Actually, the default setting is for devsvc.exe to run when you boot up your pc!
I am troubleshooting a DVD smart render problem on my pc, and reloaded the power pack update - which reset devsvc.exe to its default value. It didn't solve my DVD import problem, so I will reset devsvc.exe in the following way, which you may care to try.
Open Windows Services. In XP, there are at least two ways to do this:
"Start>My Computer" and right-click on
"My Computer" and click on
"Manage" which will bring up the
"Computer Management" window. In the left pane, click on the
"+" sign to the left of
"Services and Applications" to expand the folders, then click on
"Services".
(Once you get used to that, it's usually the quickest way. An alternative is
"Start>Run" and type in
"services.msc".)
In the Services window, you will then see
"Capture Device Service". Right click on it, and click on
"Properties". At about the middle of the window that comes up, change
"Startup type:" from
"Automatic" to
"Manual". Close the services window and you're done. The new setting will take effect when you reboot.
Devsvc.exe will then start only when you connect a capture device, and will not be running by default every time you boot up your pc.
) and found this mysterious process called devsvc.exe. A bit of checking found it to be described as a Capture Device Service connected with something called InterVideo, which further checking showed as belonging to Corel.