Firewire problem, Sony trv510/HP laptop w/1394 port

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Using a Sony TRV510 video camera with DV output to the HP ZV5450
> laptop 1394 firewire port. The laptop does not recognize the device.
> Tried to reset camera several times (on/off) in VCR mode, in play mode
> and still no luck. Tried using 2 or 3 different software capture
> programs and nothing recognizes the camera. Tried unpluggin and
> pluggin the firewire...nothing. The computer just does not see this
> device as being connected. Firewire cable is new. The 1394 hardware
> card is listed, the hardware device area in windows sees no conflicts,
> the drivers for the 1394 card see no problems. For some strange
> reason Microsoft has the 1394 connection shown in the network
> connections area of windows XP.

Tried to disable the 1394 in the network section, that did not work,
then I tried to completely delete the 1394 connection in the network
section of windows xp, and that did not work. I don't know what else
I could try, been working on this for the better part of the day!!
rebooted, on/off with the camera.....nothing.