You are not alone. Honestech TVR 2.5 was the standard software bundled with thousands of "EasyCAP" and generic USB video capture dongles sold in the late 2000s. Finding a version that works today can be a headache.
The industry standard. It recognizes almost all USB capture dongles and allows for much higher-quality recording.
If the "fixed" version of honestech TVR 2.5 still gives you trouble, modern open-source software is often much more stable with old capture cards: