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    Webcam randomly stops being detected?

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by abhinav14, Sep 21, 2011.

  1. abhinav14

    abhinav14 Newbie

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    Hi, I have a Sony Vaio VPCS117GG. The webcam had been working fine all this time, and suddenly, I just realized it's stopped getting detected when I tried video calling someone on Skype? What may be the cause of it? Do I need to update the driver? Any hardware issue?

    If it's something to do with drivers, can someone link me or guide me as to how to update it/restart it etc. :(

    Thanks,
     
    abhinav14, Sep 21, 2011
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  2. abhinav14

    abhinav14 Newbie

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    Still not got a reply so *bump*
     
    abhinav14, Sep 22, 2011
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    avmaxfan Notebook Evangelist

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    Instead of a bump you should ask this question in the S series owners lounge. :)

    I would suggest removing the webcam driver and installing a newer driver (if available) or just reinstall the same driver.
     
    avmaxfan, Sep 22, 2011
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  4. abhinav14

    abhinav14 Newbie

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    could you link me to that? :p Also, where do I install this new driver?
     
    abhinav14, Sep 22, 2011
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  5. Achusaysblessyou

    Achusaysblessyou eecs geek ftw :D

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    My cousin had this problem on his new VPCCA series... he did a factory reset from the recovery partition and it worked so you can try that if everything else fails.
     
    Achusaysblessyou, Sep 22, 2011
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