Problem capturing from VCR

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Hi

I want to capture and edit home movie footage in Windows Movie Maker from
old VHS tapes.

When I try to capture from my VCR, I get an error message telling me that
the capture device (a Hauppauge Win TV card) is in use (probably by Windows
Media Center)

I have tried disabling the relevant Media Center services, but WMM still
tells me the device is in use.

Can anyone help?
 
Windows Media Center only accepts video from one single source, ie an
antenna, a satellite box, a cable box or a VCR.

To capture your VCR tapes, you are going to have to go into the TV Tuner
settings of MCE and reset it to look for the VCR signal.
 
Thanx Cari

I can record video in WMC, but that file (DVR-MS) can't be imported into
WMM, and so I cant edit it.

I really want to capture it straight into WMM as I would with a digital
video camera...

Any further suggestions?
 
That's not possible.

Roxio 8 and Nero 7 and PowerDirector can edit DVR-MS files.
 
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