Roy wrote:
> On Jun 28, 9:41 pm, Paul <nos...@needed.com> wrote:
>> Roy wrote:
>>
>>> Hello Paul
>>> I was able to downloaded the file and immediately run it but
>>> regardless if the USBflash drive plugged is suspected to be defective
>>> or intact , it does not react...Is there a special way to run this
>>> software?
>>> Thanks
>>> Roy
>> If there is no reaction, then the USB flash is dead. It could be that
>> there is a break in where the connector meets the PCB, inside the flash
>> packaging.
>>
>> You should also test, with a known to be working USB device. That
>> will demonstrate how the program is supposed to work, and also prove
>> there isn't a problem with the USB ports on the computer you are
>> using for this testing.
>>
>> I also use a couple Linux LiveCD distributions, for hardware testing.
>> Knoppix (knopper.net) and Ubuntu (ubuntu.com), can be booted from
>> their respective CDs, without installing any software on the hard
>> drive. Using programs like dmesg, lspci, and lsusb in Linux, you
>> can list/enumerate the hardware that the OS can "see". But UVCView
>> should be doing the same thing, with a much smaller investment
>> in time and effort. Those Linux distributions, are a 700MB download.
>> Any time I need to prove "it's a hardware problem", I boot one of
>> the Linux CDs, and see if the symptoms look the same. For example,
>> my first computer had a video (AGP) problem, and the symptoms
>> existed in both Windows and Linux.
>>
>> Paul
>
> I did try using a working USB device such as the flash drive,
> wireless mouse dongle, it does not react... or does it need more time
> for its operation? Whenever I click the close icon it states that "
> windows cannot close the program, it may need more time for its
> operation etc".
>
> Further
> the caption says:
> 16 Bit MS-DOS Subsystem
> D:\UVCVIE~1.EXE
> C:\DOCUME~\ROYBAS~1\LOCALS~1Temp\. A temporary file needed for
> initialization could not be created or could not be written to. Make
> sure that the directory path exists, and disk space is available.
> Click close to terminate the application
> This surprises me is as I never experienced this with previous command
> prompt application.
> I don't understand why would it have an issue of disk space when I
> still have 35 gigs of free space in my hard drive
> BTW Sorry
> I am not familiar with linux applicationeither..
> Roy

UVCView.x86.exe should execute immediately when you double click it in
a folder window. File size is 167,231 bytes. It is not a DOS program.

When it starts, it should look very similar to this.

http://www.die.de/blog/content/binary/usbview.png

I don't know right off hand, what versions of Windows it supports.
I'm using it on Win2K right now, and it is fine. Something else
is going on with your system, would be my guess. Are you seeing
any other strange problems, or is this the only one ?

Paul