webcam mystery

[Guest]

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Hi I had a PhillipsToucam webcam and at times it would give problems but
recently after switching my computer off when I turned it back on and tried
to use the webcab it was saying camera not connected so I went into camera
and scanners the toucam wasnt there so I had to reinstall the camera again
then it would work fine but after shutting down the computer it would
dissapear again which meant I had to reinsall it again. well I had enough of
this so today I went and bought another webcam a Logitech Quickcam Sphere I
installed it and it was working fine I switched of the computer and by dam
it had dissapeared again which will mean another reinstall can some one help
me please viv
my system is windows xp home and other than the above is working like a
dream.

 

[Guest]

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Damn computer has amnesia!

 

[bernie]

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viv wrote:

> Hi I had a PhillipsToucam webcam and at times it would give problems but
> recently after switching my computer off when I turned it back on and tried
> to use the webcab it was saying camera not connected so I went into camera
> and scanners the toucam wasnt there so I had to reinstall the camera again
> then it would work fine but after shutting down the computer it would
> dissapear again which meant I had to reinsall it again. well I had enough of
> this so today I went and bought another webcam a Logitech Quickcam Sphere I
> installed it and it was working fine I switched of the computer and by dam
> it had dissapeared again which will mean another reinstall can some one help
> me please viv
> my system is windows xp home and other than the above is working like a
> dream.
>
>
Try disabling your antivirus program before installing the software
drivers for your webcam.

 

[Guest]

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Thanks very much I will try that.
"Bernie" <bernie@notreally.com> wrote in message
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> viv wrote:
>
> > Hi I had a PhillipsToucam webcam and at times it would give problems
but
> > recently after switching my computer off when I turned it back on and
tried
> > to use the webcab it was saying camera not connected so I went into
camera
> > and scanners the toucam wasnt there so I had to reinstall the camera
again
> > then it would work fine but after shutting down the computer it would
> > dissapear again which meant I had to reinsall it again. well I had
enough of
> > this so today I went and bought another webcam a Logitech Quickcam
Sphere I
> > installed it and it was working fine I switched of the computer and by
dam
> > it had dissapeared again which will mean another reinstall can some one
help
> > me please viv
> > my system is windows xp home and other than the above is working like a
> > dream.
> >
> >
> Try disabling your antivirus program before installing the software
> drivers for your webcam.

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: alt.comp.periphs.dcameras (More info?)

"viv" <viv0147@vrosser.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
news:cakolt$lgd$1@news7.svr.pol.co.uk...
> Hi I had a PhillipsToucam webcam and at times it would give problems but
> recently after switching my computer off when I turned it back on and
tried
> to use the webcab it was saying camera not connected so I went into camera
> and scanners the toucam wasnt there so I had to reinstall the camera again
> then it would work fine but after shutting down the computer it would
> dissapear again which meant I had to reinsall it again. well I had enough
of
> this so today I went and bought another webcam a Logitech Quickcam Sphere
I
> installed it and it was working fine I switched of the computer and by dam
> it had dissapeared again which will mean another reinstall can some one
help
> me please viv
> my system is windows xp home and other than the above is working like a
> dream.
>

I have Logitech Quick Cam Pro 4000 on my WinXP Home computer, and it works
just fine. If you used the driver that was packaged with the camera, go to
Logitech's Web site and see if there is an update there. That is always a
good thing to do with new hardware.