(64Mb)
Windows XP Home.
Anything better should be a doddle.
Tried a Pentium P3 and 384Mb Ram with on-board graphics and the app ran but locked up after a couple of shots and froze the camera.(K200D)
Turning the camera off would not clear the freeze (top lcd remained showing "PC" even with the switch in off mode)
Opened the battery compartment to break the contacts then re-closed and this cleared the lock-up.
Verdict, too few resources on this old pc. Not recommended.
Note that it takes a few moments when the app starts for it to recognise the camera and once a shot is taken there is a lag before it shows on-screen.
This is the limitation of usb-2 transfer rates. ...same as when downloading conventionally from camera or card-reader.
To run the app you need the .Net 3.5 framework installed.(Or better ?)
You may have it already with newer versions of windows but I needed to install it on my machines running XP .(32Bit)
Get it here..
Download details: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5
Scroll down to the bottom and get the full package. (its a biggie (200+ Mb.)
Install it then get the update...
An update for the .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 is available
and install that..
Then download PK_Tether, extract it and when you click in the exe it opens.
(the first couple of start ups seem to have error messages so open it a couple of times without the camera attached and once it opens without errors then close, attach camera, turn camera on, wait a few seconds, then start PK_Tether again and all should be sweet.
Last edited by bobD; 01-24-2011 at 02:22 AM.