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    "Laptop Integrated Webcam" on an XPS, shows in XP Pro but not Vista?

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by erininman, Feb 20, 2009.

  1. erininman

    erininman Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have an XPS m1530 with the built-in webcam along the top of the screen. When running XP Pro on this laptop I can see a USB device called "Laptop Integrated Webcam" in Windows Explorer, and when I click on that device the camera instantly comes up on my screen. This behaviour isn't present in Vista and I was wondering if anyone knew why?

    Thanks for any help you can offer.

    Erin
     
    erininman, Feb 20, 2009
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    erininman Notebook Enthusiast

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    Can anyone help me out on this?
     
    erininman, Feb 22, 2009
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    Yeah, it just doesn't appear like that in Vista. It should still show up in Device Manager though. If you need to test it, you need to use it through software that uses the webcam (like Messenger).
     
    Nition, Feb 22, 2009
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    Yep, as said above. As long as it is present in the device manager all is good. It will start up as required by the relevant application i.e. skype/messenger.
     
    jayq, Feb 22, 2009
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    So it's just the difference in operating systems? One (XP) shows the camera in Explorer and the other (Vista) requires that you use the Webcam software to view the stream? Is that really what it is? Seems odd but I'll accept it if you guys say so.
     
    erininman, Feb 22, 2009
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    Well, if the webcam driver was better it should show up in Scanners and Cameras. It's really the software creator's fault rather than Vista's.
     
    Nition, Feb 22, 2009
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    Okay, thanks everyone! The difference just threw me off! I appreciate the responses!
     
    erininman, Feb 24, 2009
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