Also, make sure that the drive to which you are trying to save or capture the file is formatted as "NTFS". Files on FAT32 drives are limited to a maximum of 4 gig.

John

maybe it has to do with DMA.

start/settings/control panel/system/device manager/disk drives/settings DMA should be checked.

but the 4 MB thing might (??) be due to this setting:

start/settings/control panel/system/device manager/system devices/direct memory access contoller. check the tabs under there

but don't blame me if things break when you change them. I can't even use Video Factory because the jam-up who wrote the specs for the program underestimated.
BTW. I run Windows Me, so your contol panel might be slightly different.

The 4GB limit has nothing to do with DMA. And anyway, as the original poster is on XP, it is probably already set correctly

excuuuuuuse me. what are your suggestions then, skidmore?

Is your drive's file system formatted FAT32 rather than NTFS? ...perhaps because of an upgrade? To see, use My Computer, right click on the drive, view properties. You should see it there. If it is FAT32, you're out of luck without some work.

Agree with others - the problem is that you are on a FAT32 partition. convert it to NTFS. Problem solved.

LOL!
It seems you took offence, ana_geobel - please don't as none was intended. It was a quick email fired off just before a very tired 'sdmoore' went to bed!

Anyway, my suggestion - well, the 4GB limit is mainly due to using FAT32 rather than NTFS but can also be due to the codec used - not a problem with the DV codec in Vegas though. I didn't offer any suggestions since the previous replies should help sort out the original poster's problem.

Cheers,

Scott

Thanks to all who have responded.... FAT32 is the issue... I have alot of data on this drive. Can I change to NTFS without removing my data first???

I believe XP has a convert utility that will do just that. I'm not at an XP machine right now and I can't remember where it is. Try looking in the Disk Management section of Computer Management applet in the Administrative Tools in Control Panel. Or maybe it's somewhere on the drive properties in Explorer.

Cheers,

Scott

Actually, just did a search on the net - here's a link to Microsoft's site about how to convert from FAT32 to NTFS

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;q307881#2

Thanks sdmoore. That link was very useful. I will back up the entire drive before the conversion just in case...

Apollo25, There is a wonderful piece of software called (Partition Magic)
I used it to convert my file system from (Fat32) to (Ntfs) with no loss of
data, and if for some reason you need to convert back, you can do that
also. As well as other things, like create partitions, drive images, ect...

You can back-up your intire drive if you like. Workrd great for me.
One other thing, when I converted to NTFS, I had to re-install, & re-
register Vegas & DVDA, So-Fo said thats not unusual.

Good Luck,

kpitrl