Comments on: Logitech QuickCam – Access Denied Error

By: Neil

Neil — Sun, 28 May 2006 06:13:08 +0000

I also thank you for this info. Problem Solved!!!

By: Thomas

Thomas — Sat, 29 Apr 2006 18:27:34 +0000

Thanks for the tip. It resolved the issue.

By: Stomperz

Stomperz — Fri, 24 Mar 2006 12:15:15 +0000

Resolved in XP Home. While in an Administrators account, run cmd to open a dos command box, navigate to the LVCOMSX.LOG directory (windows\system32…) and use CACLS LVCOMSX.LOG command. This displays the permissions for the file. I then changed the BUILTIN\Users permissions from R (read) to F(full) using the command.
CACLS LVCOMSX.LOG /E /P BUILTIN\Users:F

Check after this that all is OK (CACLS LVCOMSX.LOG).

Worked for me anyway. Good Luck.

By: The Warden

The Warden — Wed, 11 Jan 2006 00:48:47 +0000

Your welcome. That’s what I’m hear for to help where I can. I hope to have more content similar to this soon.

By: Richard Guilbert

Richard Guilbert — Tue, 10 Jan 2006 23:36:18 +0000

Thanks so much for this – it has been a pain for several family members with limited access for 6 months +!!!!

Glad it is now sorted out.

Regards

By: Good Intentions

Good Intentions — Fri, 18 Nov 2005 21:28:16 +0000

I googled the following string and your site popped up first:

Quickcam Error Access Denied

Your solution works very well.

Thank you.

By: The Warden

The Warden — Fri, 28 Oct 2005 05:12:36 +0000

Hi Anoir. So I’m not sure I’m following. You say that you found the LVCOMSX.LOG? If you can’t find the log use the search to locate the filename. If you did you just have to right click on the file and select properties then security to set the permissions. The directions on how to do this varies depending on if you are using Windows XP Pro or Windows XP Home.

Let me know either way.

By: Anoir

Anoir — Sat, 22 Oct 2005 01:17:27 +0000

Dear Helpdesk,

The furtest I get in my search is

C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32 LVCOMSX Notepad

I don’t find a log and I certainly do not find the log file with the fields; Modify, Read & Execute, Read, and Write., That the Warden is referring to?

Where can I grant those permission then?

By: Ray Neudorf

Ray Neudorf — Wed, 14 Sep 2005 14:36:23 +0000

I just got the Logitech QuickCam Pro 4000 yesterday. First I tried it out with the Administrator account (no problem), and then with my regular account. Quite annoying to see the error message.
It seems that most software like this is not built with a business in mind. There is always some tweaking of installed files to make it work for everyone.

Thanks for the information!

By: The Warden

The Warden — Fri, 09 Sep 2005 02:41:28 +0000

Re: C. Garrett

I’m happy that this material is easy to find and it resolved your problem. It’s quite an annoying one.

By: The Warden

The Warden — Fri, 09 Sep 2005 02:38:58 +0000

Re: Lewis Lai

This information was not mentioned as it goes beyond the scope of this post. You have to use a Windows account that has Administrative privileges. You can see what each account has for privileges to a degree by going into your Control Panel -> User Accounts. Once you are using an account with that privilege you can then go about modifying the permissions on the LVCOMSX.LOG file by using Explore (Windows Key + E). The rest is really dependent on how your system is configure or how you wish to apply the permissions.

By: C. Garrett

C. Garrett — Thu, 08 Sep 2005 23:44:56 +0000

Hey Thanks!
This issue has been a nuisance for me and my guests (only the guest account was affected) for quite some time. I finally decided to track down the problem and found your site when I “Googled” it. Thanks again; you completly solved the problem.

C. Garrett
Little Rock, AR

By: Lewis Lai

Lewis Lai — Mon, 05 Sep 2005 18:39:20 +0000

Could you provide the steps to do this?
Is this in the control panel?

Thanks,
Lewis Lai

>To eliminate this error dialog at login, login with your Windows Administrator account and set permissions on the file C:\Windows\System32\LVCOMSX.LOG to the following (check each field), Modify, Read & Execute, Read, and Write. These permissions would either be set on the Users group or on specific users.

By: The Warden

The Warden — Sat, 06 Aug 2005 02:26:15 +0000

I’m glad to hear that this information was of use for you. I’m curious to know how you found this information/my web site?

By: Jonas

Jonas — Fri, 05 Aug 2005 09:44:56 +0000

Thank you for this! This has bothered me for quite a while.