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    M1530 Windows 7 Webcam Drivers

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by scooterf, Jul 14, 2009.

  1. scooterf

    scooterf Newbie

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    I'm running my M1530 under Windows 7, and the only driver issue I haven't resolved yet is the Webcam. The drivers from dell don't seem to work, because when I open up Dell Webcam Center it will occasionally work for a few seconds, but it normally will just say "Failed to start video preview. Please reconnect the camera."

    Has anyone found working drivers to get this thing working under Windows 7?

    Thanks!
     
    scooterf, Jul 14, 2009
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  2. hwa1201

    hwa1201 Notebook Evangelist

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    My webcam works fine under Win 7.
    Have you tried reinstalling the driver/application?
     
    hwa1201, Jul 15, 2009
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  3. paper_wastage

    paper_wastage Beat this 7x7x7 Cube

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    my m1330's webcam worked out of the box with Windows 7 RC... should be similar enough hardware... you don't get a webcam editor, so you still have to download Creative Webcam Apps or IM apps to use the webcam
     
    paper_wastage, Jul 15, 2009
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