> If you have no entry in Device Manager for IEEE 1394 Bus host controller, it
> would suggest to me that the firewire port on the USB device isn't being
> seen at all by Windows... which would of course explain the non detection of
> the camcorder.
> --
> Cari (MS-MVP)
> Windows Technologies - Printing & Imaging
>
http://www.coribright.com/windows>
> "kess1979uk" <kess1979uk[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:3BCA5450-23B0-4025-8130-C1B27F20C5ED[ at ]microsoft.com...
> > Yes the camcorder is in vcr/playback mode and powered by the A/C. I have
> > also rebooted the machine with the camcorder attached, no changes at all.
> >
> > I've had a look in the Device Manager and I cannot find IEEE1394 anywhere,
> > there is however Pinnacle Systems 700-USB Device present under "Sound,
> > video
> > and game controllers"
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote:
> >
> >> Is the camcorder in vcr mode and powered by A/C (rather than its own
> >> battery)...?
> >>
> >> If you reboot the PC with the camcorder attached, is there any change...
> >> ie
> >> is it found?
> >>
> >> Do you have the correct IEEE1394 entry in Device Manager?
> >> --
> >> Cari (MS-MVP)
> >> Windows Technologies - Printing & Imaging
> >>
http://www.coribright.com/windows> >>
> >> "kess1979uk" <kess1979uk[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:2C2F4680-5BB2-4557-89B9-BCA2D17795BB[ at ]microsoft.com...
> >> > Cari, I've spent a fortune on the Pinnacle 700-USB, which is recognised
> >> > by
> >> > my
> >> > computer perfectly well. But when I attach my dv camcorder to the
> >> > firewire
> >> > port (as I would normally on XP) there is no sound or wizard to say
> >> > "new
> >> > hardware found". Although the dv camcorder does display "DV in" on the
> >> > screen. The reason I'm sticking with the Pinnacle 700 USB is because
> >> > it
> >> > worked fine with XP and the Pinnacle software does the job quite well.
> >> >
> >> > I don't see how spending more money (even if a PCI firewire card is
> >> > cheap)
> >> > is a "proper" solutions to a problem which I'm guessing is either due
> >> > to
> >> > Microsoft or Sony.
> >> >
> >> > Any other suggestions?
> >> >
> >> > ----------------------------------------------------------
> >> >
> >> > "Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Give your PC a treat and buy it a PCI firewire card.
> >> >> --
> >> >> Cari (MS-MVP)
> >> >> Windows Technologies - Printing & Imaging
> >> >>
http://www.coribright.com/windows> >> >>
> >> >> "kess1979uk" <kess1979uk[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> >> news:80BCA4AC-00C3-48FC-9916-D70E491FAE9C[ at ]microsoft.com...
> >> >> >I have upgraded to Vista and my Sony DCR-HC21 is not recognised by my
> >> >> >machine
> >> >> > any more, no "new hardware found" wizards.... nothing! I have it
> >> >> > connected
> >> >> > via firewire into my Pinnacle 700-USB since I don't have a firewire
> >> >> > connection on my Dell which is less than a year old (yeah?! - I was
> >> >> > just
> >> >> > as
> >> >> > shocked!). Any idea how I could strangle Vista and force it to
> >> >> > recognise
> >> >> > my
> >> >> > camcorder?
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >>
> >>
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