Hi DaVinci--
Still not solved yet.
I worked with an MS problem solver for a while, but after we got as far as
reinstalling XP on a new disk from scratch, he sorta declared that it wasn't
an XP problem.
I then took the Sony cam down to my local computer store and they agreed to
plug it into a PC running XP--again, it did not get recognized, so they
immediately diagnosed it as a fried i.Link on the cam. They didn't really
have any diagnostic equipment, but suggested I try a video store. which I
did. The computer store says it is a video problem, the video store then
said it was more like a computer problem. Sony, Microsoft, and Asus all say
it isn't their problem. I don;t know but I think this is is FU'N.
Except for the fact that the 'net is full of people, from all over the
planet, who are having DV cam problems on PCs running XP, I would probably
agree that my camera must be the problem. But I'm so sick of getting the
running around that, at this point, I would probably at least agree that my
cam's i.Link is fried, and that since so many others are having the problem,
it must be because the PC/XP 1394 ports are frying the i.Links of some cams.
Anyway, sorry, DaVinci. In this case, no news just means its the same old
bad news.
I tried a Pinnacle DV solution that had a 1394 card and software for $79.00
US. The cam didn't work with it, so I took it back and got a refund.