web cam in vista

[Guest]

im dual booting xp and vista, i have my web cam working fine in xp, when i
boot to vista with the cam plugged, it finds the new hardware, then it
crashes afterwards, and idea?

 

[Cal Bear '66]

What webcam? Have your installed Vista drivers? Also, generally USB devices,
especially webcams, require that the cam be unplugged before the driver is
installed and asks you to plug in the camera.

 

[Dave]

Maybe your webcam is not compatible with Vista.
A webcam is the only piece of hardware I had to upgrade to run Vista.
My old Intel PC Camera CS431 would not work, so I bought a Logitech Pro
5000.

 

[AVIS]

DAVE i HAVE LOGITECH PRO 500 AND IT WONT RECOGNIZE MY CAMERA AFTER
INSTALLATION. wHATS UP??

 

[Mike Hall - MVP]

Are you using the installation CD or the Vista drivers available from this
Logitech support site?

http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/435/243&cl=us,en

 

[Dave]

Download the software from the Logitech site that Mike provided.
Install the software BEFORE you plug the camera in.

 

[Dave]

My Logitech webcam works just fine with Vista.
My Intel one didn't.

 

[Michelle]

I just got an XPS laptop with built in web cam. I know it works, but I don't
know how to use it. I can't find instructions in my manual. Any guidance
would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Dave]

I found this for a M1530....
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/xpsM1530/en/OM/camera.htm#wp1067520