SONY USB DRIVER CAUSES XP CRASH

I recently bought a Sony DVD653E camera (see my seperate posting on importing
MPEG2 files into MM2). I installed the Picture Package software and imported
my first disk-full of files before going to bed. The next morning, I got an
error saying, "Picture Package Menu, failed to initialize application.
Re-start and try again". When I shut down, I got a blue-screen Windows STOP
error and physical memory dump. Upon re-starting, I again got the "failed to
initialize" error and a nice message from Microsoft saying that my machine
had recovered from a serious problem. I decided to send the error report to
help MS make a better cyberspace and they responded saying that the Sony USB
Drive was the cause of the crash.

Has anybody alse had this problem with Picture Package and/or the USB Driver.

I am running a high-spec machine with plenty of RAM and HDD space. P4 650
3.4GHz, Intel 945G chipset, 16 ATI Radeon (TM) X600, Windows XP prof

I would appreciate any advice as Picture Package appears to be the only way
of importing MPEG-2 files onto my machine, so that I can edit them with Movie
Maker

I don't have any experience with Picture Package, but you can copy the vob
files from the disc and use other software to do the conversion.... see the
Importing Source Files > Video > Discs page of my site
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"BENJY11" <BENJY11@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:89061FF0-0184-4CD6-93E8-FC53B8537C53@microsoft.com...
>I recently bought a Sony DVD653E camera (see my seperate posting on
>importing
> MPEG2 files into MM2). I installed the Picture Package software and
> imported
> my first disk-full of files before going to bed. The next morning, I got
> an
> error saying, "Picture Package Menu, failed to initialize application.
> Re-start and try again". When I shut down, I got a blue-screen Windows
> STOP
> error and physical memory dump. Upon re-starting, I again got the "failed
> to
> initialize" error and a nice message from Microsoft saying that my machine
> had recovered from a serious problem. I decided to send the error report
> to
> help MS make a better cyberspace and they responded saying that the Sony
> USB
> Drive was the cause of the crash.
>
> Has anybody alse had this problem with Picture Package and/or the USB
> Driver.
>
> I am running a high-spec machine with plenty of RAM and HDD space. P4 650
> 3.4GHz, Intel 945G chipset, 16 ATI Radeon (TM) X600, Windows XP prof
>
> I would appreciate any advice as Picture Package appears to be the only
> way
> of importing MPEG-2 files onto my machine, so that I can edit them with
> Movie
> Maker

Hi BENJY.....a couple of suggestions for you. I have a Sony Mini DV the
records to tape and not to DVD. But, two things that would seem to make
your frustrations a little easier would be this.....Buy AVS Converter for $30
(google it or find it at download.com)....you will be able to get the IFO or
Vob's from your DVD and put them into any various format that you
choose...i.e. AVI, DIVX, XVID, WMV, MPEG,REAL PLAYER, etc etc. This is a
good way to capture your video from the dvd into your computer.....I always
convert into the XVID format because it seems to be the best when I use Movie
Maker. Just don't use MPEG if you are going to use Movie Maker to edit.
I hate Picture Package....I didn't find any useful utility to that software
at all. It sounds to me that you are also using the USB cable to attempt to
import you movies into the computer....its too slow....with your high powered
machine i'm sure you have a 'firewire' port....buy a firewire cable to hook
up to your camera and to your computer....and import your video that way. I
never found that converting formats lost any resolution; just make sure you
are always using the 'original' (by way of a project) if you have
changes....in other words don't re-import a made movie to change it, and then
re-save. That IS a good way to lose resolution. Good luck with your
Sony...

"BENJY11" wrote:

> I recently bought a Sony DVD653E camera (see my seperate posting on importing
> MPEG2 files into MM2). I installed the Picture Package software and imported
> my first disk-full of files before going to bed. The next morning, I got an
> error saying, "Picture Package Menu, failed to initialize application.
> Re-start and try again". When I shut down, I got a blue-screen Windows STOP
> error and physical memory dump. Upon re-starting, I again got the "failed to
> initialize" error and a nice message from Microsoft saying that my machine
> had recovered from a serious problem. I decided to send the error report to
> help MS make a better cyberspace and they responded saying that the Sony USB
> Drive was the cause of the crash.
>
> Has anybody alse had this problem with Picture Package and/or the USB Driver.
>
> I am running a high-spec machine with plenty of RAM and HDD space. P4 650
> 3.4GHz, Intel 945G chipset, 16 ATI Radeon (TM) X600, Windows XP prof
>
> I would appreciate any advice as Picture Package appears to be the only way
> of importing MPEG-2 files onto my machine, so that I can edit them with Movie
> Maker

Good news. I think the problem is fixed. Sony could not make the software
malfunction on their computers. Hence, I re-installed Windows XP on my
machine, then installed Picture Package and finally re-installed all my other
software. It was a painful exercise and Picture Package is still a piece of
crap... but at least it works and my machine does not crash

Thanks for your help.

Kind regards,

BENJY

"dickmr" wrote:

> Hi BENJY.....a couple of suggestions for you. I have a Sony Mini DV the
> records to tape and not to DVD. But, two things that would seem to make
> your frustrations a little easier would be this.....Buy AVS Converter for $30
> (google it or find it at download.com)....you will be able to get the IFO or
> Vob's from your DVD and put them into any various format that you
> choose...i.e. AVI, DIVX, XVID, WMV, MPEG,REAL PLAYER, etc etc. This is a
> good way to capture your video from the dvd into your computer.....I always
> convert into the XVID format because it seems to be the best when I use Movie
> Maker. Just don't use MPEG if you are going to use Movie Maker to edit.
> I hate Picture Package....I didn't find any useful utility to that software
> at all. It sounds to me that you are also using the USB cable to attempt to
> import you movies into the computer....its too slow....with your high powered
> machine i'm sure you have a 'firewire' port....buy a firewire cable to hook
> up to your camera and to your computer....and import your video that way. I
> never found that converting formats lost any resolution; just make sure you
> are always using the 'original' (by way of a project) if you have
> changes....in other words don't re-import a made movie to change it, and then
> re-save. That IS a good way to lose resolution. Good luck with your
> Sony...
>
> "BENJY11" wrote:
>
> > I recently bought a Sony DVD653E camera (see my seperate posting on importing
> > MPEG2 files into MM2). I installed the Picture Package software and imported
> > my first disk-full of files before going to bed. The next morning, I got an
> > error saying, "Picture Package Menu, failed to initialize application.
> > Re-start and try again". When I shut down, I got a blue-screen Windows STOP
> > error and physical memory dump. Upon re-starting, I again got the "failed to
> > initialize" error and a nice message from Microsoft saying that my machine
> > had recovered from a serious problem. I decided to send the error report to
> > help MS make a better cyberspace and they responded saying that the Sony USB
> > Drive was the cause of the crash.
> >
> > Has anybody alse had this problem with Picture Package and/or the USB Driver.
> >
> > I am running a high-spec machine with plenty of RAM and HDD space. P4 650
> > 3.4GHz, Intel 945G chipset, 16 ATI Radeon (TM) X600, Windows XP prof
> >
> > I would appreciate any advice as Picture Package appears to be the only way
> > of importing MPEG-2 files onto my machine, so that I can edit them with Movie
> > Maker