hi...
windows xp pro /ser pack 2

on Christmas i get sony dvd 403 handycam ...

problem:

when i plug it in to my pc using usb port....and open windows
explorer...then ...my computer...i can see my two hard drives
,floppy,dvd drive, cd-rw drive and my
web cam ...but cant see my sony dvd-rw drive..;(
i try my son's pc and no problems , try my daughter pc no problem (it
show in windows explorer as a sony dvd-rw drive) can see sony dvd-rw
drive with out installing any sony driver in their computers

i have installed sony driver for using with their software...but any
other program cant see it..
for instance : ms movie maker recognize my video card and my web
cam...but cant see sony dvd drive .. i try two other programs and the
same story...

please help me to solve this problem..
thank you very much
natka

******Unplug your web cam then try it. What happens?******

hi...
my web cam was showed as a plug in i guess not as a drive but....
i try ..i unplug my web cam ....still the same...
i also checked my usb ports ..they work fine...
when i change the usb port with my sony cam......windows was picking
up a new hardware installed...i have small icon in start up menu
safely remove hardware...
and when i open my computer folder..i can see
A...floppy
C:drive
D:drive
E:dvd drive
F: cd-rw drive
but no sony dvd-rw drive from my handycam

thank you for your responds
regards
natka

******Check page 98 of the owner's manual.*****

hello...
i followed your recommendation......went line by line.... point by
point...
everything is in the right spot....but when i click on my computer
icon....i still cant see sony dvd-rw drive..
sony software works fine i can use it to play with my cam...but i am
limited to this program only...no other programs can recognize this
cam

thank you very much for your time
best regards
natka

Did you follow installation procedure, as given in Sony bumph, I think not



"Natka" <natka@heaven.org> wrote in message
news:4lebr1ptk6cevg1l0qbifedc5f4f7bfuml@4ax.com...
> hi...
> windows xp pro /ser pack 2
>
> on Christmas i get sony dvd 403 handycam ...
>
> problem:
>
> when i plug it in to my pc using usb port....and open windows
> explorer...then ...my computer...i can see my two hard drives
> ,floppy,dvd drive, cd-rw drive and my
> web cam ...but cant see my sony dvd-rw drive..;(
> i try my son's pc and no problems , try my daughter pc no problem (it
> show in windows explorer as a sony dvd-rw drive) can see sony dvd-rw
> drive with out installing any sony driver in their computers
>
> i have installed sony driver for using with their software...but any
> other program cant see it..
> for instance : ms movie maker recognize my video card and my web
> cam...but cant see sony dvd drive .. i try two other programs and the
> same story...
>
> please help me to solve this problem..
> thank you very much
> natka
>
> ******Unplug your web cam then try it. What happens?******
>
> hi...
> my web cam was showed as a plug in i guess not as a drive but....
> i try ..i unplug my web cam ....still the same...
> i also checked my usb ports ..they work fine...
> when i change the usb port with my sony cam......windows was picking
> up a new hardware installed...i have small icon in start up menu
> safely remove hardware...
> and when i open my computer folder..i can see
> A...floppy
> C:drive
> D:drive
> E:dvd drive
> F: cd-rw drive
> but no sony dvd-rw drive from my handycam
>
> thank you for your responds
> regards
> natka
>
> ******Check page 98 of the owner's manual.*****
>
> hello...
> i followed your recommendation......went line by line.... point by
> point...
> everything is in the right spot....but when i click on my computer
> icon....i still cant see sony dvd-rw drive..
> sony software works fine i can use it to play with my cam...but i am
> limited to this program only...no other programs can recognize this
> cam
>
> thank you very much for your time
> best regards
> natka

On Fri, 30 Dec 2005 23:54:37 -0000, "DL" <dl@spoofmail.nothere> wrote:

>Did you follow installation procedure, as given in Sony bumph, I think not

Not sure what you mean by ....bumph.....
but i did exactly what they ask in manual which came with it
and like i mention before...there is no problems in others
computers..soonest i plug in by usb port windows is picking it up and
shows as a dvd-rw drive...
in two others pc i didn't have to install any software any driver just
soonest i plug in to usb port i shows drive right a way.....
i checked my usb ports they all works good using my web cam...so it
may be something in bios?...just guess
thank you
regards
natka
>
>
>
>"Natka" <natka@heaven.org> wrote in message
>news:4lebr1ptk6cevg1l0qbifedc5f4f7bfuml@4ax.com.. .
>> hi...
>> windows xp pro /ser pack 2
>>
>> on Christmas i get sony dvd 403 handycam ...
>>
>> problem:
>>
>> when i plug it in to my pc using usb port....and open windows
>> explorer...then ...my computer...i can see my two hard drives
>> ,floppy,dvd drive, cd-rw drive and my
>> web cam ...but cant see my sony dvd-rw drive..;(
>> i try my son's pc and no problems , try my daughter pc no problem (it
>> show in windows explorer as a sony dvd-rw drive) can see sony dvd-rw
>> drive with out installing any sony driver in their computers
>>
>> i have installed sony driver for using with their software...but any
>> other program cant see it..
>> for instance : ms movie maker recognize my video card and my web
>> cam...but cant see sony dvd drive .. i try two other programs and the
>> same story...
>>
>> please help me to solve this problem..
>> thank you very much
>> natka
>>
>> ******Unplug your web cam then try it. What happens?******
>>
>> hi...
>> my web cam was showed as a plug in i guess not as a drive but....
>> i try ..i unplug my web cam ....still the same...
>> i also checked my usb ports ..they work fine...
>> when i change the usb port with my sony cam......windows was picking
>> up a new hardware installed...i have small icon in start up menu
>> safely remove hardware...
>> and when i open my computer folder..i can see
>> A...floppy
>> C:drive
>> D:drive
>> E:dvd drive
>> F: cd-rw drive
>> but no sony dvd-rw drive from my handycam
>>
>> thank you for your responds
>> regards
>> natka
>>
>> ******Check page 98 of the owner's manual.*****
>>
>> hello...
>> i followed your recommendation......went line by line.... point by
>> point...
>> everything is in the right spot....but when i click on my computer
>> icon....i still cant see sony dvd-rw drive..
>> sony software works fine i can use it to play with my cam...but i am
>> limited to this program only...no other programs can recognize this
>> cam
>>
>> thank you very much for your time
>> best regards
>> natka
>

Movie Maker can't import DVDs... you must convert the files to something
more suitable first.

See:

http://www.papajohn.org/MM2-Importing-Video-Discs.html
--
Cari (MS-MVP)
Printing & Imaging
http://www.coribright.com/windows



"Natka" <natka@heaven.org> wrote in message
news:4lebr1ptk6cevg1l0qbifedc5f4f7bfuml@4ax.com...
> hi...
> windows xp pro /ser pack 2
>
> on Christmas i get sony dvd 403 handycam ...
>
> problem:
>
> when i plug it in to my pc using usb port....and open windows
> explorer...then ...my computer...i can see my two hard drives
> ,floppy,dvd drive, cd-rw drive and my
> web cam ...but cant see my sony dvd-rw drive..;(
> i try my son's pc and no problems , try my daughter pc no problem (it
> show in windows explorer as a sony dvd-rw drive) can see sony dvd-rw
> drive with out installing any sony driver in their computers
>
> i have installed sony driver for using with their software...but any
> other program cant see it..
> for instance : ms movie maker recognize my video card and my web
> cam...but cant see sony dvd drive .. i try two other programs and the
> same story...
>
> please help me to solve this problem..
> thank you very much
> natka
>
> ******Unplug your web cam then try it. What happens?******
>
> hi...
> my web cam was showed as a plug in i guess not as a drive but....
> i try ..i unplug my web cam ....still the same...
> i also checked my usb ports ..they work fine...
> when i change the usb port with my sony cam......windows was picking
> up a new hardware installed...i have small icon in start up menu
> safely remove hardware...
> and when i open my computer folder..i can see
> A...floppy
> C:drive
> D:drive
> E:dvd drive
> F: cd-rw drive
> but no sony dvd-rw drive from my handycam
>
> thank you for your responds
> regards
> natka
>
> ******Check page 98 of the owner's manual.*****
>
> hello...
> i followed your recommendation......went line by line.... point by
> point...
> everything is in the right spot....but when i click on my computer
> icon....i still cant see sony dvd-rw drive..
> sony software works fine i can use it to play with my cam...but i am
> limited to this program only...no other programs can recognize this
> cam
>
> thank you very much for your time
> best regards
> natka

On Fri, 30 Dec 2005 18:37:41 -0800, "Cari \(MS-MVP\)"
<Newsgroups1@coribright.com> wrote:

>Movie Maker can't import DVDs... you must convert the files to something
>more suitable first.
>
>See:
>
>http://www.papajohn.org/MM2-Importing-Video-Discs.html

i want to make it clear

i dont have a problem with ...importing.....files jpg..and mpeg from
my video camera to a hard drive....i am using sony software....

the problem is I Can NOT see my sony dvd-rw drive in my pc....
that situation limited me just to sony program...any other cant
recognize it...like i said ...
when i hook up this camera to my sons pc...no problem i can see it..
clicking on my computer..it shows as a dvd-rw drive...
thank you regards
natka