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    Help with YouCam

    Discussion in 'HP' started by mckinneydij, May 8, 2008.

  1. mckinneydij

    mckinneydij Notebook Geek

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    I have a freshly installed Windows Ultimate 64 system with SP1 which runs great! I installed Youcam to check it out. The problem is that when I try to setup the "Youcam video device" in Skype and Windows Live Messenger (up to date versions) both programs crash.

    Has anyone experienced this problem and if so how did you fix it (besides uninstalling it)?

    Thanks in advance. :)
     
    mckinneydij, May 8, 2008
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  2. flipfire

    flipfire Moderately Boss

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    What notebook?

    Have you tried the Acer Crystal Eye webcam drivers? This is what i currently use, the HP webcam drivers are messed up
     
    flipfire, May 8, 2008
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    prabhg Notebook Evangelist

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    Actually I dont like HP webcam drivers either. Is the picture quality any better with Acer drivers???

    Also, does the HP webcam have any megapixel rating value???
     
    prabhg, May 9, 2008
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  4. flipfire

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    Driver quality is the same. The acer is more reliable and its flawless on both 32/64bit

    1.3mp. It used to say it next to the webcam lens, now it only says HP
     
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  5. mckinneydij

    mckinneydij Notebook Geek

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    Would you happen to have the link to the Acer Crystal Eye webcam drivers on hand? I'll try them out and see how that works with Youcam.

    I have a dv9260us...have to redo my sig...sorry
     
    mckinneydij, May 9, 2008
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    flipfire, May 9, 2008
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  7. mckinneydij

    mckinneydij Notebook Geek

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    Thanks for your help!
     
    mckinneydij, May 9, 2008
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    srunni Notebook Deity

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    Does this work on XP, or only Vista? And if I've already installed the HP driver, can I uninstall it and install this instead?
     
    srunni, May 9, 2008
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    if your HP driver works fine then theres no need to change

    im not sure if it works for XP
     
    flipfire, May 9, 2008
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