Perhaps a more appropriate Newsgroup for your operating system -

Windows XP Newsgroups
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ewsgroups.mspx

or

Welcome to Microsoft Windows Vista Newsgroups
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/com...s/default.mspx

The unknown device is probably your camcorder.

For system restore issues - see MVP Bert Kinney's System Restore web page at
http://bertk.mvps.org/index.html
For both WinXP and Vista.

Good luck
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"Don C." <Don C.@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:71FE47B8-552D-4BFC-9C56-EB872DD95C95@microsoft.com...
|3 days ago my PC automatically updated. ince then at restart the "New
| Harware Wizard" is sttempting to add new unknown hardware to my PC. I try
| cancelling and it works however there is an "unknown device" in my device
| manager and I can no longer use my camcorder as it is no longer recognized
| when trying to use any chat program. Also, I can not use the System Restore
| feature to reverse to an earlier date. Each time I try to restore to an
| earlier date is fails. Any ideas?
|
| Thanks,
|
| Don C.