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I use BYN with a D5100 and my laptop. I have the Shoestring shutter cable. I have been unable to get a clean startup of BYN. If I try to start the camera first, the camera won't be recognized by the laptop with the cables connected. If I start BYN, then turn on the camera BYN fails to link to camera giving USB hub message. I do use a new, mid level hub I purchased for this as well as all new cables. I need the hub because I have 2 USB ports on the laptop and one is needed for the mouse, one for the camera and one for the shutter controller. Leaving BYN running, I unplug the hub, and plug it back in. This usually causes the USB hub drver to load, and most of the time a driver for the D5100 as well. Sometimes this cycle must be repeated. Once the icon for the camera shows on the laptop, I select "connect to camera" this is usually successful, although I sometimes have to close BYN and open it again before camera will connect. BYN indicates Nikon drivers are loaded at startup, so why can't I connect immediately? This can be frustrating. I realize it's probably me, but whatever it takes. Thanks

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I use BYN with a D5100 and my laptop. I have the Shoestring shutter cable. I have been unable to get a clean startup of BYN. If I try to start the camera first, the camera won't be recognized by the laptop with the cables connected. If I start BYN, then turn on the camera BYN fails to link to camera giving USB hub message. I do use a new, mid level hub I purchased for this as well as all new cables. I need the hub because I have 2 USB ports on the laptop and one is needed for the mouse, one for the camera and one for the shutter controller. Leaving BYN running, I unplug the hub, and plug it back in. This usually causes the USB hub drver to load, and most of the time a driver for the D5100 as well. Sometimes this cycle must be repeated. Once the icon for the camera shows on the laptop, I select "connect to camera" this is usually successful, although I sometimes have to close BYN and open it again before camera will connect. BYN indicates Nikon drivers are loaded at startup, so why can't I connect immediately? This can be frustrating. I realize it's probably me, but whatever it takes. Thanks

 

The issue is not BackyardNIKON at first glanced.  BYN will not see/connect to the camera if Windows does not see the camera, which seems to the the issue.

 

In BackyardNIKON the message "drivers loaded" simply means the SDK libraries have been loaded and ready to connect to the camera... but only if Windows sees it first.

 

Try removing the SD card in the camera.  That may do it.

 

Regards,

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