QuickCam Pro 9000  

Muad Dib said:

I tried and tried, everyway from Sunday (never did understand that phrase).

Could not get it to work on 7100. I had it working at one point (recorded a video) then it hung again.

Most of my install attempts would hang at the microphone setup window. If I got past that the it would hang when I clicked on the microphine settings button.

And I was doing my install attempts from a image restore of my system that had never had ANY cameras installed.

I gave up. I just let MS install its drivers (Logitech) and I have IM working. Soob to try Skype. That will do until Logitech gets their ducks in a row.

Update Edit:

Spoke too soon. I can get it working briefly by any of the methods listed but as soon as ANYTHING attempts to access the Sound/Audio settings everything audio stops working.

This includes: Control Panel>Sound; Quickcam Menu>Audio; Windows Instant Messenger; Sound Forge; CD Architect; Windows Media Player; Skype

The video will still work (in QuickCam).

So it would appear it is the Quickcam Audio/Microphone drivers whether the are the ones from the Logitech install kit or the ones installed by Microsoft.

I booted into Vista Home Premium (32 bit) and installed Quickcam and Skype. Everything works perfectly so I doubt it is a hardware problem.

Just one more reason I wake in the night and go "Hmmmmmmmm......"

Update: I can boot WITHOUT the camera plugged in. All audio functions work. I plug the camera in and everything works for a brief time, the all audio functions "lock up" of hang - i.e. Control Panel>Sound will not open.

I upgraded from 7100 to 7127 - same result.

dakpluto said:

OK, everything seems to install ok, but I'm stuck on quickcam saying the camera is in use by another application, and no other program can recognize a webcam is present.

Looks like I'm stuck waiting on Logitech to join 2009 since no replies.

dakpluto said:

MD
I had a quickcam a few years ago and got the same error "camera is in use" and there were 2 causes. one I installed the driver with the camera attached. At some point in the install it asks you to connect the camera (or it did back then). Second if I had their streaming driver installed it always took the resources so the camera saw another application using it. Not sure that any of this is relevant but

Good luck

Ken

dakpluto said:

Looks like I'm stuck waiting on Logitech to join 2009 since no replies.

Have you tried letting your computer go to sleep?

I am with you ... I have a weird problem too. It MAY be related to yours, For me it is my AUDIO.

Plugging in the camera - it works for a while - then all my audio functions cease to work. I.E. Control Panel>Sound will not open.

My latest discovery - if I plug in camera, wait for Control Panel>Sound to "not open" and THEN let the computer go into "sleep" mode - when the computer wakes from sleep ---- the Control Pane>Sound window opens immediately and audio function are restored - for a while - until the lock up again.

So..... there is some process that is not "sharing" very nicely.

Later, when I have time, I will try stopping individual services/startup programs until I find the offender. You could try the same.

Well, gonna go from 7100 -> 7201 this week, maybe that will help

dakpluto said:

Well, gonna go from 7100 -> 7201 this week, maybe that will help

mmight want to wait a day or two. 7227 is out and 7230 is soon

Ken

hey all.. great forum.. thanks! Using the instructions here, I was able to get the quickam drivers and software working great. As is usual .. as new builds come out .. I update to them. I'm on 7201 now and immediately upon starting for the first time, I got the dreaded "This program is blocked due to compatibility issues." message. The program as it had been installed just didn't work any longer. Okay.. I uninstalled it.. and tried to go through the steps again with running the setup program in compatibility mode for Vista as administrator... which just isn't working.. I contiue to get that same message. Is there a way to tell Wondows to STOP blocking the program? Or is there another work around. Again.. following the above instructions from this board.. I got the drivers and software up and running perfectly on 7100.. now the DRIVERS still work.. software is being blocked.

Thanks for any help you can give.

j