Vivitar "Vivicam 2755" digital camera does not mount to desktop

My mother recently acquired a digital camera. She acquired it from a second-hand store, which did not include an interface cable or software. The manual (and the USB port on the camera) indicates that a male-male USB cable is necessary for photos to be copied to the hard drive.
I was not successful in locating such a cable at any local electronics store (I assume such a cable is now out-of-date). I purchased one from a seller on eBay. The brand is "e circuit electronics".
Upon powering up the camera with the cable connected to it and the computer, the following message appeared:
"Software needed for the USB device "USB Interface Controller TEST2.0" is not available. Would you like to look for the software on the Internet?"
I clicked "Yes". After an approximate two-minute wait, another message appeared stating:
"Software Update is not able to connect to the Internet. Please check your configuration and try again."
I queried this discussions forum for assistance in locating software for this camera, or to correct "Software Update"'s issue with connecting to the Internet, but was unsuccessful. The discussion can be located here:
[http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1280502&tstart=0]
Yesterday, by pure luck while continuing my search via Google, one of the results was a German web site. Through Google translation, I was able to find software that alleviated the message that appeared after connecting the camera with the computer. That piece of software is the Vivicam V2655 (most likely a slightly older version than what I need), located here:
[http://64.233.179.104/translatec?hl=en&u=http://www.treiberupdate.de/treiber-download/z-dltreiber/download_trei ber_9991007.php%3Fload%3D157665%26extern%3D1%26vendor%3DVivatar%26sys%3DMAC&prev=/searc h%3Fq%3DV2755%2BMac%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG]
Upon restart, I expected a new icon to appear on the desktop as well, but that did not occur.
Is there an application that will reveal such an icon (with the action of a folder) that will allow me to copy the photos in the folder, from the camera to the hard drive? I assumed Drive Setup would be able to do so, but I was wrong.

Your easiest & cheapest way to transfer the camera pictures is to buy (about $10 - $20) a USB memory card reader. Just plug your camera's memory card into it & copy the pic files to your Mac. Quicker & easier than interfacing the camera for pic transfer. Note - After you transfer the pics, be sure to drag the memory card icon to the trash before you remove the card from the reader.
 Cheers, Tom

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