Hey Guys ... I never know how many replies I would get for figuring out how to get this dumb codec working. For various reasons, I don’t have Windows 2000, or XP running on any of my computers at home, but that didn’t stop many people from emailing me on how to get the SP54 codec to work in XP. Fortunately one of the people I have corresponded with I think figured it out. Befoire I post his fix, if peopel aren’t familiar with the windows registry and have never edited it, here is a good chance to bruch up:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;256986
The guy who figured out how to get the SP54 codec to work in XP name is Yudhi Yulius and here is his fix:
1. You should be able to download the files needed for 2000/XP from the webside:
http://www.mustek.com/download/driv_ibd/english/gsmartmini2.html
I had to run the XPDriver.EXE file to extract the SP5X32.dll file
2. Copy the SP5X32.dll file into C:\Windows\System\ or C:\winnt\system directory
3. Go to Registry Editor (click Start - Run - type in “regedit”
4. In the Registry Editor, go to
HKEY_Local_Machine\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\Drivers32\
5. You’ll see three columns: Name - Type - Data.
6. Right click on the window, and choose “New - String Value”
7. Rename the string value as “VIDC.SP54”.
8. Right click on the string value “VIDC.SP54”, and choose “Modify”
9. Type in “SP5X32.dll”
I think this should fix it.
Hope this helpos anyone in the future who has this question.
Thanks!
Spatch Rabbit