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More info?)
Another thought, are you using a front firewire connector, don't ask me why,
but these often don't work properly, if you are, try using one at the back.
Graham
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Graham Hughes
MVP Digital Media
Laird of Glencairn
www.dvds2treasure.com
www.simplydv.com
"Graham Hughes" <graham.hughes@dvds2treasure.co.uk> wrote in message
news:OQgDZfDNFHA.1176@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Why should it be solely M/S's fault. You have a month or two old pc which
> doesn't work, take it back to Sony and ask them to fix it for you, it
should
> be your consumer right wherever you live, you bought a pc to do video
work,
> it dosn't, that should then be your problem sorted.
>
> You seem quite happy to take a we don't know why it doesn't work from
Sony,
> whose fault it is to make a pc from components that don't work together
and
> yet M/S who have no control over what Sony do with hardware gets the full
> wrath.
>
> It is very hard for us to work out answers, we don't not have your system
at
> our fingertips to try things, we can only hope you follow instructions
> carefully, no asspersions here, but so many times people come back and say
> I've done as you ask but when I do this nothing happens and you then ask
> what happens when you did part b and they say, oh I didn't do that. Which
is
> why we give similar answers to everyone - generic - as most of the time
they
> work. If we all had pc's made from the same components it would be so much
> easier to find the problem area, but hey then we'd be using Macs...... LOL
>
> Other things to try.
>
> Often editing apps can interfere with each other and having the wrong
> combination can cause conflicts, were all the ones you list already
> installed when you bought the pc or have you added them? If so, revert
back
> to the state the pc was in when bought and try again. If they were all
> there, then try a neat little app which just captures and exports from
> minidv, Windv, a link to it is here,
>
http://www.simplydv.co.uk/simplyBB/viewtopic.php?t=1165 scroll down to it.
>
> Have you checked to see if you have the latest versions of, directX,
windows
> media player, motherboard updates, any other updates from your pc
> manufacturer or component suppliers.
>
> Is the firewire on-board or a pci card? Could you try fitting a pci card
and
> see if that works. If it is a pci card have you tried refitting it in a
> different slot to see if that works.
>
> Have you checked the firewire settings in the network panel, is it
bridged?
> Try undoing it if it is.
>
> Bear in mind messing with the pc in mnay of the ways I've suggested could
> invalidate any warranty, so I'd still strongly suggest taking it back to
> Sony as your first and only option.
>
>
> --
> Graham Hughes
> MVP Digital Media
> Laird of Glencairn
> www.dvds2treasure.com
> www.simplydv.com
>
>
> "ludt" <ludt@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:837A666D-56B7-4632-A863-1A8F6561F2DB@microsoft.com...
> > Gee,who'da thought,the very next post.
> > Come on guys, a little help here,please????
> >
> >
> >
> > "Huge" wrote:
> >
> > > "=?Utf-8?B?bHVkdA==?=" <ludt@discussions.microsoft.com> writes:
> > > >So many people with so many systems and dvcams who can't
> > > >capture video,but no answers other than the normal generic fixes that
> > > >don't work.I asked 3 weeks ago. Worked around it by capturing to my
old
> > > >computer and transferring.Anyway,is anyone at MS ever going to
address
> the
> > > >problem,that question for MS,not the group!
> > >
> > > No, of course not. What makes you think they GAS?
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > "The road to Paradise is through Intercourse."
> > > [email me at huge [at] huge [dot] org [dot] uk]
> > >
> > >
> > >
>
>
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