RAW file help

[KansanShooter]

My PC. Cd rom is shot so I cant install the cd that came with my d5100. My pc is a hp pavillion slim model with windows xp. Its 7 years old. It has hp image zone and all the basic picture viewing software. But none of it will open RAW images. Any way i can do this? I dont have Internet on my PC so I can't download any software that way. Any thoughts or ideas are appreciated. Thanks.

 

[Dave_W]

Download ViewNX directly from Nikon site. ViewNX from Nikon

Strike that, I missed that last sentence.

 

[Crispy]

Like Dave said... but maybe have a friend do it for you and toss it onto a thumb drive?

 

[Don Kuykendall_RIP]

Or go to your local library and download it there.

 

[RockyNH_RIP]

Can you download ViewNX from somewhere else, work, a friend or neighbors... Put it on a flash drive and then plug into your USB and install?

Pat in NH

 

[KansanShooter]

Never thought of a flash drive. That might work. Thanks all!

 

[Kias]

You can install the NEF Codec, and then most pic viewers, windows explorer, etc... should be able to work with them.

The codec is at Nikon Imaging | Global Site | NEF Codec Download

 

[Kias]

Hmmmm... Just read the last sentence. Seems to be a pandemic around here.

 

[Kias]

You can also use a phone or mp3 player that you can plug into the usb port as a thumbdrive too.

Heck, even a camera will work.

 

[KansanShooter]

You can also use a phone or mp3 player that you can plug into the usb port as a thumbdrive too.

Heck, even a camera will work.

Wait..i can use my phone to download the software to my PC using the USB connector i have?

 

[Kias]

Wait..i can use my phone to download the software to my PC using the USB connector i have?

Yup.

I download stuff with my phone and move it over to my computer all the time, and vice versa.

I also have extremely important files backed up to various mp3 players around the house.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus

 

[KansanShooter]

Sweet! Just down loaded ViewNX2 to my phone. Then hooked my phone to PC and dowloaded it. Works great! Thanks kias..and everybody else.

 

[Horoscope Fish]

Another useful bit of software for PC users is the Microsoft Camera Codec Pack.

I'm surprised at how many people are unaware of this... With the codec pack nstalled you'll be able to see your RAW files as thumbnails in Windows Explorer if nothing else.