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Applications will not show correct device names
Hi Guys,
I have 2 webcams attached to my PC and originally Device Manager showed them as USB Camera and USB Camera.
I successfully changed the names in Device Manager and registry to USB Camera 1 and USB Camera 2.
Applications such as Skype and Multicam show them as USB Camera and USB2.0 Camera.
Either where do the apps get device names from ( I thought it was Registry ) or what am I missing
Any Ideas please folks
Keith
OS
Win 8 64bt
System Manufacturer/Model
Asus Aspire
CPU
Sempron 2.8
Motherboard
Asrock
Memory
4GB
Graphics Card(s)
Intel
Sound Card
Realtek
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung
Screen Resolution
1024 x 768
Hard Drives
2 x ide
1 x sata
Internet Speed
Up to 24 :)
Perhaps changing the device installation settings to something other than what you have selected at the moment. If I had to guess, I would think your computer automatically downloads device info for you.
So you might prefer windows NOT automatically update device info for you. An picture example below where windows DOES update device info:
OS
Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center x64
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
Custom
CPU
Intel Core i7-3820 CPU OC @ 3.80GHz
Motherboard
Gigabyte G1.Assassin2
Memory
Corsair Dominator 16GB Quad Channel DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia by EVGA - GeForce GTX 670 4GB
Sound Card
On board Creative SB X-Fi
Monitor(s) Displays
acer 24" H243H
Screen Resolution
1920 X 1080
Hard Drives
Main 500GB Hybrid Drive @ 7,200RPM
Secondary OCZ SSD Vertex 3 Max IOPS
PSU
Silent Pro 1000w gold 80+
Case
Azza Hurrican 2000
Cooling
Liquid CPU cooler & fans
Keyboard
Microsoft Comfort Curve 2000
Mouse
Tek Republic Wired Laser Mouse
Internet Speed
5ms Ping 5.15Mb/s Download .64Mb/s Upload
Browser
Internet Explorer
Antivirus
Defender, Malwarebytes
DustSailor Many thanks for the reply.
I have already changed that setting as I got cheesed off when the pc decided to reboot just when I did not want it to.
My problem showed on reboot so there was no update carried out.
Again though Thanks for the thought
Keith
OS
Win 8 64bt
System Manufacturer/Model
Asus Aspire
CPU
Sempron 2.8
Motherboard
Asrock
Memory
4GB
Graphics Card(s)
Intel
Sound Card
Realtek
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung
Screen Resolution
1024 x 768
Hard Drives
2 x ide
1 x sata
Internet Speed
Up to 24 :)
Hey mate, does this help?
To rename device:
Click the Devices node.
In the results pane, select the device that you want to rename.
On the Action menu, click Rename . Type the name of the new device.
If the device is not bound, the device is renamed immediately.
If the device is bound to a process, an error message appears. You must remove the device binding with the process and then rename the device.
The last part is what I wanted to mention ^. I have never done it before, however, as I've never needed to. Try an internet search, or you might wait for someone to reply here who knows more about the problem than I. Good luck!
OS
Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center x64
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
Custom
CPU
Intel Core i7-3820 CPU OC @ 3.80GHz
Motherboard
Gigabyte G1.Assassin2
Memory
Corsair Dominator 16GB Quad Channel DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia by EVGA - GeForce GTX 670 4GB
Sound Card
On board Creative SB X-Fi
Monitor(s) Displays
acer 24" H243H
Screen Resolution
1920 X 1080
Hard Drives
Main 500GB Hybrid Drive @ 7,200RPM
Secondary OCZ SSD Vertex 3 Max IOPS
PSU
Silent Pro 1000w gold 80+
Case
Azza Hurrican 2000
Cooling
Liquid CPU cooler & fans
Keyboard
Microsoft Comfort Curve 2000
Mouse
Tek Republic Wired Laser Mouse
Internet Speed
5ms Ping 5.15Mb/s Download .64Mb/s Upload
Browser
Internet Explorer
Antivirus
Defender, Malwarebytes
where do the apps get device names from ( I thought it was Registry ) or what am I missing
The .inf file that installs the driver. Well, that's where the device itself actually gets its name.
OS
7601.18247.x86fre.win7sp1
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
Self-built Intel based
CPU
Pentium D 925 3.0 GHz socket 775, Presler @ ~ 3.2 GHz
Motherboard
Intel DQ965MT
Memory
Hyundai 2 GB DDR2 @ 333 MHz
Graphics Card(s)
ASUS DirectCU II HD7790-DC2OC-2GD5 Radeon HD 7790 2GB 128-Bit GDDR5
Sound Card
MOTU Traveler firewire interface
Hard Drives
1 Seagate Barracuda SATA II system/boot drive 80 GB, 2 Western Digital hdds - 1 is SATA II Caviar Black 1 TB attached to card (assorted media, page, temp), other is SATA I 420 GB (games, media, downloads)
PSU
Thermaltake 450W
Cooling
stock Gateway cooling, extra large fan in rear of case
Keyboard
Alienware/Microsoft Internet kb
Mouse
Logitech M510
Internet Speed
Optimum Online, fast for US
Browser
Pale Moon
Antivirus
Kaspersky integrated into ZoneAlarm+Antivirus
Masterchief thanks for that.
I have checked inf file for Manycam and yes name is in inf but no mention of other camera names. Manycam shows :
and Skype just shows the bottom two.
skype.GIF
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OS
Win 8 64bt
System Manufacturer/Model
Asus Aspire
CPU
Sempron 2.8
Motherboard
Asrock
Memory
4GB
Graphics Card(s)
Intel
Sound Card
Realtek
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung
Screen Resolution
1024 x 768
Hard Drives
2 x ide
1 x sata
Internet Speed
Up to 24 :)
Omitted from previous post
Registry shows :
regedit.GIF
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OS
Win 8 64bt
System Manufacturer/Model
Asus Aspire
CPU
Sempron 2.8
Motherboard
Asrock
Memory
4GB
Graphics Card(s)
Intel
Sound Card
Realtek
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung
Screen Resolution
1024 x 768
Hard Drives
2 x ide
1 x sata
Internet Speed
Up to 24 :)