FYI, I think this in a Win2k Issue. I have a USB webcam that won't run in Win2k either. I've got all the updates to USB and my mainboard done as well, including all patches. (It's my server box, not my game box.)
Have you tried it with Direct X 8 for Win2k?
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Lephturn - Chief Trainer
A member of The Flying Pigs
http://www.flyingpigs.com "A pig is a jolly companion, Boar, sow, barrow, or gilt --
A pig is a pal, who'll boost your morale, Though mountains may topple and tilt.
When they've blackballed, bamboozled, and burned you, When they've turned on you, Tory and Whig,
Though you may be thrown over by Tabby and Rover, You'll never go wrong with a pig, a pig,
You'll never go wrong with a pig!" -- Thomas Pynchon, "Gravity's Rainbow"