On Jun 29, 5:23*am, Paul <nos...@needed.com> wrote:
> 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 ?
>
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I have never experienced such peculiarities with other programs and
only with that UVCvie...
My PC is run by WinXP Sp2.
I could never get it to display the appearance that you showed here
http://www.die.de/blog/content/binary/usbview.png