"King Harry" <bitterbrush@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:C95E83CA-032B-4F11-A27F-3B764D5F50D4@microsoft.com...
> For a reason unknown to me, I am unable to import digital video from my
> Sony
> DCR-PC9. I connect to my PC from The camera via a Firewire (IEEE1394), 6
> pin
> to 4 pin. I am using WinXpMedia Edition. Keep getting on-screen message
> that
> the input device cannot be found. Any ideas?
>
> Thanks
> --
> Against stupidity even the Gods themselves battle in vain.

Lets look at the obvious first. Camera turned on and in playback mode?
Absolutely sure the cable is good and plugged in all the way? Can you see
the Firewire card/adaptor in Device manager under "IEEE 1394 Bus host
controllers" without any error indication (yellow !)?