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

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:

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

This behavior is by design.