Dell Latitude E6510 integrated laptop WebCam not working?

The CDROM which shipped with my laptops is labeled:

Dell Applications
Already Installed On Your Computer
P/N F1RK5 Rev. A00 September 2009

For Reinstalling Dell Webcam Central for Business

 

You need a device driver to interface it to Windows (will enable webcam in Device Manager). And you need a webcam application to use it.

Dell ships a driver and an application on CD (takes pics and makes video). Or, you could try Dell.com or Windows Update to find a device driver to enable the webcam. And then install your favorite webcam application to use it, such as Skype (now owned by Microsoft for a mere $8.5B!).

GK

 

Hi GK,
Many thanks for getting back.The problem is I don't have this CD/DVD.
Any thoughts of where I can get the drivers.I have tried Dell and no joy.
I have installed Dell Webcam Centre and if I invoke an application I get the message "NO SUPPORTED WEBCAM DRIVER".Please instal the webcam driver using the Dell Resource CD.I on't have the CD.
Many thanks
Zaf

 

If Dell.com does not offer a webcam driver, then Windows/Windows Update probably does. My E6410 webcam driver came from Win7.

You'll need to get a driver installed before any apps can use the webcam.

GK

 

You can get the driver from the below URL:
Dell Latitude E6400 Creative Labs Integrated Webcam Driver A01 Driver for Windows XP / Windows Vista Free Download - Softpedia

Re-install driver to get ride of "Creation of the video preview failed.
please check the device connection and make sure that the device is not being used by another application or user."

And cam works after a restart.