Replying to Need help with Sony Handycam..

Bought this thing awhile ago and just started using it again the other day, but I don't have the software to get it on my computer... tried to download Picture Package and nearly broke my computer in frustration, so I went to Movie Maker and it couldn't capture from my video camera even though the computer as detecting a new device, said it wasn't connected and/or hooked up properly for some reason. Is that just because Movie Maker sucks, would something like Premier work, or am I going about this all wrong? Thanks.