Vista - New Vista software for Lifecam nx6000 goes illegeal on install

Recently bought the nx6000 lifecam and fnally got the eagerly awaited
software and drivers to us it under Vista. It won't even complete the
installation successfully. Having determined the speakers to be used it
then asks which microphone to use. Selecting the nx6000 microphone
results in the message "lifeExp.exe has stopped working". The latest
webcam from Ms, for its latest op sys with the latest software release
and it doesn't even get past installing. Any suggestions anyone. (Using
Vista RC1).


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patcooke
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On Sun, 28 Jan 2007 09:07:36 -0600, patcooke
<patcooke.2l4mwy@news.home.local> wrote:

>
>Recently bought the nx6000 lifecam and fnally got the eagerly awaited
>software and drivers to us it under Vista. It won't even complete the
>installation successfully. Having determined the speakers to be used it
>then asks which microphone to use. Selecting the nx6000 microphone
>results in the message "lifeExp.exe has stopped working". The latest
>webcam from Ms, for its latest op sys with the latest software release
>and it doesn't even get past installing. Any suggestions anyone. (Using
>Vista RC1).

Quit trying to run new drivers on old beta software. Use the release
version of Vista. That is what the drivers are designed for.

Don't feel alone. I installed the production set of drivers for my LifeCam and got the same results. The software finally did install but the results are totally unpredictable with the software faulting everytime I press the Options button.

Not sure what the problem is but Microsoft fell down on this one.

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I can get the software to install on the RTM Version of Vista Ultimate x64
but the drivers refuse to install citing that it can't find them. :-(

I've now uninstalled the 1.3 software for the cam and laboriously
removed all registry entries for it. Just plugged the cam in with no
software installed and it basically works. No software support for it to
operate zoom etc - but at least it works - provided I don't install the
microsoft software which is supposed to support it!


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btw - forgot to mention - this is on a newly installed Vista Home
Premium (which wasn't even available 9when I made the original post)


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patcooke
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well that is pretty crap to say the least :-\

I have the same problems, when 1st buying Lifecam a couple of weeks ago and
installing it on my Windows XP Prof OS, I got error message which after lots
of frustration it was caused by having a logitech cam previously installed,
this caused my pc the bluescreen of death over and over, I then resolved that
issue by having to download Logitechs latest drivers and now have another
with my newly long awaited Windows Vista Home Premium installed. I have
installed the Vista software for my lifecam as advised, but the Problem
Reports & Solutions keeps advising I need to get the Lifecam update from the
Microsot website. I have already done this, but for some reason it does not
register. I purchased this product thinking a microsoft hardware product
would have no conflicts with microsoft o/s or software. I was thinking about
purchasing the new Microsoft Wireless Entertainment Desktop 8000 when it is
released, but will need to rethink this.

"patcooke" wrote:

>
> Recently bought the nx6000 lifecam and fnally got the eagerly awaited
> software and drivers to us it under Vista. It won't even complete the
> installation successfully. Having determined the speakers to be used it
> then asks which microphone to use. Selecting the nx6000 microphone
> results in the message "lifeExp.exe has stopped working". The latest
> webcam from Ms, for its latest op sys with the latest software release
> and it doesn't even get past installing. Any suggestions anyone. (Using
> Vista RC1).
>
>
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> patcooke
> Posted via http://ms-os.com Forum to Usenet gateway
>
>

I have the exact same problem with a brand new machine with Vista installed
and a brand new NX6000.

Equally frustrating is tha you can find posts of this problem all over the
web but MS has done nothing.... MICROSOFT!!! HELLO!!!

"Steven Jones" wrote:

> well that is pretty crap to say the least :-\
>

Has anyone got the nx6000 lifecam to work with vista yet??? Had it 2 months
and still no solution. The sollutions on
http://support.microsoft.com/ph/11859 don't work and there is no way of
reporting this to microsoft.

The "Lifecam Team"'s reponse on
http://forums.microsoft.com/msr/show...&tf=0&pageid=2
was in adequate when you had so many people in the thread with the same
problem.

"Jodester" wrote:

> I have the same problems, when 1st buying Lifecam a couple of weeks ago and
> installing it on my Windows XP Prof OS, I got error message which after lots
> of frustration it was caused by having a logitech cam previously installed,
> this caused my pc the bluescreen of death over and over, I then resolved that
> issue by having to download Logitechs latest drivers and now have another
> with my newly long awaited Windows Vista Home Premium installed. I have
> installed the Vista software for my lifecam as advised, but the Problem
> Reports & Solutions keeps advising I need to get the Lifecam update from the
> Microsot website. I have already done this, but for some reason it does not
> register. I purchased this product thinking a microsoft hardware product
> would have no conflicts with microsoft o/s or software. I was thinking about
> purchasing the new Microsoft Wireless Entertainment Desktop 8000 when it is
> released, but will need to rethink this.
>
> "patcooke" wrote:
>
> >
> > Recently bought the nx6000 lifecam and fnally got the eagerly awaited
> > software and drivers to us it under Vista. It won't even complete the
> > installation successfully. Having determined the speakers to be used it
> > then asks which microphone to use. Selecting the nx6000 microphone
> > results in the message "lifeExp.exe has stopped working". The latest
> > webcam from Ms, for its latest op sys with the latest software release
> > and it doesn't even get past installing. Any suggestions anyone. (Using
> > Vista RC1).
> >
> >
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> > patcooke
> > Posted via http://ms-os.com Forum to Usenet gateway
> >
> >