I'd be interested if you were still using Zoombrowser, Tony. I'm amazed you ended up using it. I've enjoyed simply being able to pull pictures off my card directly. I can't stand intermediary programs like Zoombrowser.

Not all intermediary programs are junk. Downloader Pro which was mentioned earlier in this thread for example is very useful.

It copies the images from the CF card, rotates them losslessly (using exif data), embeds colour profiles if needed, sets the DPI in the images to a sensible value, sets the timestamp on the images to match the shooting time, stores them away in a directory structure you choose (based on data related to each image and text you enter when it starts downloading) and then deletes the images from the CF card when it finished.

It can helpfully, if wanted, hook into XP media events meaning that this series of tasks kicks off as soon as I put my CF card into my laptop after a shooting session.

If Downloader Pro didn't exist I'd have to write it myself...