Panasonic PV-GS15 upload to Windows 7 64 bit

I have a Panasonic PV-GS15 camcorder and am trying to upload minidv tapes from it to my desktop computer. My desktop is running windows 7 64-bit and will not recognize my camcorder to download from it. I use Windows Movie Maker but this is the first time I have tried to upload movies from this camcorder to this computer. According to Microsoft's website, the camcorder is not compatible with Windows 64-bit.

Is this a software issue? i.e. can I purchase software that would allow me to load from my camera to my computer?

Or do I need to purchase some sort of minidv player that is compatible with my computer? If so, can you recommend one?

Thank you.

Reply 1 : Panasonic PV-GS15 upload to Windows 7 64 bit

If you could dual boot into XP or Vista there's a chance that the Panasonic USB driver would still work, or the free WinDV app that some folks use for importing footage.

If you do a google search, this topic's been covered here before regarding compatibility w/ W7.
http://www.google.com/#sclient=psy&hl=en&safe=off&source=hp&q=+Panasonic+PVGS15+windows+7&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&fp=d1235bb21e70f3a1