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    Lenovo Y400 EasyCam (Webcam)

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by MarkWG, Apr 6, 2013.

  1. MarkWG

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    Hi. I've just purchased a Lenovo Y400 and reformatted the OS to Windows 7. All of the installations proceeded smoothly without a hitch.
    Next,I installed and proceeded to configure Skype and the webcam worked fine.

    Now, I want to use the webcam in Skype but I don't get any image. All I see is a ring that's constantly moving and the webcam light is powered on.

    In device manager, the Manufacturer is Bison while Realtek is the driver provider. Is this correct?

    How do I solve this issue?
     
    MarkWG, Apr 6, 2013
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    Untamed Notebook Geek

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    I was having this problem too.

    Uninstall your webcam through device manager. (May not be needed)

    Go to the Lenovo drivers page for your model and download and install the Windows 8 drivers, NOT the Windows 7 ones.

    That's what solved the problem for me.
     
    Untamed, Apr 8, 2013
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  3. MarkWG

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    Yup. That worked.

    thanks ! :)
     
    MarkWG, Apr 8, 2013
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