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    DV7t HELP!! Webcam won't work

    Discussion in 'HP' started by Samiur, Aug 24, 2008.

  1. Samiur

    Samiur Notebook Enthusiast

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    I installed skype on my new dv7t and it says that another application is using my webcam. I cannot figure out what it may be as I uninstalled the cyberlink crap as well....any thoughts or suggestions? Thanks.
     
    Samiur, Aug 24, 2008
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    Z-Man-360 Notebook Geek

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    I had this exact same problem on my hdx9494nr. The way I finally fixed it was by going into control panel/device manager and uninstalling the web cam from device manager, Then rebooting my laptop. On boot up it will reinstall the hardware and you should be good to go :).
     
    Z-Man-360, Aug 24, 2008
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    Samiur Notebook Enthusiast

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    Yep that did the trick...I shoulda thought of that...ah well..thanks much
     
    Samiur, Aug 25, 2008
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    I haven't encountered this problem before, but thanks for sharing the experience.
     
    Infamous22, Aug 25, 2008
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    No problem, glad to help. :)
     
    Z-Man-360, Aug 25, 2008
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