firewire problem after Windows upgrade

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I've recently upgraded from XP-home to XP-pro, and wound
up doing a "full install," so I lost data and
applications. Now that the OS is loaded and stable, I'm
getting a weird problem with IEEE1394 devices that I
didn't have before the upgrade:

1. Before the upgrade, I plugged several IEEE1394 devices
into a hub, and plugged the hub into one of the PC's
firewire ports; all devices appeared in "My Computer"
and "Device Manager." Now, XP doesn't see the devices if
I go through the hub, but it does see them if I plug only
one of them in to the PC and then daisy-chain the rest.
Why?

2. One IEEE1394 device, however, is still unseen by
Windows: a JVC HR-DVS2U mini-DV deck. Regardless of
whether I plug it directly into the PC's firewire port,
or daisy-chain it with the other IEEE1394 devices, it
doesn't appear on "My Computer" or "Device Manager." I
use the deck to capture video on Adobe Premiere, so it's
essential I get this working again. Why does Windows not
see this one IEEE1394 device?

I've checked the firewire cables, and they're all good.
 
I take it the hub is powered?

And whats the power supply in your
case? How many watts? Have all
updates for XP been installed?

What does it show in Device Manager?

Any errors? X's? !'s? Anything without
a name? Also, is the firewire built in (on the
motherboard), or is it a PCI card?

If its a PCI card, have you installed the drivers
that came with it? from the CD? Also, in the
BIOS, is Plug and Play Enabled?
 
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I've recently upgraded from XP-home to XP-pro, and wound
up doing a "full install," so I lost data and
applications. Now that the OS is loaded and stable, I'm
getting a weird problem with IEEE1394 devices that I
didn't have before the upgrade:

1. Before the upgrade, I plugged several IEEE1394 devices
into a hub, and plugged the hub into one of the PC's
firewire ports; all devices appeared in "My Computer"
and "Device Manager." Now, XP doesn't see the devices if
I go through the hub, but it does see them if I plug only
one of them in to the PC and then daisy-chain the rest.
Why?

2. One IEEE1394 device, however, is still unseen by
Windows: a JVC HR-DVS2U mini-DV deck. Regardless of
whether I plug it directly into the PC's firewire port,
or daisy-chain it with the other IEEE1394 devices, it
doesn't appear on "My Computer" or "Device Manager." I
use the deck to capture video on Adobe Premiere, so it's
essential I get this working again. Why does Windows not
see this one IEEE1394 device?

I've checked the firewire cables, and they're all good.
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YEP. pretty weird huh. I had the same EXACT issue about 10 times due to PC upgrade changes disk failures and all the rest of the stuff that causes a partial/full re/install

I found that WITHOUT DOUBT, I have a freakin JVC too... no drivers, I know
I ALWAYS had to do the following steps:

1. Install XP Pro, WITHOUT SPx that mean NO SP. not SP1 SP2 SP3
2. Plug the damn JVC intro the FW port
3. Winnie installs an AVC driver/device
4. Access the device and transfer a video or two
5. Continue with the Flippin upgrade with SPx, usually SP3.

good luck.
I had an RT2000 or some such number Real Time Capture and VID Processor card
which if all the stuff was not absolutely pristine, would BLUE SCREEN,
AND EVEN WHEN IT WAS CLEAN - I knew a sequence using their cap utility prior to a
process that would ALWAYS BLUE SCREEN - so, I forever CAST the REAL TIME
garbage aside, and - Using the 1-5 as shown above removed the RT crap,
and switched to using Premier Pro entirely for everything - great waste of money.

I WILL NEVER USE RT's parent products forevermore. They ignored every inquiry.
the few patches they put out never solved the BLAZING BLUE LIGHT.

So, you are probably at a point where you don't have anything but SP3/XP-pro,
and in my effort - I have NEVER made it work.
What I did was pick up another product of the AVID variety, which included a USB capture A/V box, and say goodbye to the now USELESS FireWire and it's promise of DECK CONTROL.

#Sorry for the news, but - been there.
Good luck.
 
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