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    M1530 Webcam on Win 7 x64

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by Salami, Apr 14, 2010.

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    Ever since I upgraded to Windows 7, my computer crashes when the webcam is started. Whether it's an online app or Skype, as soon as I try to start up my webcam I get a BSOD. Sometimes, it works but I'd say only about one in ten tries.
     
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    Does anyone have any idea about this? /bump
     
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    Alright so I installed that whole package with Dell Webcam Center and stuff and after restarting, Dell Webcam Manager told me no webcam was connected. So then I installed just the driver again (It said I was installing an older version but I did it anyway). On next restart, Dell Webcam Manager worked with the webcam showing up and working fine. Then I started Skype and initiated a video call. BSOD. Once I got back into Windows, I tried Skype again and DWC. DWC now says "No supported webcam driver detected. Please install the webcam driver using the Dell Resource CD and launch Webcam Center again."
     
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