USB transfer from tape to PC

[fibrous]

I am sure this question has been asked 100s of times before, but I can not find any answers on a quick search through the forum.

I have a DCR-HC40e handycam and after five years have decided to start transferring the video from tape to PC. I have no firewire socket on my PC, but do have a USB cable that connects the PC to the camcorder. When connected the PC recognizes the camcorder and I can download the photos from the memory stick but cannot get the video tape recognized.

I have downloaded the most recent version of PMB and am running 64bt Windows 7 on a HP laptop.

Can anyone help?

Thanks.

[DamacizSi]

Over USB You can use cam just as web cam, and for import video I advice WMM.

U can use Windows Movie Maker via I link cable which protocol is IEEE1394. On program you go to function chaptering from video device, which is first left in program. On camera set option play-edit.

http://explore.live.com/windows-live-movie-maker?os=winxp

There is free download on internet, if You use Windows 7

There are 4-4 and 4-6 pins I link cable. Sony cameras are always 4 pin, but see DV IN in Your PC. If You do not have DV IN, there are cheap USB - I Link adapters.
Deinstall K-lite and free codec, packs if any there.

Regards

Damac