Canon EOS 350D 64bit Driver Problem

After years of struggling to get full control over my photographs using cheap point and shoot digital cameras, I decided to purchase a second-hand Canon 350D as a cheap entry into the digital SLR realm.
I’m very happy with the camera its self, but disappointment came my way when trying to connect the camera to my laptop running Windows 7 64-bit. With the 350D set to “PC Connect” and attaching it via the USB cable, resulted in the message “Device driver software was not installed successfully.” After a quick search I found that switching the communication setting to “Print/PTP” allowed the driver install correctly, gaining access to the images stored on the card. This work around is all well and good, but renders the remote shoot function redundant, this is something I can/will have to live without.

After seeing very old posts on forums  relating to this problem, from what I can see up until now there has been no attempt on Canon’s behalf to bringing out a 64-bit compatible driver. This makes me think that Canon’s after sales support may not be all that. I know there is no issue with the newer models of this camera, but if I do find my self in the future wanting to upgrade to a newer digital SLR, I may have just been persuaded to seriously consider a Nikon over Canon.