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bigjohnp
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_ 		6. January 2006 @ 08:00 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I, like may others have recently experienced connection issues when attempting to down load camcorder videos via Firewire on to Windows Movie Maker. Movie Maker crashes when attempting this function. There is much help an advice available, but most seem to point to a conflict in "Shared IRQ's". A daunting task for a novice to enter the system BIOS to check. However following strict guidance I have configured the Firewire card to its own IRQ. However part of this process suggests that you uninstall the 1394 firewire card whilst moving it to another slot. This is all fine, but when switching the PC back on, XP will not pick up the drivers for re installation, even though these are a component of the Windows XP, SP1 and SP2. I have even copied both the driver files and the cached driver files to CD and during re instalation have pointed the search to my CD files disc. Manufactures web site direct me to the Microft site, but I find this unhelpful. I have now a Firewire drive with no drivers. Running Windows XP home. Can anyone help. Please
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Morph416
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_ 		6. January 2006 @ 08:13 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
One thing you might try to do, is go back into your BIOS settings, and free up unused IRQ device settings.

For instance, if you aren't going to use the ancient serial or parrallel ports (9pin 25pin respectively), just disable those...as well as any other device in the system you don't want to use.

Then, try reinstalling the Firewire device on the original PCI card slot, and reboot back into Windows.
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bigjohnp
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_ 		6. January 2006 @ 23:03 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
It was sharing an IRQ, but I isolated it yesterday . It now occupies its own IRQ, but still fails to re install its drivers.
Thanks
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