Webcam USB PHY 2.0 Driver Error

What USB PHY 2.0 driver?

An apparently missing USB PHY 2.0 driver error is known to come up with a type of inexpensive generic web camera. When this error presents itself the webcam is inoperable. Furthermore Windows Update cannot provide a driver. The error is displayed under Device Manager under Other Devices and associated with Hardware ID USB\VID_1224&PID_2A25&REV_0100. Aside from that though there is not much to go on even on the internet.

Given the description of the error one might be led to believe that one needs to find a driver USB PHY 2.0 driver from somewhere and install it. That is probably not the case. Going down that route is likely going to be a waste of time if the simple solution works. Because there is a simple fix to this problem. The quick fix is to make sure to install the webcam in a USB 3.0 port and not a USB 2.0 port.

How to Get to the SendTo Folder in Windows 7

Where is the SendTo Folder in Windows 7? 

The Windows SendTo folder location is different in Windows 7 than it was in Windows XP. In Windows 7 the path to its location is in the form of the following:

C:\Users\yourusername\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\SendTo

A shortcut that one can type in Windows Explorer to get to the same directory:

shell:SendTo

How to Improve Virtual Machine Performance

In situations where the VM is installed on the same hard drive as the host's operating system the performance bottleneck is often the system's ability to read and write from the hard drive while running the VM and host operating system at the same time.

To improve VM performance try changing the location of the VM installation to a separate physical drive from the one on which the operating system of the host is installed.

32-bit or 64-bit CPU

How to Determine Whether Computer is Using a 32-bit or 64-bit Processor

To find out if your computer is using a 32-bit or 64-bit Intel processor look up the model specifications at http://ark.intel.com/

If it is a 64-bit processor the following should be seen in the table  "Intel® 64: yes".

One can also run CPU-Z to find out. Under the CPU menu Instructions field you should see EM64T listed.

AMD  64-bit processors will show AMD64.

In Windows, once can also get a description of the processor by typing into a command prompt the following: wmic cpu get description

The instructions here are on how to find out if you are using a 32-bit or 64-bit CPU not how to find out if you are using a 32-bit or 64-bit version Windows operating system.  Some of the instructions found on other sites although claiming to address the former seem to be answering the latter question and not the former.

The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings - Game System Requirements

The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Minimum System Specifications on Windows

Operating System: Windows XP/Vista/7
Processor: Core 2 Duo 2.2 GHz or dual core AMD 2.5 GHz
Graphics: Nvidia GeForce 8800 GTS 512 MB or Radeon HD 3850 512 MB
RAM: 1 GB Windows XP, 2 GB Windows Vista/7
Disk Space: 23 GB

The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Recommended System Specifications on Windows
 
Operating System: Windows XP/Vista/7
Processor: Quad Core Intel or AMD
Graphics: Nvidia GeForce 260 1 GB or HD 4850 1 GB
RAM: 3 GB Windows XP, 4 GB Windows Vista/7
Disk Space: 23 GB

The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Minimum System Specifications on Mac

Operating System: OS X 10.7.5, OS X 10.8.2
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo
Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GT 650M 512MB (1440×900, low), Radeon HD 5770 1GB (1440×900, low), Intel integrated graphics are not supported
RAM: 4 GB
Disk Space: 25 GB

The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Recommended System Specifications on Mac
 
Operating System: OS X 10.7.5, OS X 10.8.2 or higher
Processor: Quad Core Intel
Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 675MX 1GB (1920×1080, medium), Radeon HD 6970M 1 GB (1920×1080, medium)
RAM: 8 GB
Disk Space: 25 GB

The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Minimum System Specifications on Linux

Operating System: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, Steam OS
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo
Graphics: GeForce 9800 GT 512MB (1280×720, low), Radeon graphics cards are not supported, Intel integrated graphics chipsets are not supported
RAM: 4 GB
Disk Space: 25 GB

The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Recommended System Specifications on Linux
 
Operating System: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, Steam OS
Processor: Quad Core Intel
Graphics: GeForce GT 640 1GB (1440×900, medium)
RAM: 4 GB
Disk Space: 25 GB

Links

• The Witcher 2 System Requirements - Windows - CD Projekt Red
• The Witcher 2 System Requirements - Mac - CD Projekt Red
• The Witcher 2 System Requirements - Linux - CD Projekt Red

Divinity: Original Sin - Game System Requirements

Divinity: Original Sin - Windows Minimum System Specifications

Operating System: Windows XP SP3 or higher
Processor: Intel Core2 Duo E6600 or equivalent (Intel i5 2400 or higher recommended)
Graphics:
HD Intel Graphics 4000
NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT (512 MB)
ATI Radeon HD 4850 or equivalent
(NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 ti 1GB ram or ATI Radeon HD 6XXX or higher recommended)
DirectX 9.0c
RAM: 2 GB (4 GB recommended)
Disk Space: 9 GB

Divinity: Original Sin - Mac Minimum System Specifications

Operating System: OS X 10.8/10.9
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo (Intel i5 or higher recommended)
Graphics:
Intel HD Graphics 3000/4000
(Intel Iris (Iris Pro) or NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M or higher recommended)
RAM: 4 GB (8 GB recommended)
Disk Space: 10 GB

Dragon Age: Inquisition - Game System Requirements

 
Dragon Age: Inquisition Minimum System Specifications

Operating System: Windows 7 or 8.1 64-bit

Processor:
AMD quad core CPU @ 2.5 GHz
Intel quad core CPU @ 2.0 GHz

Graphics: 
AMD Radeon HD 4870
NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
512 MB
DirectX 10

RAM: 4 GB

Disk Space: 26 GB


Dragon Age: Inquisition Recommended System Specifications

Operating System: Windows 7 or 8.1 64-bit

Processor:
AMD six core CPU @ 3.2 GHz
Intel quad core CPU @ 3.0 GHz

Graphics:
AMD Radeon HD 7870 or R9 270
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
2 GB
DirectX 11

RAM: 8 GB

Disk Space: 26 GB


Links

• PC Requirements Revealed - Dragon Age: Inquisition