VFW Err Msg: Unable to Load the Capture Driver

ID: Q127987

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 95

SYMPTOMS

When you try to use the CapScrn tool (CAPSCRN.EXE) that is included with Microsoft Video for Windows version 1.1 and the Video for Windows portion of Microsoft Office Professional version 4.3c, you receive the following error message:

Unable to load the capture driver. The driver is either already in use, out of memory, or is not installed.

CAUSE

When you start CapScrn, SCRNCAP.DRV (the capture device driver) is loaded into memory. MSVIDEO.DLL, the file responsible for loading this device driver, has changed from Windows version 3.1 and requires an entry in the SYSTEM.INI file to load the driver into memory correctly in Windows 95.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, use any text editor (such as Notepad) to edit the SYSTEM.INI file. Add the following line to the [Drivers] section of the file:

MSVIDEO8=SCRNCAP.DRV

After you add this line, save and close the file and then restart your computer.

Additional query words: screen capture

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Version : WINDOWS:95
Platform : WINDOWS
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