I tried this and it worked:
• Now, Pay careful attention to these instructions
Open the run utility in the start menu and type "regedit". this will take
you to the windows registry. Extend these items in the tree list on the left
of the registry window: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > SYSTEM > CurrentControlSet >
Control > Class > {6BDD1FC6-810F-11D0-BEC7-08002BE2092F} - once you are at
this point, have a look to your right at the contents section of that folder
and look to see if there is a lower or upper filter. these will actually have
the display name lowerfilter or upperfilter. if there is either of these or
both in the registry than delete them (MAKE SURE YOU ARE IN THE IMAGING
DEVICES - WILL SAY IMAGING DEVICES TO THE RIGHT OF "DEFAULT ENTRY" AT THE
VERY TOP) and restart the machine. if the cam is still installed in device
manager uninstall it before restarting. Once you are back into windows you
should be able to plug in the device and it will install itself but make sure
that you have installed the software first or things are not going to go your
way. If this has helped any one than please hit me back on how it went as you
will not find this procedure anywhere else but RIGHT HERE so feedback would
be much appreciated.
"GP151001" wrote:
> Get the following installation error when attaching the MS VX-6000 webcam to
> an XP SP3 pc:
>
> There is a problem installing the hardware:
> USB20 Camera
> An error occurred during the installation of the device.
> The data is invalid
>
> I have uninstalled the software, and hardware, and reinstalled both again
> with no change. Have updated the driver. No change there either. Tried
> different USB ports. No change.
>
> The MS Hardware Support pages have no help. I successfully installed the
> camera on 2 other XP PCs just fine.
>
> Thanks. >> Stay informed about: LifeCam VX-6000 Hardware Install Problem