Hi carter48.
Does this device show up in the Device Manager?
1) Go to the Start Menu > Control Panel
2) Open up Device Manager
3) Take a look for your Camcorder
If it is not installed correctly, you will see a yellow exclamation point, and we will go from there.
Let me know how it goes!
Also, in your next post can you please provide some further information about your setup? I see you have "Vista Home 32bit" is this Home Premium or Home Basic? Also, what is the brand/model of your camcorder. Are you able to successfully connect other firewire devices with that port?
Thank you! Let's work together to fix this.