Im trying to connect my xl1 tom my computer with winXP. When i do it says that i found a AVC /device and there is no drivers for it. I there anyone that have had the same problem?

There is no problem. The XL1 does not need any drivers to
operate. It only needs an NLE which does firewire (I think every
NLE that is currently out there on the PC market does) and a
DV codec which XP has installed by default.

So, you are set to go!

I plugged an XL-1 into an XP machine and it simply asked me if I wanted to capture some video and offered to start the program installed with XP. (I politely declined and loaded a decent NLE for that purpose).

I have tried different cameras with xp but only when i put in my xl1 it says it found some new hardware and no driver. My xl1 is one of the first that came out so maybe i need to send it to canon for an firmwareupgrade?

<<<-- Originally posted by orginalkillen : I have tried different cameras with xp but only when i put in my xl1 it says it found some new hardware and no driver. My xl1 is one of the first that came out so maybe i need to send it to canon for an firmwareupgrade? -->>>

I forgot to mention that i have done this for 3 years and i have a NLE with firewire ect.

Just ignore the thing that XP tells you. It will not bother you
anymore about this. The question is, does your camera work
with your NLE? It is totally irrelevant what XP thinks about it.
Check with your NLE, if it works nothing is wrong. If it doesn't,
you can start to look at what is wrong. I highly doubt it is
something with your XL1 or its firmware.

<<<-- Originally posted by orginalkillen : <<<-- Originally posted by orginalkillen : I have tried different cameras with xp but only when i put in my xl1 it says it found some new hardware and no driver. My xl1 is one of the first that came out so maybe i need to send it to canon for an firmwareupgrade? -->>>

I forgot to mention that i have done this for 3 years and i have a NLE with firewire ect. -->>>


there is nothing wrong with my NLE but i tried my fathers digital 8 and it came up with the same thing. So im gonna remove xp and go back to trusty old win2k and get express dv up and running. The other thing is that my system allways goes down when im somewhere and really want to use my system to make some film. aargh! well i new at this community and im impressed of all you nice people that give help so fast. a big thanks.

I still do not know what the problem is. You are only saying that
XP pops up a message that it has found new hardware. That
would be okay with me. Does it also not work? What is the real
problem? I would not easily go back to an older OS just for such
a reason, but that might be me.