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    I can only use the webcam once, and then I have to reinstall the driver, what's up with that?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by mitts2010, Feb 20, 2008.

  1. mitts2010

    mitts2010 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have a brand new DV6700 with the built in webcam. I clean installed vista, the default driver vista installed worked, but once I used the webcam once, i had to reinstall the driver, this time I used the one off the HP website. But every time I turn the webcam on, and then back off, when I try to turn it on again I get the "you cannot use your webcam because it is already in use or not plugged in" message.
     
    mitts2010, Feb 20, 2008
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    tumnasgt Notebook Evangelist

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    what if you just restart the laptop?
     
    tumnasgt, Feb 20, 2008
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    Yes this is a common problem for hp webcams. Please search "Webcam Problem solved" by Dylan in this section. I myself went through this issue

    The permanent fix is by using Acer Crystal Eye Drivers. This is only if you have a Chicony webcam brand that HP put in.
     
    flipfire, Feb 20, 2008
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    tinman2007 Notebook Consultant

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    Same problem here. But with recoding feature. Sceen would go black while trying to record with webcam. Webcam would then be gone from the device list until we rebooted the computer.
    We tried the fix talked about above with no luck. I guess the HDX9000 does not use a Chicony webcam. Hp could not tell me what brand. They just kept telling me HP made the Webcam. Geez.
     
    tinman2007, Feb 20, 2008
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    mitts2010 Notebook Enthusiast

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    nope, that tutorial does not work....it says "this device has failed to start". I'm really pissed off, I spend all this money on a laptop and they can't even get the silly webcam to function. And when I go on the driver page on the HP website for my model number, half of the things are not even there...like the trackpad, the webcam, etc.
     
    mitts2010, Feb 22, 2008
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    OK, now when I try to install the driver the computer automatically restarts without warning.
     
    mitts2010, Feb 23, 2008
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    But what if you have a Rioch webcam?
     
    webwbr, Feb 24, 2008
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    No fix for ricoh webcams as far as i know, just restarting.

    Try using different HP webcam drivers from the website
     
    flipfire, Feb 24, 2008
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    i cant even use my webcam anymore. it says "device has failed to start" and the fix doesnt work. :(
     
    mujjuman, Feb 24, 2008
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    So what do I do? I buy a computer with a webcam....but I can't use the webcam? Can't HP fix it for me or do something. I want to use my webcam without spending 15 minutes every time and restarting.
     
    mitts2010, Feb 24, 2008
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    Best you can do is complain to HP to finally release the fixed drivers.
     
    flipfire, Feb 24, 2008
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