Webcam not working

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by rence.slvdr, Dec 18, 2011.

  1. rence.slvdr

    rence.slvdr Private E-2

    HI i reformat my pc and install win 7 after that i install a cheap plug and play webcam. And use yahoo messenger and skype. but it cant detect my cam what should i do?
     
    rence.slvdr, Dec 18, 2011
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  2. tgell

    tgell Major Geek Extraordinaire

    Does the camera have any model number on it? If not, when connected, is there a yellow exclamation mark in Device Manager? If there is, right click the device and provide the Vendor and Device ID as shown in the attached image. Also, is your Windows 7 32bit or 64bit?
     

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