Camera woes

Well I have found the cable to my new camera and i thought I wuld be able to post some pictures right away. No such luck. I have a big problem with it. Every time I hook the usb cable to the camera it turns off and there is nothing I can do to get the pics off. I am really frustrated. What good is having a camera that I can not get the pics. I guess I am going to have to go to Wal-Mart or CVS and get a cd of my pictures and then put them on my computer. What a hassle. Do any of you have a Kodak c813 easyshare camera and have you had this problem? If so how did you solve it? thanks for your time