Why won't my camera pop up on my computer when i plug it in?

I have a nikon d3000 and when i gop to plug it into the usb port a little thing comes up in the corner saying installing driver device software or something like that, and then a few seconds later, everytime, it says installation failed, contact manufacturer of device or something. Why won't it come up? I can put my memory card in the side of my computer but i still want to know how to get the usb way to work.

You need to install the software that came with the camera. Be certain to follow the directions.

You need to install Nikon Transfer first.

Page 105 in the user manual:

http://www.nikonusa.com/...oprint.pdf

Nikon Transfer:

http://support.nikonusa.com/...1#Anchor-8