64bit Vista RC1 and Freecom DVB Stick - Can it Work?? [Archive]

nickb23

15-09-2006, 9:56 AM

Hi there,
I have got Vista 64bit RC1, and I cannot for the life of me get my Freecom USB DVB stick to work. I have seen that other people have been able to get it to work, but there is no indication if it is 32bit ir 64bt.

Has anyone been able to get it working? If they have, can they let me know what drivers they used, and a step by step guide. I will be using it with Media Centre and also my Xbox 360

Many Thanks

Nick

Cable Monkey

15-09-2006, 11:02 AM

Despite having a 64bit laptop I have installed 32 bit Vista because after a brief period of experimentation I found support for my sound chip was simply not available for 64 bit operating systems. Some claimed fixes but all involved lots of messing around. It is known that support for TV cards is better for 32 bit applications and perhaps this is your problem. Freecom should be the source of any drivers unless they have simply repackaged an OEM item. Otherwise you need to trawl through fora like PlanetAMD64 to see if they have any answers.