can't capture video

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I have a canon MV20i DV camcorder and Toshiba satellite notebook. Using
firewire connections they seem to communicate but could not capture anything
apart from a fuzzy picture at the start. Is it something wrong with the
setting? Please help
 
Have you tried this? Copied from Kristen........

Here's what I've been told:
MS has the bug marked for a Hotfix, but there's no ETA on when it will be
released.

In the mean time, if you're feeling adventurous, you can try to roll-back to
the old MSDV.sys file.
Be forewarned that this isn't a "supported" workaround, and you are
encouraged to back up your system before proceeding! These steps assume that
you have a machine that has been upgraded from a previous version of XP to
XPSP2 -- If you have a PC with an OEM install of XPSP2, you'll need to find
a friend with the old copy of MSDV.SYS.

Here's what to do:
1. Attach your Canon MV20 to you PC.

2. Uninstall your Canon MV20 drivers as they currently exist:
a. Choose "Start" | "Control Panel" | "System" | "Hardware" Tab |"Device
Manager"
b. Go to "Imaging Devices" | "Canon DV Camera" and right-click; choose
"Uninstall"
c. On the "Confirm Device removal" dialog, choose "OK"
d. DISCONNECT your camera from your PC!!!

3. Now, we need to roll-back your MSDV.SYS file:
a. Reboot your PC into "Safe mode" and log in as the Administrator
account. (You can choose "Safe mode" by hitting the "F8" key during your
PC's boot sequence.)
b. Launch Explorer and navigate to Windows\Driver Cache\i386
b1.Right-click on the "driver.cab" file, and choose "Explore"
b2. Find the old "MSDV.SYS" file (it should have version number
earlier than 5.3.2600.2180). Right-click, and choose copy.
b3. Paste the old MSDV.SYS file into the following directories:
Windows\system32\drivers\
Windows\system32\dllcache\
Windows\LastGood\System32\Drivers
b4. Navigate to Windows\Driver Cache\i386. Find the SP2.CAB and
rename it.
b5. Reboot your PC normally.

4. Once your PC is rebooted, and you've logged in, re-attach your DV camera
to your PC and confirm that the device enumerates in the control panel. If
you've done everything right, you should be able to check the version number
on MSDV.sys via the Control Panel driver details.

Whew! Hope this helps!
-Kristen Miller [MS]
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.


--
Graham Hughes
MVP Digital Media
www.myvideoproblems.co.uk
www.dvds2treasure.com
www.simplydv.com
 
Hi,
I have exactly the same problem and have received the same responsse as you
got from Graham.
Not been brave enough to try his suggestion just have to wait for MS to come
up with a fix I suppose
 
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