Canon users - help plz?

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Okay. When I first set up the drivers and software and such on my computer, it immediately recognized my digital camera when I plugged it in and downloaded the pictures with ease. Now it doesn't, and in the canon utilities folder in the start menu, some programs are just a readme and an uninstall and not a real program. So...bzwah? For the record, I'm using a Canon Powershot A-80.