I was trying to get a new USB webcam to work with my Windows 2000 Professional. I had a different webcam hooked up to the USB port before and it worked fine but with the new webcam my problems started :
Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard
(Picture of USB Symbol)
An error occurred during the installation of the deviceThe installation failed because a function driver was notspecified for the this device instance.
To close the wizard, click Finish.
Now every time I try to install any type of USB device (my old webcam, I even tried an Microsoft mouse)The same error occurs.
I have spent countless hours surfing the newsgroups( a lot of people have the same error –no one had as solution)Microsoft KB ,Tech Web Sites, Camera manufacturer Tech Support-(they cant figure it either) I have tried to reinstall the USB driver everyway I know how (Rremove from device manager, remove all related USB devices, unplugged
everything on the computer and re-plugged it back in (letting it find everything one at a time). I even reinstalled the O/S with a in place upgrade of windows2000pro.
Anyway, I am stuck.Please help me find a solution.I really appreciate your input.
Thanks in advance.