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Solve : W2K Event Viewer RedX?

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I looked in my Event Viewer (as we do) and to my horror   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]In Control Panel, Admin Tools, Services,
Right CLICK on the service, choose properties, then under startup type choose manual or disabled.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.  Does anything for this device show up in your device manager?  If so, disable it there.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.  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.
have you tried their suggestions?SUBJECT closed, problem solved  
Thanks for the input.



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