MS TV/Video Connection

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion (More info?)

I went into Network Properties to give myself a static IP tonight and
noticed an adapter installed that I have no idea how it got there. It's
"Microsoft TV/Video Connection". Winipcfg says it has an IP of
3.0.0.2 and a subnet mask of 255.255.255.255 (no gateway). I did a fresh
installation of 98 on this computer probably 3 or 4 months ago, and I KNOW
it wasn't there before (I watch stuff like that). I do have Hauppauge WinTV
installed, but it has it's own drivers, etc. Also it was on here before I
reinstalled Windows and that "adapter" wasn't there.
I don't use 98 very much (I dual boot XP) so that's the only reason it took
me so long to discover it.
I imagine I could remove it without any problems, but it doesn't seem to be
causing any problems so I'll just leave well enough alone.
It's my curiousity more than anything. Where did it come from and what is
it supposed to be associated with?

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That's about Windows XP. I'm talking about Windows 98.
In XP, I have no "Microsoft TV/Video Connection" and also no extra Local
Area Connection.

"mae" <agrannie@notemail.msn.com> wrote in
newsycH7H9HFHA.3500@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl:

> http://support.microsoft.com/defau [...] 2&Product=
> winxp --
> mae
>
> "Menno Hershberger" <mhersh22@nosuchplace.net> wrote in message
> news:Xns960E17A5ADD4Cbutter@daisymae.com...
>| I went into Network Properties to give myself a static IP tonight and
>| noticed an adapter installed that I have no idea how it got there.
>| It's "Microsoft TV/Video Connection". Winipcfg says it has an IP of
>| 3.0.0.2 and a subnet mask of 255.255.255.255 (no gateway). I did a
>| fresh installation of 98 on this computer probably 3 or 4 months ago,
>| and I KNOW it wasn't there before (I watch stuff like that). I do
>| have Hauppauge
> WinTV
>| installed, but it has it's own drivers, etc. Also it was on here
>| before I reinstalled Windows and that "adapter" wasn't there.
>| I don't use 98 very much (I dual boot XP) so that's the only reason
>| it
> took
>| me so long to discover it.
>| I imagine I could remove it without any problems, but it doesn't seem
>| to
> be
>| causing any problems so I'll just leave well enough alone.
>| It's my curiousity more than anything. Where did it come from and
>| what is it supposed to be associated with?
>|
>| --
>| --- A Freudian slip is when you say one thing but mean your mother.
>| ---
>
>



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Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion (More info?)

Actually, yes. But I've never used it in Windows 98. The software for it
isn't even installed. Even in XP, it doesn't show unless the camera is
actually plugged in. Then it shows up as a drive letter and in Device
Manager. But still not in Network Properties.

"PA Bear" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in
newslqacOCIFHA.980@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl:

> Do you have a USB camera connection?
>
><quote>
> Q: Another question. When I look at "Network Connections" I see ->
> Local Area Connection 2 and Description is: Microsoft TV/Video
> connection. What is that for ???
>
> A: Even though some adapters aren't network adapters, they can appear
> to be. This doesn't mean however, that you can use it to send or
> receive data on your network. Often they interact closely with other
> network adapters, so it is easier for [truncated]
></quote>
> Source: Transcript: Chat - Home Networking with Windows XP [so what!],
> August 2003:
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp [...] ts/03aug19
> .mspx



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Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion (More info?)

I have the same thing happening under a 98SE pc also. It's actually setup
dual-boot and it doesn't appear under XP-Pro using same peripherals. It gets
installed when installing the driver for either of my two webcams. Same
conditions as you stated.

In my case though IT CAUSES A MAJOR PROBLEM. I can no longer watch
video-in/tv on my ATI 7200 and use the internet at the same time. You can
actually watch it "stall out" any thru-put, e.g. downloading using an ftp
client at x.xKps, start TV IN and it goes to 0.0Kps and doesn't pick up
again until (nor collect mail, surf pages, im, NOTHING) the TV IN app is
terminated.

What's a real bitch is that it appears the only way to avoid this screw-up
is for me to go back and do clean installs until I get some combo of drivers
that doesn't screw up OR simply do a clean re-install and never connect a
webcam to this pc. It doesn't seem to matter if the "TV/Video Connection"
actually gets installed (e.g. don't feed 98SE cd when it wants it), if you
install it then un-bind tcp/ip, remove it altogether, or have successfull
install; everyone of those options screws up my TV IN ... ARGH!@#$%$

I have no doubt it's some manifestation of some update from Windows Update
(or whatever) so there's a pile of more choices to make finding the right
fit doing a clean install. Same kind of added feature as the way Explorer
hangs now when deleting large number of files etc.


"Menno Hershberger" <mhersh22@nosuchplace.net> wrote in message
news:Xns960EAAA4CC558butter@daisymae.com...
> Actually, yes. But I've never used it in Windows 98. The software for it
> isn't even installed. Even in XP, it doesn't show unless the camera is
> actually plugged in. Then it shows up as a drive letter and in Device
> Manager. But still not in Network Properties.
>
> "PA Bear" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in
> newslqacOCIFHA.980@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl:
>
> > Do you have a USB camera connection?
> >
> ><quote>
> > Q: Another question. When I look at "Network Connections" I see ->
> > Local Area Connection 2 and Description is: Microsoft TV/Video
> > connection. What is that for ???
> >
> > A: Even though some adapters aren't network adapters, they can appear
> > to be. This doesn't mean however, that you can use it to send or
> > receive data on your network. Often they interact closely with other
> > network adapters, so it is easier for [truncated]
> ></quote>
> > Source: Transcript: Chat - Home Networking with Windows XP [so what!],
> > August 2003:
> > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp [...] ts/03aug19
> > .mspx
>
>
>
> --
> --- A Freudian slip is when you say one thing but mean your mother. ---