MM2 Not Detecting DV Camera?

> Hello, I just put my Sony Handycam using iLink and firewire to my
> computer,
> Iam running XP Pro and using MM2. It doesn's seem to discover the camera
> but
> it does seem to discover my Intel QX3 Microscope. I don't understand this
> at
> all. Even when I unplug the microscope it still does not recognize that
> the
> DV camera is plugged in. The Firewire ports are discoverable in the Device
> Manager and I have used the camera on other computers. This doesn't make
> me
> feel any more confident in Microsoft seeing how I can just plug any camera
> into my mac and turn on iMovie and start editing with no problems at all!
> Well, please help me figure this out!
>
> Thanks in advance!

> One question. You said even when you unplug the microscope it doesn't
> recognize the camera.
> That makes it sound as though you have two firewire cables, so did you try
> using the other cable on your camera?
>
> "AliEnX7587" <AliEnX7587@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:7699DDE7-F9F2-47B1-9A11-D34930594C6C@microsoft.com...

> > Hello, I just put my Sony Handycam using iLink and firewire to my
> > computer,
> > Iam running XP Pro and using MM2. It doesn's seem to discover the camera
> > but
> > it does seem to discover my Intel QX3 Microscope. I don't understand this
> > at
> > all. Even when I unplug the microscope it still does not recognize that
> > the
> > DV camera is plugged in. The Firewire ports are discoverable in the Device
> > Manager and I have used the camera on other computers. This doesn't make
> > me
> > feel any more confident in Microsoft seeing how I can just plug any camera
> > into my mac and turn on iMovie and start editing with no problems at all!
> > Well, please help me figure this out!
> >
> > Thanks in advance!

>
>
>

> The Microscope is USB sorry for not posting that. The only thing plugged
> into
> the firewire PCI card is the DV camera. The only reason I even menchioned
> the
> microscope is because the computer seems to recognize it as a camera.
> Thanks
> for the reply.
>
> "Wojo" wrote:
>

>> One question. You said even when you unplug the microscope it doesn't
>> recognize the camera.
>> That makes it sound as though you have two firewire cables, so did you
>> try
>> using the other cable on your camera?
>>
>> "AliEnX7587" <AliEnX7587@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:7699DDE7-F9F2-47B1-9A11-D34930594C6C@microsoft.com...

>> > Hello, I just put my Sony Handycam using iLink and firewire to my
>> > computer,
>> > Iam running XP Pro and using MM2. It doesn's seem to discover the
>> > camera
>> > but
>> > it does seem to discover my Intel QX3 Microscope. I don't understand
>> > this
>> > at
>> > all. Even when I unplug the microscope it still does not recognize that
>> > the
>> > DV camera is plugged in. The Firewire ports are discoverable in the
>> > Device
>> > Manager and I have used the camera on other computers. This doesn't
>> > make
>> > me
>> > feel any more confident in Microsoft seeing how I can just plug any
>> > camera
>> > into my mac and turn on iMovie and start editing with no problems at
>> > all!
>> > Well, please help me figure this out!
>> >
>> > Thanks in advance!

>>
>>
>>

> Ok, I doubt the microscope has anything to do with it then.
> You said you can plug the camera into other computers and it works.
> Is this with the same firewire cable or a different one?
> I ask that because the two most likely problems are either a bad firewire
> cable or a bad IEEE port.
> Try using your cable on a different computer and also try using a different
> camera on your computer. This will/should tell you where the problem is.
> -Wojo
>
> "AliEnX7587" <AliEnX7587@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:4598C45C-BD59-4222-88F1-CBE1B9987A8E@microsoft.com...

> > The Microscope is USB sorry for not posting that. The only thing plugged
> > into
> > the firewire PCI card is the DV camera. The only reason I even menchioned
> > the
> > microscope is because the computer seems to recognize it as a camera.
> > Thanks
> > for the reply.
> >
> > "Wojo" wrote:
> >

> >> One question. You said even when you unplug the microscope it doesn't
> >> recognize the camera.
> >> That makes it sound as though you have two firewire cables, so did you
> >> try
> >> using the other cable on your camera?
> >>
> >> "AliEnX7587" <AliEnX7587@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:7699DDE7-F9F2-47B1-9A11-D34930594C6C@microsoft.com...
> >> > Hello, I just put my Sony Handycam using iLink and firewire to my
> >> > computer,
> >> > Iam running XP Pro and using MM2. It doesn's seem to discover the
> >> > camera
> >> > but
> >> > it does seem to discover my Intel QX3 Microscope. I don't understand
> >> > this
> >> > at
> >> > all. Even when I unplug the microscope it still does not recognize that
> >> > the
> >> > DV camera is plugged in. The Firewire ports are discoverable in the
> >> > Device
> >> > Manager and I have used the camera on other computers. This doesn't
> >> > make
> >> > me
> >> > feel any more confident in Microsoft seeing how I can just plug any
> >> > camera
> >> > into my mac and turn on iMovie and start editing with no problems at
> >> > all!
> >> > Well, please help me figure this out!
> >> >
> >> > Thanks in advance!
> >>
> >>
> >>

>
>
>

>I will try that, but the cable is brand new. The same camera works with USB
> so unfortunately, i think you are right that it is the IEEE card which
> sucks
> because I just bought it brand new. Uh well, thanks for the help.
>
> "Wojo" wrote:
>

>> Ok, I doubt the microscope has anything to do with it then.
>> You said you can plug the camera into other computers and it works.
>> Is this with the same firewire cable or a different one?
>> I ask that because the two most likely problems are either a bad firewire
>> cable or a bad IEEE port.
>> Try using your cable on a different computer and also try using a
>> different
>> camera on your computer. This will/should tell you where the problem is.
>> -Wojo
>>
>> "AliEnX7587" <AliEnX7587@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:4598C45C-BD59-4222-88F1-CBE1B9987A8E@microsoft.com...

>> > The Microscope is USB sorry for not posting that. The only thing
>> > plugged
>> > into
>> > the firewire PCI card is the DV camera. The only reason I even
>> > menchioned
>> > the
>> > microscope is because the computer seems to recognize it as a camera.
>> > Thanks
>> > for the reply.
>> >
>> > "Wojo" wrote:
>> >
>> >> One question. You said even when you unplug the microscope it doesn't
>> >> recognize the camera.
>> >> That makes it sound as though you have two firewire cables, so did you
>> >> try
>> >> using the other cable on your camera?
>> >>
>> >> "AliEnX7587" <AliEnX7587@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:7699DDE7-F9F2-47B1-9A11-D34930594C6C@microsoft.com...
>> >> > Hello, I just put my Sony Handycam using iLink and firewire to my
>> >> > computer,
>> >> > Iam running XP Pro and using MM2. It doesn's seem to discover the
>> >> > camera
>> >> > but
>> >> > it does seem to discover my Intel QX3 Microscope. I don't understand
>> >> > this
>> >> > at
>> >> > all. Even when I unplug the microscope it still does not recognize
>> >> > that
>> >> > the
>> >> > DV camera is plugged in. The Firewire ports are discoverable in the
>> >> > Device
>> >> > Manager and I have used the camera on other computers. This doesn't
>> >> > make
>> >> > me
>> >> > feel any more confident in Microsoft seeing how I can just plug any
>> >> > camera
>> >> > into my mac and turn on iMovie and start editing with no problems at
>> >> > all!
>> >> > Well, please help me figure this out!
>> >> >
>> >> > Thanks in advance!
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>

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