Webcam drivers

Revol

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I installed Windows 7 to a friend of mine, but her incorporated webcam doesn't work. I checked and her webcam drivers are not present, so they were probably lost during the installation. I tried looking for drivers on the net but no luck. Any suggestions?
 

My Computer

OS
Windows 7
CPU
Inter Core Duo CPU (1.66 GHz, 1.67 GHz)
Memory
4 GB DDR2
Graphics Card(s)
Geforce 8600M GS 256 MB
Screen Resolution
1280x800
revol,
Have you had an opportunity to visit the website of the mfg of her computer to see if the webcam is Win7 compatible and if there are drivers for same?
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Toshiba Satellite S875D-S7239 laptop
OS
MS Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-bit
CPU
AMD A10-4600M
Motherboard
AMD Pumori (Socket FT1)
Memory
6.00 GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 798MHz (11-11-12-28)
Graphics Card(s)
AMD Radeon HD 7660G
Sound Card
High Definition Audio Device
Monitor(s) Displays
Generic PnP Monitor (1600x900@60Hz)
Screen Resolution
1600x900@60Hz
Hard Drives
SSD 119GB Corsair CSSD-V128GB2 ATA Device
Keyboard
Standard PS/2 Keyboard
Mouse
HP Wireless Optical Mobile Mouse Model FHA-3410
Internet Speed
What the local pub, local coffee shop offers.
Other Info
Optical Drive:MATSHITA BD-CMB UJ160B ATA Device


Also have an Asus ha1002xp netbook with Win 7 Ultimate installed.
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She has a Sony Vaio notebook. I entered Sony's website, in the sofware and drivers' section, but they only had webcam softwares for her model, not drivers. Does this mean her webcam is unusable now with Windows 7?
 

My Computer

OS
Windows 7
CPU
Inter Core Duo CPU (1.66 GHz, 1.67 GHz)
Memory
4 GB DDR2
Graphics Card(s)
Geforce 8600M GS 256 MB
Screen Resolution
1280x800
Hi.

What model is it?
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Sony Vaio FZ21Z
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 ®™
CPU
Intel Core 2 Duo (2.2 GHz)
Motherboard
Sony (Intel Chipset)
Memory
2x 2GB Corsair (667 MHz)
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA 8600M GS (256MB)
Sound Card
Sigmatel
Monitor(s) Displays
15.4" TFT X-Black
Screen Resolution
1280x800
Hard Drives
Western Digital 300GB Scorpio Black (7200rpm)
Mouse
Logitech Anywhere MX
Internet Speed
Sky 5MB
Strange, I would think Windows would have a built in driver for that to at least get basic functionality. What does device manager show for it?
 

My Computer

OS
Windows 7
CPU
i5-750
Motherboard
Asus
Memory
4GB DDR3 1600
Graphics Card(s)
GT220
With the model # we can find a driver I'm sure it may not be a win 7 but compatibility mode should take care of it. Next time your around the system you could also use the hardware id method to find a driver. click on the device>properties>details tab>drop down menu>hardware id. Copy and Paste the hardware id string and it could help in finding a driver.Also need to know 32 or 64 bit OS. Thanks. Fabe
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self Built
OS
Windows 7 ultimate 64 bit / XP Home sp3
CPU
intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0ghz
Motherboard
Asus P5ND bios 1401
Memory
8 gigs 1066 OCZ Fata1ty
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GTX 580 Call of Duty Black Ops Edition
Sound Card
Creative Soundblaster Audigy 2zs
Monitor(s) Displays
Asus 24in LCD's 2MS X2
Screen Resolution
1920x1080p @60Hz
Hard Drives
WD Caviar 500 Black/ WD Caviar 200 Blue
PSU
OCZ 700W GameXtreme
Case
NZXT Apollo
Cooling
Corsair H50 CPU/120mm x3 /60mm x2 /Corsair Dominator Ram
Keyboard
Logitech Bluetooth Wireless MX5000
Mouse
Logitech Bluetooth Wireless MX1000
Internet Speed
Download 19.83 Upload 0.97
Other Info
Logitech Z2300 Speakers/ Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones/Avermedia PCI-e Hybrid TV Bravo/Epson NX415 all in one/ 4 Port Powered USB Hub/ LG 10x Bluray Burner /TSST Corp DVDRW External
Revol,
On her machine, run MSINFO32.EXE

Under "System Summary" and under "Components" (especially Problem Devices") you will info about specifically which model Vaio and about the WebCam. Info about her laptop and the problem hardware will be helpful.

Does the Sony site indicate if the the utilities software is Windows 7 compatible? Does Sony offer a "chat" capability so that you can inquire by them about your webcam problem? I have a Toshiba and an Asus and both of them offer a "chat" capability which I've used before to get answers. You sometimes have to look for this support feature at a website.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Toshiba Satellite S875D-S7239 laptop
OS
MS Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-bit
CPU
AMD A10-4600M
Motherboard
AMD Pumori (Socket FT1)
Memory
6.00 GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 798MHz (11-11-12-28)
Graphics Card(s)
AMD Radeon HD 7660G
Sound Card
High Definition Audio Device
Monitor(s) Displays
Generic PnP Monitor (1600x900@60Hz)
Screen Resolution
1600x900@60Hz
Hard Drives
SSD 119GB Corsair CSSD-V128GB2 ATA Device
Keyboard
Standard PS/2 Keyboard
Mouse
HP Wireless Optical Mobile Mouse Model FHA-3410
Internet Speed
What the local pub, local coffee shop offers.
Other Info
Optical Drive:MATSHITA BD-CMB UJ160B ATA Device


Also have an Asus ha1002xp netbook with Win 7 Ultimate installed.
Her Sony Vaio model is VGM-CR490, with Windows 7 32-bit OS. I've also seen in the device manager, but there wasn't any driver related to the webcam. I haven't checked anbout the "chat" service in the Sony website, I'll give it a look later.
 

My Computer

OS
Windows 7
CPU
Inter Core Duo CPU (1.66 GHz, 1.67 GHz)
Memory
4 GB DDR2
Graphics Card(s)
Geforce 8600M GS 256 MB
Screen Resolution
1280x800

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Sony Vaio FZ21Z
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 ®™
CPU
Intel Core 2 Duo (2.2 GHz)
Motherboard
Sony (Intel Chipset)
Memory
2x 2GB Corsair (667 MHz)
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA 8600M GS (256MB)
Sound Card
Sigmatel
Monitor(s) Displays
15.4" TFT X-Black
Screen Resolution
1280x800
Hard Drives
Western Digital 300GB Scorpio Black (7200rpm)
Mouse
Logitech Anywhere MX
Internet Speed
Sky 5MB
Will the Vista driver work on Win7 as well?
 

My Computer

OS
Windows 7
CPU
Inter Core Duo CPU (1.66 GHz, 1.67 GHz)
Memory
4 GB DDR2
Graphics Card(s)
Geforce 8600M GS 256 MB
Screen Resolution
1280x800

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Sony Vaio FZ21Z
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 ®™
CPU
Intel Core 2 Duo (2.2 GHz)
Motherboard
Sony (Intel Chipset)
Memory
2x 2GB Corsair (667 MHz)
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA 8600M GS (256MB)
Sound Card
Sigmatel
Monitor(s) Displays
15.4" TFT X-Black
Screen Resolution
1280x800
Hard Drives
Western Digital 300GB Scorpio Black (7200rpm)
Mouse
Logitech Anywhere MX
Internet Speed
Sky 5MB

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self Built
OS
Windows 7 ultimate 64 bit / XP Home sp3
CPU
intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0ghz
Motherboard
Asus P5ND bios 1401
Memory
8 gigs 1066 OCZ Fata1ty
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GTX 580 Call of Duty Black Ops Edition
Sound Card
Creative Soundblaster Audigy 2zs
Monitor(s) Displays
Asus 24in LCD's 2MS X2
Screen Resolution
1920x1080p @60Hz
Hard Drives
WD Caviar 500 Black/ WD Caviar 200 Blue
PSU
OCZ 700W GameXtreme
Case
NZXT Apollo
Cooling
Corsair H50 CPU/120mm x3 /60mm x2 /Corsair Dominator Ram
Keyboard
Logitech Bluetooth Wireless MX5000
Mouse
Logitech Bluetooth Wireless MX1000
Internet Speed
Download 19.83 Upload 0.97
Other Info
Logitech Z2300 Speakers/ Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones/Avermedia PCI-e Hybrid TV Bravo/Epson NX415 all in one/ 4 Port Powered USB Hub/ LG 10x Bluray Burner /TSST Corp DVDRW External
Ok, I'll give a shot. I'll let you know.
 

My Computer

OS
Windows 7
CPU
Inter Core Duo CPU (1.66 GHz, 1.67 GHz)
Memory
4 GB DDR2
Graphics Card(s)
Geforce 8600M GS 256 MB
Screen Resolution
1280x800
Ok lets hope for the best. Fabe
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self Built
OS
Windows 7 ultimate 64 bit / XP Home sp3
CPU
intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0ghz
Motherboard
Asus P5ND bios 1401
Memory
8 gigs 1066 OCZ Fata1ty
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GTX 580 Call of Duty Black Ops Edition
Sound Card
Creative Soundblaster Audigy 2zs
Monitor(s) Displays
Asus 24in LCD's 2MS X2
Screen Resolution
1920x1080p @60Hz
Hard Drives
WD Caviar 500 Black/ WD Caviar 200 Blue
PSU
OCZ 700W GameXtreme
Case
NZXT Apollo
Cooling
Corsair H50 CPU/120mm x3 /60mm x2 /Corsair Dominator Ram
Keyboard
Logitech Bluetooth Wireless MX5000
Mouse
Logitech Bluetooth Wireless MX1000
Internet Speed
Download 19.83 Upload 0.97
Other Info
Logitech Z2300 Speakers/ Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones/Avermedia PCI-e Hybrid TV Bravo/Epson NX415 all in one/ 4 Port Powered USB Hub/ LG 10x Bluray Burner /TSST Corp DVDRW External
Problem solved. Thanks for all the help.
 

My Computer

OS
Windows 7
CPU
Inter Core Duo CPU (1.66 GHz, 1.67 GHz)
Memory
4 GB DDR2
Graphics Card(s)
Geforce 8600M GS 256 MB
Screen Resolution
1280x800
Your welcome from all us at Seven forums. Fabe
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self Built
OS
Windows 7 ultimate 64 bit / XP Home sp3
CPU
intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0ghz
Motherboard
Asus P5ND bios 1401
Memory
8 gigs 1066 OCZ Fata1ty
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GTX 580 Call of Duty Black Ops Edition
Sound Card
Creative Soundblaster Audigy 2zs
Monitor(s) Displays
Asus 24in LCD's 2MS X2
Screen Resolution
1920x1080p @60Hz
Hard Drives
WD Caviar 500 Black/ WD Caviar 200 Blue
PSU
OCZ 700W GameXtreme
Case
NZXT Apollo
Cooling
Corsair H50 CPU/120mm x3 /60mm x2 /Corsair Dominator Ram
Keyboard
Logitech Bluetooth Wireless MX5000
Mouse
Logitech Bluetooth Wireless MX1000
Internet Speed
Download 19.83 Upload 0.97
Other Info
Logitech Z2300 Speakers/ Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones/Avermedia PCI-e Hybrid TV Bravo/Epson NX415 all in one/ 4 Port Powered USB Hub/ LG 10x Bluray Burner /TSST Corp DVDRW External
Guys, I have the same issue as Revol - I have a VGN-FZ21M with the 64 bit version of W7 running. I have the motion eye built in and know for sure that Sony do not support the cam...my problem is nor do Ricoh!
The hardware ID for my device is USB\VID_05CA&PID_183B&REV_0100&MI_00.
Ive search daily for the last week on countless forums and apart from most people complaining about the same issue it would appear that a driver is not available? Hopefully you can prove me wrong!!

Ive also noticed the "compatibility" option but in the properties section under "detail" I dont seem to have that as an option?

Cheers Steve
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Sony Vaio VGN-FZ21M
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate
CPU
Intel Core 2 Duo T7250
Motherboard
Sony
Memory
4gb DDR2 PC5300
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia 8400GT
Sound Card
O/B
Monitor(s) Displays
15.4 WXGA X-Black
Hard Drives
500gb Fujitsu SATA

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Sony Vaio FZ21Z
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 ®™
CPU
Intel Core 2 Duo (2.2 GHz)
Motherboard
Sony (Intel Chipset)
Memory
2x 2GB Corsair (667 MHz)
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA 8600M GS (256MB)
Sound Card
Sigmatel
Monitor(s) Displays
15.4" TFT X-Black
Screen Resolution
1280x800
Hard Drives
Western Digital 300GB Scorpio Black (7200rpm)
Mouse
Logitech Anywhere MX
Internet Speed
Sky 5MB
Thanks FZ21Z but for some reason I cannot see the link?
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Sony Vaio VGN-FZ21M
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate
CPU
Intel Core 2 Duo T7250
Motherboard
Sony
Memory
4gb DDR2 PC5300
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia 8400GT
Sound Card
O/B
Monitor(s) Displays
15.4 WXGA X-Black
Hard Drives
500gb Fujitsu SATA
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