I believe it's an issue with specific camcorders, not one with IEEE1394
itself. I have a Panasonic PV-DV800 and it works just fine. So do other
firewire devices.

Have you read through Graham Hughes' research on the problem?

http://www.myvideoproblems.co.uk/Pro...ngUnderSP2.htm
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Cari (MS-MVP)
Printing & Imaging
http://www.coribright.com/windows



"mvanec" <mvanec@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:063D8A6C-B0E8-4AE4-B650-9AE53D57476D@microsoft.com...
> Ok, I've reformatted and reinstalled. Windows XP SP2,
> video/printer/network
> drivers. I thought maybe Nero was a problem, or perhaps one of the
> hotfixes
> or updates. But nope, it's just Windows XP SP2 that's screwed up.
>
> I think I can run my camcorder by itself. It'll suck having to share all
> my
> external drives on a USB hub, because of the performance and speed hits.
> Also, I'm pretty much screwed when it comes to my Firestore FS-4, which
> only
> has a FireWire interface. It might work with just one device at a time on
> the bus (although I'm *supposed* to be able to get 62 or 63 on the bus
> simultaneously). Also, Windows refuses to acknowledge that I've turned
> off
> the camera until I actually unplug it. On my wife's laptop, all I have to
> do
> is turn the camera off. Of course, that machine is a Dell, and Dell is
> probably better at making things work than Microsoft.
>
> Has anyone actually gotten this stuff to work on a custom computer with an
> XP SP2 upgrade disc? If so, could you tell me how you did it?
>
> Thanks
>
> "mvanec" wrote:
>
>> This is going in Video because that's the likeliest forum to get a
>> response
>> on FireWire issues, but this is affecting more than my camcorder.
>>
>> As I look at My Computer, my camcorder is under "Scanners and Cameras",
>> and
>> my external drive is nowhere to be seen. My camcorder is turned OFF, and
>> my
>> external drive is ON. Shouldn't I be seeing my drive, and NOT seeing my
>> camcorder?
>>
>> <cut a bunch of stuff out--please refer to the original>
>> Please help,
>> Matt