iCamsource Memory Leak on PC

[iCamMat]

The iCamsource software for the PC creates a memory leak. After a few days of operation, I need to reboot the machine to restore the operation. I ran pmon on it, and saw the software use up resources without releasing them. The software works fine on my Mac. Has anyone else noticed this, or have a solution. I am using version 1.3.5 on my PC which is running XP.

[Jay]

Is your camera an IP camera or a USB/Firewire/Built-in camera? 

[iCamMat]

I am using the Logitech Vision, USB, with OS X 10.5

[iCamMat]

On the PC, it is the logitech USB. The same style camera that I am using on the Mac.

[Jay]

I've been trying to replicate your problem on a 1.2 Ghz Pentium M laptop with XP and a Logitech Webcam Pro 9000.  It has been running for almost 4 days now and the memory usage for the iCamSource process has fluctuated between 35-45 MB.

Is your XP fully updated?  Are your webcam drivers updated to the latest version?

If those two things are fully updated, then there are two prerequisites that must be installed in order for iCamSource to run correctly on Windows, the Visual Studio Redistributable Package(vcredist_x86.exe) and the .Net framework.  It's possible your problem may be due to them being out-of-date.

Please download the vcredist_x86.exe installer from here: http://skjm.com/icam/vcredist_x86.exe and run it.  After you run vcredist_x86.exe,  please reboot your computer.  Then try iCamSource to see if the problem has been resolved.

If that does not resolve your problem, please update .Net.  The .Net updater is available here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=333325FD-AE52-4E35-B531-508D977D32A6&displaylang=en