Thanks guys, I've tried everything. Yes it came with software for transferring images from the SD card, but that is it...I've also tried going from "automatic" to "play" to "off" modes...
I get windows to say "hey, you have a new usb device, I'm going to try to find the drivers for it, yada yada yada". However, no matter what option I try, it still shows as an unrecognized device.
In Windows Movie Maker, that Nick mentioned above, when I select the option to import a video, it says there is "no device.....found".
I can't believe this is this hard. I do have firewire on my htpc, I may try that, however, I don't have the right cable...