Firewire doesn't detect dv

[Darryl]

I have a Panasonic NS-DV15 which I have connected to my
XP computer via the firewire cable, but the computer does
not detect. (In fact the computer does nothing). I have
tested the firewire connection with another device and it
works fine.

Is there some device that I should download?

 

[Gareth Howell [MSFT]]

Hi Darryl,

If you open Movie Maker, and select 'Capture Video', does your firewire
device appear as a device you can capture from?

If it does, then it's connected correctly, and it's likely that a setting in
Autoplay has changed. Autoplay is what happens when Windows detects that a
device is plugged in, or a CD is inserted. To change your autoplay
settings:

1.. Open My Computer.
2.. Under Devices with Removable Storage, right-click the device you want,
such as a digital camera or CD-ROM drive, and then click Properties.
3.. On the AutoPlay tab, click the multimedia content type you want to
change.
4.. Under Actions, click the action you want Windows to perform when it
detects the media type you selected.
Notes

a.. To open My Computer, click Start, and then click My Computer.
b.. Your removable storage device must be attached to your computer for it
to appear in the My Computer folder.
-Gareth