| Windows 7: Built-in Webcam Problems |
06 Sep 2011
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#1 | | Windows 7 Home Premium x64 |
Built-in Webcam Problems How you test your notebook built-in Webcam using the resources of Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bits OS? | My System Specs |
| OS Windows 7 Home Premium x64 |
06 Sep 2011
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#2 | | Windows 7 Ultimate X64 SP1 Mt. Crumpit/Whoville |
Welcome to Seven forums vik1919.
In Control Panel open Devices and Printers, it should list your webcam. Right-click the icon, then Trouble Shoot and follow the prompts to test it for problems.
There may be an entry specific to the webcam in Control Panel too, it should have its own software. | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number Home Built Desktop By DataTech OS Windows 7 Ultimate X64 SP1 CPU Intel i5-2550K, Differing ~4.4-4.8GHz No built in GPU Motherboard ASUS P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3 Memory 16GB G.Skill Sniper 2133MHz 4x4GB Graphics Card ASUS ENGTX460 DirectCU/2DI/1GD5 GeForce GTX 460 Sound Card Onboard Realtek 5-1 Monitor(s) Displays Samsung P2570HD Screen Resolution 1920x1080 Keyboard Old, beat-up Dell USB From 10 yrs Ago Mouse Gigabyte m6900 wired PSU Corsair HX650W Case Inwin Dragon Rider Cooling Hyper 212 EVO w/two Noctua fans, push-pull, @1300 RPM Hard Drives Crucial M4 128GB for OS, 750GB Seagate MomentusXT for data, 500GB Seagate Constellation for storage Internet Speed 8-19 Mbs down, 3-4 Mbs up Comcast Cable Antivirus Norton Internet Security Browser IE 9, Opera when needed Other Info 4 case fans, LG BluRay-RE, ASUS DVD-RW, Mr. Fusion power generator with flux capacitor, 1.21 gigawatts. |
06 Sep 2011
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#3 | | Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 Philadelphia, PA |
If you don't have software for the built-in webcam (which is usually junk anyway), install Skype and you'll know very quickly if the camera is working or not. | My System Specs | | OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 CPU Intel Core i7-2600 Motherboard Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD3P-B3 Memory 12 GB Patriot Extreme DDR3-1333 Graphics Card Nvidia GTX 470 Monitor(s) Displays Dell UltraSharp 2209WA PSU OCZ ModStream 700W Case CoolerMaster HAF 912 Advanced Cooling CoolerMaster Hyper 212 Plus Hard Drives OCZ Agility3 240 GB, WD5001AALS, WD7501AALS |
06 Sep 2011
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#4 | | Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-Bit Peterborough, England |
It would help if you'd at least told us your computer manufacturer's name.
If you click Start then Programs there should be a shortcut to set up your webcam from there.
It just depends what software your manufacturer has pre-installed for you. If you can't find anything press the F1 key to bring up the Help folder and do a search from there. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP Pavilion Elite 495UK OS Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-Bit CPU Intel Core i7 870 @ 2.93GHz Motherboard MSI 2A9C (CPU1) Memory 8Gb Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 664MHz Graphics Card nVidia GeForce GTX 460 1024MB dedicated RAM Sound Card Realtek HD Audio Monitor(s) Displays HP2310i Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080 Keyboard Logitech K750 solar-powered keyboard Mouse Logitech Wireless M180 mouse PSU 460W Case HP Elite Cooling Air cooled Hard Drives 1x1954GB Hitachi HDS22020ALA 330 (RAID), 1x1954GB Hitachi External for backup and storage Internet Speed 2Mb Other Info Pure Avanti Flow Internet Radio with iPod Dock, 64Gb iPod, HP USB Speakers, Sony MDR-V500 Headphones, Sony Vaio F-Series Laptop |
06 Sep 2011
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#5 | | Windows 7 Ultimate 64Bit (SP 1) |

Quote: Originally Posted by vik1919 How you test your notebook built-in Webcam using the resources of Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bits OS?
Hi
Also, I'm not sure how old your laptop is but a lot of web cams that were okay in XP or Vista, don't work in Windows 7.
Have you run a compatibility check? Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor - Download - Microsoft Windows
Regards
UKMedia
Last edited by UKMedia; 06 Sep 2011 at 11:44 AM..
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| My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Self Build OS Windows 7 Ultimate 64Bit (SP 1) CPU Intel Core i7 950 4 X 3.07GHz (8 Logical) Motherboard Gigabyte X58-USB3 Memory 24GB Corsair XMS3 6GB DDR3 Graphics Card MSI GTX580 Twin Frozr II/OC & BFG Nvidia GTX 285 2048 Sound Card Creative SB X-Fi and Soundblaster Recon 3 D headset Monitor(s) Displays x2 Flat screen 21" LG displays + x1 LG W2363D (3D) Keyboard Cyborg Mouse Razor Mamba PSU Tagan TG 1100W TURBOJET QUAD SLI Case CoolerMaster HAF 932 Case - Black Cooling ASUS V60 Quiet Hard Drives 5 internal Hard Drives:
1 x WD 120GB Solid State
4 x WD 1TB (CAVIAR BLACK 1TB 32MB 7200 SATA) as Raid 5 array Internet Speed 0.5 Mb - (Benefits of rural location!) Other Info Teaming 2 GB network connection to Wired 1GB switch.
Connected to 25TB (Raid 5) of network storage on a wired 1GB lan.
(Mixture of internal hard drives, 1TB, 2TB & 4TB Terastations) |
06 Sep 2011
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#6 | | Windows 7 Home Premium x64 |
Win 7 test for built-in Webcam & Skype update disables the video In replying of other comments - My built-in Webcam (USB 2.0 UVC 0.3M) is integrated in Asus UL80Ag-A1 notebook. Everything with the Webcam driver is operational. also the Webcam is working using third party software like YouCam, for example. But was disabled after the latest Skype version (5.5.0.114) update. Upgrading to the next version (5.5.0.115) doesn't help, as well the driver's reloading?
With other words, since I did not find any Webcam pre-installed by Asus notebook manufacturer, and did not find any Windows 7 Home Premium edition Webcam software for testing, I install temporary YouCam and check that my built-in Webcam is operational (no software or hardware problems). It's Skype software problem disabling the video call somehow?
The Skype customer support suggestions how to resolve this problem did not help either? Any help suggestion appreciated. Thanks! Ken | My System Specs | | OS Windows 7 Home Premium x64 Built-in Webcam Problems problems? All times are GMT -5. The time now is 08:22 AM. | |