Is firewire compatible with windows xp?

Question

i got a video camera a JVC GR-D347U and needed a firewire to hook into my computer. so i went and bought a sima multi adapter. it has a IEEE-1394, mini B 5 pin, mini B 8 pin (flat), mini B 4 pin, and a USB B, all in one and for some odd reason i plug it into all of my computers (all of them run on windows 2000 or xp) and it wont read i am really stuck and confused if you could explain that will really help.

Answer 1

Windows 2000 and XP both has native Firewire support, you may need to delete the entry under system devices (unknown) and then restart XP again.