s-video/composite usb netbook winxp win movie maker

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Hi

I have one of these dongles(USB S-Video and Composite Video Capture Cable with Audio) and am trying to stream/copy home dvd movies onto a netbook (msi u135 dx; os = winxp sp3; intel nm10 express chipset). Bundled software hangs on attempt to record but plays streamed content ok; windows movie maker just hangs if any attempt to read via composite attempted.

I'm also looking for minimum specifications for laptop/netbook that would be able to record streaming video & audio from various camcorder(s) (not firewire) via usb/s-video or composite.

All and any suggestions welcome. Thanks.