Canon PowerShot S1 IS

I have a Canon PowerShot S1 IS and I'm not able to upload the pictures on there via USB cord. I get a "USB Device Not Recognized" message:

One of the USB devices attached to this computer has malfunctioned, and Windows does not recognize it.

I tried reconnecting the camera, yet I still got the same message. I know the problem isn't from the USB cable because I was able to upload pictures from my other camera via that cable. I tried using the cable that came with my camera, but I got the same results. I've installed the program that comes with the camera, thinking that maybe something was wrong with the USB port, but even the program did not detect the camera.

Someone suggested that I insert the CF card directly into CF/ Microdrive of my computer, but I've never done that before and thus wouldn't know how. I read that I need a CF card adapter.. I have no idea what that is. Can someone explain how this whole process works.. unless there's another solution to my problem?

Thanks in advance,
Hunnii