Camcorder not recognized by XP (it used to work)

[Skoorb]

I posted this on another forum, but that forum was not an appropriate place, so I should have posted it here

I'm trying to run a camcorder into my desktop. A few months ago I had no problems with this. Now, however, the camera just won't be recognized. This is on XP pro. I have a laptop with a 1394 port and everything is great, so we know the camcorder and cable are working fine. Under hardware of my desktop I see no problems with the 1394 bridge or anything else, but when I plug in the camera there is simply "no love" forthcoming. Nothing pops up, and when I load up Ulead and do "capture", it says no device was found.

I'm running on the latest mobo drivers from Abit.

I actually did manage to see the littel DV-something-or-other icon under windows explorer this morning, after plugging in the camera, but now I can't see it again and Ulead (plus two other progs I tried) still can't "find video device"

Thanks for any help

[thecoalman]

Did you install SP2 before the "love" became cold and distant?

[Skoorb]

Did you install SP2 before the "love" became cold and distant?

No, I see according to windows update that I put on SP2 on Oct17, and I have a video I made on the 31st. Granted, the laptop I'm trying this on only has SP1...

[thecoalman]

Did you install SP2 before the "love" became cold and distant?

No, I see according to windows update that I put on SP2 on Oct17, and I have a video I made on the 31st. Granted, the laptop I'm trying this on only has SP1...

Well SP2 has caused many a divorce bewteen cam and computer..... Try this link: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=5c076e4c-aec8-434d-9849-e668a...en&Hash=XKC4S9

See this thread if that doesn't help: https://www.videohelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=252426

[Skoorb]

I feel that may be the problem, but alas following those steps has not solved it. I will probably just have to capture on the slower laptop and then transfer the data over to my desktop. It's that or reinstall windows I suppose, which is a pain in the arse. Thanks for your help though!

[thecoalman]

Did you follow the links in that thread, there's specific way you need to install those files.

Well that may not be the problem... was just a suggestion. Good Luck! BTW there's a lot of threads in the DV forum, perhaps you can dig up something else.

[falberni]

If Ulead has a utility to install 1394 driver, you can use it. Otherwise reinstall Ulead and let it reinstall the 1394 driver that it likes. I have the same issue with Pinnacle Studio and every once in a while I have to reinstall the driver for it. Sometimes when you install other apps in your computer they change the driver for 1394.

[Skoorb]

Well by God it works! Thanks both of you In fact I can't say rightly which of these two approaches fixed it (maybe both were needed), but in any case now I can get my video off!

[p_l]

Same problem here, with my first generation Canon Elura no longer being detected after installing SP2. Detected again and working fine when I uninstalled SP2 and went back to SP1.

Now, shhh, nobody tell bazooka or he might go apeshit like a mourner at Yasser Arafat's funeral.