Canon ZR50

After reinstalling Windows XP, Moviemaker will not
capture video from my canon ZR50 Digital Video camera.
The camera is connected using an IEEE1394 port (TI
controller.) After connecting the camera PC recognizes
it, shows the correct camera on the list of video devices
(Canon ZR50 and WinTV capture card), after pressing
next,I am given the choice of File mane and place to save
video, after selecting these, I select video setting
(Best quality for playback on pc), next. Then I've tried
both options - Capture tape automatically OR Capture tape
manually. After pressing next, tape rewinds and starts,
process moves to second step, capturing video, then stops
with the following VERY HELPFUL message, "An unknown
error has occurred."

Is this a codec problem? I have tried all of the options
in the initial capture screens without success.

PC is a HP Pavilon, 3.0 GHz processor, 512 meg ram, 120
gig HD, 86 gig free, built in Firewire.

Running Windows XP Home edition, version 2002, SP1 and
Movie Maker version 5.1 Build 2600 xpsp 1.020828-1920,
SP1.

Help.

Thanks,

Larrie

There's a couple similar posts about your model camera on the Digital
Camcorders > Canon page of my website.... I wish I knew more to say.
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"lmackie" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> After reinstalling Windows XP, Moviemaker will not
> capture video from my canon ZR50 Digital Video camera.
> The camera is connected using an IEEE1394 port (TI
> controller.) After connecting the camera PC recognizes
> it, shows the correct camera on the list of video devices
> (Canon ZR50 and WinTV capture card), after pressing
> next,I am given the choice of File mane and place to save
> video, after selecting these, I select video setting
> (Best quality for playback on pc), next. Then I've tried
> both options - Capture tape automatically OR Capture tape
> manually. After pressing next, tape rewinds and starts,
> process moves to second step, capturing video, then stops
> with the following VERY HELPFUL message, "An unknown
> error has occurred."
>
> Is this a codec problem? I have tried all of the options
> in the initial capture screens without success.
>
> PC is a HP Pavilon, 3.0 GHz processor, 512 meg ram, 120
> gig HD, 86 gig free, built in Firewire.
>
> Running Windows XP Home edition, version 2002, SP1 and
> Movie Maker version 5.1 Build 2600 xpsp 1.020828-1920,
> SP1.
>
> Help.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Larrie