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re: XP Won't detect my Camcorder/Digital Camera Tuesday, July 12, 2005 at 3:09 pm Posted by Ricer46 (23825 messages posted) Can you see the serial port in the device manager? Do you have it enabled in the BIOS? Newer motherboards often have disabled as the default. On Tuesday, July 12, 2005 at 3:03 pm, jimbo925 wrote: >Hi everyone, >I'm trying to connect my older JVC Camcorder/Digital Camera to my PC via Serial Connection. >I know my com ports are good but XP says there is nothing there. I've already gone >to JVC's site and installed the update for Win XP and a program they use called "Picture >Navigator" Is there a way you can force XP to "See" the hardware???? [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: XP Won't detect my Camcorder/Digital Camera Tuesday, July 12, 2005 at 3:13 pm Posted by jimbo925 (5 messages posted) Thanks Ricer46, I have used the ports before and they have worked fine. They show in the Device Mgr. Any other ideas? On Tuesday, July 12, 2005 at 3:09 pm, Ricer46 wrote: >Can you see the serial port in the device manager? Do you have it enabled in the >BIOS? Newer motherboards often have disabled as the default. > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: XP Won't detect my Camcorder/Digital Camera Tuesday, July 12, 2005 at 8:36 pm Posted by Dan Sarandrea, MCSE (7132 messages posted) XP "sees" the storage on the camera as well as the camera itself. Does the camera have any storage media inserted? And don't forget the Scanner and Camera Wizard in the Control Panel, it's there to help install those that aren't automatically picked up by XP. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: XP Won't detect my Camcorder/Digital Camera Tuesday, July 12, 2005 at 9:37 pm Posted by Sgt (1525 messages posted) I guess camera can't use USB? Cable might be issue. Is camera itself setup to be seen as "Hard drive" through Camera setup/PC connect mode? I replied to same type of question 1 hour ago and thread was removed...go figure, make up your minds. Sgt Back it up Soldier [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: XP Won't detect my Camcorder/Digital Camera Wednesday, July 13, 2005 at 11:45 am Posted by jimbo925 (5 messages posted) Thanks Dan, It's a VHS-C type of Camcorder/Camera with the small tape that then inserts into a larger VHS carrier so you can view the video on a VCR. I'm more wanting to extract the digital pictures on the Camcorder/Camera. I used JVC's "Update" for "Picture Navigator" for XP but I don't know if it was drivers. That must be the problem right? No drivers? On Tuesday, July 12, 2005 at 8:36 pm, Dan Sarandrea, MCSE wrote: >XP "sees" the storage on the camera as well as the camera itself. > >Does the camera have any storage media inserted? > >And don't forget the Scanner and Camera Wizard in the Control Panel, it's there to >help install those that aren't automatically picked up by XP. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: XP Won't detect my Camcorder/Digital Camera Wednesday, July 13, 2005 at 11:52 am Posted by jimbo925 (5 messages posted) Thanks Sgt. When it worked before it was never seen as another 'hard drive" that's the newer Camcorder/Cameras. The program "Picture Navigator" launched and just pulled the data through the serial cable. I have a serial to USB adapter but that didn't work either. It must be no drivers right? Can I force it to "see" it without drivers?? On Tuesday, July 12, 2005 at 9:37 pm, Sgt wrote: >I guess camera can't use USB? Cable might be issue. Is camera itself setup to be >seen as "Hard drive" through Camera setup/PC connect mode? >I replied to same type of question 1 hour ago and thread was removed...go figure, >make up your minds. > > Sgt >Back it up Soldier [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: XP Won't detect my Camcorder/Digital Camera Wednesday, July 13, 2005 at 5:41 pm Posted by Sgt (1525 messages posted) You don't need drivers as long as your camera has the option to be viewed as hard drive through "connect mode". If yours is to old and doesn't have that option.. must be real old lol, I don't know any other way. When did it stop working? and after what happened? Tried a new cable? Or maybe camera has the issue. On the brightside they are getting cheaper by the month.. as long as your don't need high end. Sgt Back it up Soldier [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: XP Won't detect my Camcorder/Digital Camera Thursday, July 14, 2005 at 8:56 am Posted by jimbo925 (5 messages posted) Thanks Sgt. It's not high-end. I have a PC in the garage that runs Win2000, I think I'll reformat and stick Win98 on it and try it on that since the Camcorder software is 98. Thanks for the help though. On Wednesday, July 13, 2005 at 5:41 pm, Sgt wrote: >You don't need drivers as long as your camera has the option to be viewed as hard >drive through "connect mode". If yours is to old and doesn't have that option.. must >be real old lol, I don't know any other way. > >When did it stop working? and after what happened? >Tried a new cable? Or maybe camera has the issue. On the brightside they are getting >cheaper by the month.. as long as your don't need high end. > > > Sgt >Back it up Soldier [Reply or follow-up to this message] Tip: Use one of the [Reply or follow-up to this message] links above to add a message to this thread Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows XP Discussion Forum