Microsoft KB Archive/285118

= Functionality Update to Transmit MPEG2 Over an IEEE 1394 Bus =

Article ID: 285118

Article Last Modified on 8/8/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition

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This article was previously published under Q285118



If this article does not describe your hardware-related issue, please see the following Microsoft Web site to view more articles about hardware:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/w98?sid=460



SYMPTOMS
The update described in this article implements the ability for computers that are running Windows Millennium Edition (Me) to transmit Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG2) video formats over an IEEE 1394 bus (high-performance serial bus, or &quot;FireWire&quot;).

Before you install the update, you may experience one or more of the following symptoms:
 * No video when you attempt to transmit video
 * Garbled video
 * Garbled video with digital video cameras

Version of Windows earlier than Windows Me do not include this functionality.



RESOLUTION
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

The English-language version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:   Date     Time       Version      Size    File name --  1/19/01  4:24:07pm  4.90.3003.0  29,616  61883.sys



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information about Windows Me hotfixes, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

295413 General Information About Windows Millennium Edition Hotfixes

Additional query words: 1394 mpeg2 transmit 61883 285118usam HWIEEE

Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbfaq kbfix kbprb kbqfe kbvideotech KB285118

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