Adding a USB camera to Windows XP creates Local Area Connection 2

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SYMPTOMS

After you add a universal serial bus (USB) camera or a TV tuner card to a Microsoft Windows XP-based computer, a Local Area Connection 2 icon may be created in the View Network Connections section in My Network Places. The information that is displayed below this icon describes the connection as:
Microsoft TV/Video Connection
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WORKAROUND

To work around this behavior, restart the computer. After you restart your computer, the Local Area Connection 2 icon does not appear.
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STATUS

This behavior is by design.
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Properties

Article ID: 303302 - Last Review: June 23, 2004 - Revision: 2.1
APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
  • Microsoft Windows XP Professional
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