babeegirl,
When you have the picture open in Windows, does it give you the option of saving a copy?
I would be very wary of keeping all my photos in the camera, where it could be affected by heat, moisture, getting lost or stolen, etc. When you plug your camera in, does it let you back up files to a folder?
auntluc - are you able to attach to mail? If you can, pm me, and I will send you my addy and post them.