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Webcam drivers
Horlock
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How generic are webcam drivers. I have an old xp webcam (with no serial number) and a windows 7 64 bit OS which recognises it as "USB camera" but that is all.
Is there a trustworthy site I can get drivers to try - should I bin the webcam. I will have to buy another one.
Is there a trustworthy site I can get drivers to try - should I bin the webcam. I will have to buy another one.
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sometimes dependent on the model/make/ manufacturer/ but yes, in win 7 esp. it's plug and play/ there are some truly awful webcams ime //BLOODBATH IN THE EVENING THEN? :shocked: OR PERHAPS THE AFTERNOON? OR THE MORNING? OH, FORGET THIS MALARKEY!
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and sometimes with webcams/ drivers are not in the box / u have to download :mad: !!! again, dependent on manufacturer (idiots at Creative do this i think /BLOODBATH IN THE EVENING THEN? :shocked: OR PERHAPS THE AFTERNOON? OR THE MORNING? OH, FORGET THIS MALARKEY!
THE KILLERS :cool:
THE PUNISHER :dance: MATURE CHEDDAR ADDICT:cool:0 -
It has already been recognised as a camera, you just need to install some software to use it (eg, something like WebcamMax).Remember kids, it's the volts that jolt and the mills that kill.0
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There's a load of Cheap Webcams that are not (and never will be) supported in Win7.
I built up a small collection of half a dozen or so Webcams that Work great in XP or Vista, but when friends/family upgraded to Win7, they found that Win7 will never support that type of Webcam and dumped it on me.. lol
I ended up giving them away to a local charity for their PC's (they were all on XP!)Laters
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