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    W2K Event Viewer RedX
    « on: May 09, 2005, 12:50:23 AM »
    W2K fully up to date & bugproof.

    I looked in my Event Viewer (as we do) and to my horror  :o I've got a [glb]X[/glb] every time I start my computer.

    Here's what it says:
    The PocketCam 3Mega, WDM Video Capture service failed to start due to the following error:
    The system cannot find the file specified.  


    Now this is a digital camera that I set up as a web cam to try it out, no worries but I uninstalled it and since then I've been getting this error.
    I've since reinstalled & uninstalled it again just to be sure but that didn't help.

    I've run HiJackThis & generated a start up list log and the offending file is below.

    Enumerating Windows NT/2000/XP services
    PocketCam 3Mega, WDM Video Capture: System32\Drivers\Ca533av.sys (autostart)

    I've generated a bootlog and the questionable entry is below.

    Did not load driver \SystemRoot\System32\Drivers\Ca533av.sys

    I guess my question is, how/where do I tell Windows not to try & load this thing because I hate seeing the [glb]Xs[/glb]

    gussery

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    Re: W2K Event Viewer RedX
    « Reply #1 on: May 09, 2005, 05:04:32 AM »
    In Control Panel, Admin Tools, Services,
    Right click on the service, choose properties, then under startup type choose manual or disabled.

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      Re: W2K Event Viewer RedX
      « Reply #2 on: May 09, 2005, 02:57:16 PM »
      Thanks for the response Gussery, yes, I too expected (hoped) to find an entry in services relating to
      PocketCam 3Mega, WDM Video Capture:
      but it wasn't there  ???
      The only thing I could find was
      Still Image Service but it was disabled.

      Another clue...
      In my device manager under
      Sound, Video & Game controllers -> Legacy video capture devices I found a driver WDM video for windows capture driver, I removed it but it came back on the next boot.

      Do you think this
      Enumerating Windows NT/2000/XP services
      PocketCam 3Mega, WDM Video Capture: System32\Drivers\Ca533av.sys (autostart)
      could be hiding in 'services' under a different name or something, it's got to be starting from somewhere.  ???

      gussery

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      Re: W2K Event Viewer RedX
      « Reply #3 on: May 09, 2005, 03:02:04 PM »
      Does anything for this device show up in your device manager?  If so, disable it there.

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        Re: W2K Event Viewer RedX
        « Reply #4 on: May 10, 2005, 12:13:10 AM »
        OK, I tried that Gussery, see my post above, the rotten thing keeps coming back.
        I'm going to re-create the problem on my computer at work to give me more time with the problem.
        Mean while I'm still open to any suggestions, I still think it's starting from 'services' somewhere.  ???

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          Re: W2K Event Viewer RedX
          « Reply #5 on: May 11, 2005, 12:34:25 AM »
          Update & Free Bump  :)

          Here's a copy of an email back from the camera people, I don't think they have a clue.  ???

          Dear Edward, (Me)

          You should remove all the drivers you previous installed from your PC then re-install the drivers except the WEBCAM drivers then it should work.

          Regards,

          Emily (Her)


          I'm still open to suggestions.

          merlin_2

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          Re: W2K Event Viewer RedX
          « Reply #6 on: May 11, 2005, 01:49:12 PM »
          have you tried their suggestions?;)

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            Re: W2K Event Viewer RedX
            « Reply #7 on: May 12, 2005, 09:47:31 PM »
            Subject closed, problem solved  :)
            Thanks for the input.