USB/directshow camera not visible in max/imaqdx

I've got a Chameleon USB2.0 camera from Point Grey and I'm having problems getting it to show up in MAX.
I'm running a fresh installation of labview 2012, MAX 5.3.3f2, IMAQdx 4.0, IMAQ 4.7 on a windows 7 x64 lenovo T420 laptop.
I'm aware of the problems with registering the DirectShow filters for the Point Grey cameras:  http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/allkb/7DF278AF77461951862579AD0063B9AD
I've tried all of the various driver versions from Point Grey, and currently have installed the v2.4 x86 version
The camera is visible using AMcap, a lightweight DirectShow viewer, so it seems that the camera is operational and the DirectShow interface is functional.
I had an older version of Labview installed, and the camera was visible in MAX.  I wanted to upgrade versions but didn't use the NI update service and just downloaded the various files from the website.  About the time I upgraded MAX to 5.3 the camera disappeared from MAX.  I assumed some problem with the upgrade, so I completely uninstalled both Labview and the camera drivers and tried a fresh installation, but I still can't see the camera in MAX.
Any ideas about how to get my camera to show up in MAX?
Thanks!

Did you find anything?  I have two Mightex USB cameras hooked up and believe that I might be having the same problem.  
I can actually get both devices to show up in AMCAP, but the 2nd camera that I have hooked up to the computer doesn't show up in NI-MAX.
I have spoken with the camera manufacturer and they have verified that these DirectShow drivers have worked on old versions of LabVIEW.  Please get back to me if you know anything regarding this error.

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