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how do Install webcam when i don't have a disc?

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  • Zagu
    Zagu Posts: 2,711 Forumite
    Are you David Bailey? :p

    Have a look on Google images and see if you can see any similar.
    "I'm not even supposed to be here today."
  • titewad wrote:
    My daughter has been given a webcam wiithout a drivers disc. We don't know what make the webcam is, all we have is a serial number; ( S/N044420858) I have tried a google search for a serial number recognising site but have no success, Windows recognising it as a USB device but that is as far as I can get it. Is there any way we can install this?

    take it into one of the shops that build computers. they should be able to make you out a disc for it. They did it for a printer I had.
  • -TangleFoot-
    -TangleFoot- Posts: 4,673 Forumite
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    titewad wrote:
    Unfortunately that's about as generic a webcam as you can get. It resembles a Sweex, but that's about all I can say for it.
  • Darksun
    Darksun Posts: 1,931 Forumite
    You could try one of the sweex drivers. I'm not sure how it is with webcams, but a lot of hardware has fairly generic chipsets, just different branding, so sometimes a driver for one product can be made to work for another.
  • use a program called hwinfo32 , should tell you the make using its driver id.
  • titewad wrote:
    It's not one of them.Have actually got no idea how old it is either.It wont let me on the net to search for drivers,even though it initially gives that option.It then goes on to "install from specific location" which obviously I havn't got.

    Are you already connected to the internet before you try and search for drivers, sometimes it won't connect itself.

    Joe
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