Video Playback / Recording Devices

My girlfriend was home during the cable install today. Installation tech left without installing/bringing my modem as well as the 2nd box for the bedroom.

 The main rooms HD/DVR box has no sound. Let me re-phrase that: barely has sound if the tv volume is at 100%. I put in a DVD and the sound was at the correct level. Any ideas- the only idea the customer service had was to exchange it for a new box today. I thought maybe some tv setting was set incorrectly. Thanks

Does anyone know if there's a way to rotate my video in editing 90 degrees? I couldn't find anything about it but if anyone knows please help or if anyone knows another software that will allow me to rotate video 90 degrees?!?!?

I KNOW I have done this before, but now it seems impossible for me to run old VHS tapes into my PC.

Previously, I had connected a VCR through a digital camcorder (Panasonic PV-DV200) into my PC (HP Media Center). I opened Studio DV, selected "capture", and was able to capture the running VHS tape, through the camcorder, on to my computer. For some unknown reason, this does not seem to be working for me now. I can, however, import any new video shot with my camcorder; not old VHS tapes.