OK. Yes I have cross posted this on the Post processing forum but as it is also could be Nikon centric I thought maybe?
Along came service pack 3 for windows XP and as it is soo in your face if you dont, I installed it.
I used to be able to plug my camera into my computer and just transfer the folder which I then renamed to convert its contents at my leisure.
With Service pack 3 I no longer have that option. I get a dialogue box which tells me I am hooked up to a D70s and which program do I wish to use to import?
It gives me the opton of the whole MS suite plus Adobe Elements and Picasa which I use for storing onnce I have converted them.
That would be great if one of those was my converter of choice, but being a simple lad, I like and use Bibble and service pack 3 will not offer that as an option.
Has any one else found this problem and found an answer or should I be directing my enquiry to Eric Hyman at Bibble??
...no I don't have that problem BUT my firewire devices (OHCI) aren't recognized anymore after the SP3 updates. This is consistent with my other PCs, so now, I have reserved one PC just for uploading my NEFs from my D1/D1X bodies and transfer them via my home network to my main PC. Problem is, the Windows guys are covering their mouths and ears regarding this issue and it's great to know that there are hundreds (maybe thousands) experiencing these crappy Windows anomally.
Tim: IT sounds to me like the D70 isn't in Storage mode anymore. There should be two modes, MSA and MSC from memory. Whatever it's set to now, change it.
You might want to try this: right-click on the D70 ikon, go to properties, then autoplay, and turn off autoplay for pictures. It might be trying to autoplay but doesn't know which program to use.
And this SP3 problem was actually a setting on the camera.
Photo related I'm using Nikon Capture and CS3. Need to find some time and inclination to install Lightroom too. also have a random assortment of things like PixResizer as well.
Rightclick the icon, tick the Custom Install button, click Next, uncheck SP3, then close. A windows titled "Hide Updates" appears with a box that says "Don't notify me about these updates again." Check that, then click Close. Windows Update Icon is gone.
SP3 is definitely a worthwhile update in spite of the firewire fiasco.
From my own experience that I recounted here a couple months ago:
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So this was not a Nikon issue at all, but rather an SP3 vs. firewire issue. Turns out SP3 did not play nice with many firewire devices. Problem for me is that SP3 offered enough improvement in other areas that I wasn't willing to roll back. So after mucking around it turns out that I just needed to replace the .5512 version of the firewire drivers (SP3) with the .2180 version of the drivers (SP2). Of course windows won't let you install older drivers via the normal channels so I just went in and replaced the files by hand.
and transfer them via my home network to my main PC. Problem is, the Windows guys are covering their mouths and ears regarding this issue and it's great to know that there are hundreds (maybe thousands) experiencing these crappy Windows anomally. 
