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    M17x R3 Webcam not working. Plz Help

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by FallenwingsMiku, Apr 4, 2011.

  1. FallenwingsMiku

    FallenwingsMiku Notebook Consultant

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    When I try to start the webcam with live central. It says "The webcam is being used by another application" while its really not. I have tried reinstalling drivers and it didnt help.
     
    FallenwingsMiku, Apr 4, 2011
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    I posted a reply in the technical problems thread.
     
    katalin_2003, Apr 4, 2011
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  3. FallenwingsMiku

    FallenwingsMiku Notebook Consultant

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    As i SAID. No application is using the webcam
     
    FallenwingsMiku, Apr 4, 2011
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    is there a solution to your problem? It happens the same thing for me ...
     
    whereisit, Apr 11, 2011
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  5. Geoffxx

    Geoffxx Notebook Evangelist

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    guys is it possibly the face recognition sw ? sorry if that doesn't help

    you might also want to go into task manager and try shutting down a selection of processes and see if it helps
     
    Geoffxx, Apr 11, 2011
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    Harryboiyeye Notebook Deity

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    Come to think of it does that F-Recognition even work? It NEVER works for me even after many attempts xD
     
    Harryboiyeye, Apr 11, 2011
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    Go into Live Central's settings and be sure the camera source is set for Integrated and not FA.
     
    BatBoy, Apr 11, 2011
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    Geoffxx Notebook Evangelist

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    there are some limitations lol :D :D :D

    when I use my sony camera it's amazing what it locks into as a face - nobody in the center of the frame has a face according to the software lol

    there is a thread where this chap has used it with great success, he suggested it might be a newer version, might be worth chatting to him

    can't find the thread lol you'll need to do a search through yourself
     
    Geoffxx, Apr 11, 2011
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    scottiemon, Apr 11, 2011
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  10. whereisit

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    It says "integrated webcam", and still get the same message that webcam is being used by another application. :mad:

    I found the solution:

    1. Open regedit
    2. Open the key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Class\{6BDD1FC6-810F-11D0-BEC7-08002BE2092F}
    3. Make sure the value of UpperFilters contains ksthunk line. Add it if missing.

    In my case Kaspersky Internet Security has overwritten this with its Device Control filter. As well when uninstalled it left extra empty lines in the UpperFilters values for other classes, so I had to go and manually remove them - otherwise some of the devices appeared with the yellow exclamation mark under Device Manager.
     
    whereisit, Apr 11, 2011
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  11. Geoffxx

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    since you got your machine what have you installed on it or done to it, do you know if the webcam was working when you first got the machine ?
     
    Geoffxx, Apr 12, 2011
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    i had the same problem as well, to overcome it, i press FN+F9(camera key) to disable it, then press FN+F9 again to enable it. works perfect after that.
     
    usshellfire, Apr 12, 2011
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    MY CAMERA STOPPED WORKING I FOUND IT WAS A PROGRAM CALLED MANYCAM I UNINSTALL IT THEN RESTARTED INTERGRATED CAMERA NOW WORKS :)

    My Camera Stopped Working I Found It Was A Program Called Manycam I Uninstall It Then Restarted Intergrated Camera Now Works :)
     
    SICKNOTE2007, Jan 9, 2012
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    i got problem with webcam to my webcam is black i need to turn on my reading light and if i go far away from the webcam it getting dark again still if the light is on
    can somone please help me how to fix it
    its really annoying D:
     
    Kanade, Mar 1, 2012
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