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    M11x R1 Webcam not working after Clean Install of Win7

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by Khell, Sep 25, 2010.

  1. Khell

    Khell Newbie

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    Hi all,

    Hope you all could assist and shed some light on this. I recently did a clean install of Windows 7 on my m11x R1 bringing down CPU Usage to 0 - 1% when idle. Got everything working except for the webcam which I think might be the only unknown device in my Device Manager. Tried running Cyberlink YouCam but it gave me an error message "No video device detected. ..."

    So far, I've tried to install the latest BIOS as well as the other drivers but no luck. If anyone can point me in the right direction, it would be much appreciated.

    Thank you.
     
    Khell, Sep 25, 2010
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  2. Jano02

    Jano02 Notebook Enthusiast

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    with everest or a similar software see if the camera appears in the device list, maybe the driver is not installed correctly
     
    Jano02, Sep 25, 2010
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  3. Khell

    Khell Newbie

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    Thanks for the response, Jano02. Would the driver come with the software itself?
     
    Khell, Sep 25, 2010
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  4. hvale2k5

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    did u update your windows?
     
    hvale2k5, Sep 25, 2010
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  5. jerry-r

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    Installing command center should install the webcam driver.
     
    jerry-r, Sep 26, 2010
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  6. Khell

    Khell Newbie

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    I actually installed the Command Centre that came along with the resource CD and updated it. Not sure what I'm doing wrong though. Do I need to download the new Command Centre under Drivers & Downloads from the Dell website instead of letting it update from the application installed in the resource CD?
     
    Khell, Sep 26, 2010
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  7. jerry-r

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    On second thought, maybe it was installing the OSD that loaded the web cam driver.
     
    jerry-r, Sep 28, 2010
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  8. slickie88

    slickie88 Master of Puppets

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    The OSD most definitely does not have anything to do with the webcam driver.
     
    slickie88, Sep 28, 2010
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  9. cappielloa

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    Funny that the driver isn't clearly available for download from Dell or something.

    In device manager, I think you should be able to uninstall the device, reboot, and see if it loads correctly afterward.
     
    cappielloa, Sep 29, 2010
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  10. BigStallbowski

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    I use a site driveragent.com. It's subscription based, which is a negative. But on multiple occasions, it has paid for itself in bailing me out of having to scour the internet for a driver. I'm sure there are free sites out there, but this has always worked for me.
     
    BigStallbowski, Sep 29, 2010
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  11. jerry-r

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    It was either the command center or the osd that installed the web cam driver. Whichever one loads the face recognition software.
     
    jerry-r, Sep 29, 2010
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  12. slickie88

    slickie88 Master of Puppets

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    That would be CC. The OSD installer is just that. I've modified mine with custom icons, so I can tell you that it isn't a part of its installer.
     
    slickie88, Sep 30, 2010
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    do you have some news?
     
    coquinoo, Feb 2, 2011
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  14. dragon23

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    had some issues with my webcam too after fresh install. installed youcam delux 4 and now its all good.
     
    dragon23, Feb 3, 2011
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