Mike, thank you ever so much for all your help. I am hoping to take delivery of a new PC with a 200Gb hard drive , 1 Gb memory and with a DVI card. Until then I cannot make a start as this PC I am using now only has USB1. But thanks to your help I know what I am supposed to do. I will let you know how it goes once I get started - may take a few days.
Now, to get to the one big VHS tape (not the small ones that go in the camera) do you play it in your VCR and just connect the VCR to the digital camera the same as if you were using your old analogue camera. This is the part it says in the JVC manual you will need a cable not supplied by them but commercially available but they don't tell you the name of the cable. I didn't think it was the one with the yellow, white, red & black connectors at one end as it's been supplied by them. I have learned so much in the 6 weeks since we decided to buy the Dig Camcorder, but reading through the forums last night, I have a lot still to learn. I live in a very rural area with no large electrical /photographic stores so your help is invaluable.
Thanks again, Peg.