Repacing SP2 drivers with SP1

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I have been trying to replace the 1394 drivers in my PC with the 1394 drivers
from the SP1 cabinet. This seems to be a popular fix for the problem in of
communications between the Sony Handycams and Windows XP.
Tried all I can think of but no matter what I do the drivers installed
with SP2 keep re-appearing. How do I get rid of the existing SP2 1394 sys
files so as I can install the SP1 1394 sys files.The files I am trying to
replace are in the Windows/System32/Drivers directory.
 
Ed Gatensby said:
I have been trying to replace the 1394 drivers in my PC with the 1394
drivers
from the SP1 cabinet. This seems to be a popular fix for the problem in of
communications between the Sony Handycams and Windows XP.
Tried all I can think of but no matter what I do the drivers installed
with SP2 keep re-appearing. How do I get rid of the existing SP2 1394 sys
files so as I can install the SP1 1394 sys files.The files I am trying to
replace are in the Windows/System32/Drivers directory.
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Where did you get the notion that there is a problem with
Sony Handycams and SP2/1394/Firewire?
Can you provide a link to this claim?
If there was such a problem then both MS and indeed Sony
would have a readily available fix.
Downgrading anything in SP2 to SP1 is not a good move.
 
On Tue, 6 Feb 2007 12:31:00 -0800, Ed Gatensby <Ed
I have been trying to replace the 1394 drivers in my PC with the 1394 drivers
from the SP1 cabinet. This seems to be a popular fix for the problem in of
communications between the Sony Handycams and Windows XP.
Tried all I can think of but no matter what I do the drivers installed
with SP2 keep re-appearing. How do I get rid of the existing SP2 1394 sys
files so as I can install the SP1 1394 sys files.The files I am trying to
replace are in the Windows/System32/Drivers directory.
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1) Boot in safe mode
2) Rename SP2.cab in C:\WINDOWS\Driver Cache\i386\SP2.cab to
SP2old.cab
(this prevents XP from RECOPYING the following files which are
replaced)
3) Overwrite these files in C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers


1394bus.sys
arp1394.sys
nic1394.sys
ohci1394.sys


With older XP SP1 versions (which you can download off the net
somewhere):


4) Reboot


Note: If not done in safe mode and cab file not renamed, the SP2
drivers are
copied back by XP.


There is a well known issue with XP SP2 and 1394.
 
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