8500dv installed on a newly built computer - no matter which software i use (ati's mmc, adobe premier 6.0, ulead video studio, power vcrII) i do not get anything in the preview windows - the softwares' rewind, play etc buttons do control my sony dcr-trv30 minidv, and i can watch tv through mmc & power vcr..????. i've checked for updates from sony's website - but nothing new there...i have installed the latest via 4 in 1 drivers - i just dont know where to go from here. would appreciate any help - please.

ATI AIW RADEON 8500DV (driver 6.13.10.6015)
AMD ATHLON XP 1700
1 GB RAM
SOYO DRAGON PLUS MB
WINDOWS XP PRO