Vista P2 Drivers

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carbon3c

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I shot on an HVX200 for the first time this past weekend. I borrowed the camera on Friday and spent hours trying to get the drivers to work on Vista (32-bit). I can install them, but then I get a message "This device cannot start (code 10)" and the cards don't mount.

After trying everything (and only getting 1.5 hours of sleep before heading to the set), I decided to connect the camera via USB and offload the footage. The USB method is slow, plus it ties up the camera for long periods of time to copy 16gb and 8gb cards.

I have another shoot this weekend, and I can't afford to install XP right now. After many Google searches, I've found just a couple people who mention that they got it to work, or "it started working" -- but never an explanation as to how to make it work. Does anyone have an answer to this, or does Panasonic expect me to bite the bullet and spend countless hours installing XP and reinstalling all my applications. I tried installing a dual-boot XP on the same computer, but it won't work for some reason. The XP setup tells me there are no hard drives (wtf - of course that is a MS problem, but I shouldn't have to dual boot in the first place).

I'd love to hear a solution if someone knows one. Panasonic should be on top of this problem. From what I can tell, they don't give a damn.

Dan
 
Thanks for the link, but they don't mention actually getting the drivers to work. I've done extensive Google searching, and can't find anyone who explains how to make them work.
 
carbon3c said:
I tried installing a dual-boot XP on the same computer, but it won't work for some reason. The XP setup tells me there are no hard drives (wtf - of course that is a MS problem, but I shouldn't have to dual boot in the first place).
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Agreed and not agreed. You should not have to dual-boot, because Panasonic should have drivers that work properly in 32-bit architecture. However, it is NOT Microsoft's problem because Microsoft writes the class drivers. The class drivers dictate what kind of device it is; where it is in the system and what basic functions it can do. However, the filter drivers are written by the manufacturer, which is Panasonic in this case. These filter drivers give the device all the bells and whistles. As for your potentially getting a message during attempted installation of WinXP on an existing Vista machine, you probably have only one parition in your hard drive, and that message is there to protect you (so your data isn't overwritten).

NOTE: I have a 64-bit Vista, so I have not had 32-bit driver issues. And, I know those drivers were provided publicly about a year ago. Now, if you were trying to dual-boot; you must do so in a separate partition (of the hard drive). You could conceivably dual-boot in the same (C drive) as your Vista, but that would not be supported and it'll ultimately hoark your system up. DON'T do it. There are plenty of intracacies to multi-booting a machine. But, for the most part if you stick to the rule of thumb that you install the older operating systems first, you should be fine. This is because the loading sequences will be appended. While you didn't specify the issue you were having, it may be this.

Now, I suspect you have a PC that already has Windows Vista. So, you could consider throwing in another hard drive if you don't have any spare parititions into which to load XP...(Incidentally, Vista rocks for many reasons, but that's another thread.)



So, what's a sure-fire way to setup a dual-boot system?
  1. Remove (or better still just unplug from the power supply) your existing (Windows Vista) hard drive
  2. Install a new (ideally blank) hard drive into a separate bay (from the first)
  3. Ensure your DVD drive is bootable (from within the computer BIOS startup)
  4. Insert WinXP CD and "press any key" when prompted... Install WinXP.
  5. Patch WinXP appropriately and install anti-virus
  6. Shut down PC.
  7. Plug power back into original Windows Vista hard drive
  8. Set BIOS (Basica Input\Output System) to allow you to choose where to boot.
  9. Now, instead of using the BOOT.INI to dual-boot, you should have a black and white text menu allowing you to choose which hard drive (and thus operating system) to load from the BIOS when you start your PC.
  10. Once you're into either Windows XP or Windows Vista you should be able to access all of your partitions. Though, you may have to take control of the admin rights over certain partitions\folders because you will have unknown SIDs-- security identifiers.
good luck!
 
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