Needed: help with a webcam

[Winston77]

Someone gave me a webcam and the setup disc to go with it but I can't get it to work. If anyone has any knowledge of such things please IM me or place a post. Many thanks in advance

[alspals69]

Someone gave me a webcam and the setup disc to go with it but I can't get it to work. If anyone has any knowledge of such things please IM me or place a post. Many thanks in advance

i can tell you now that this is a complicated area and depends quite a lot on which programs you are using... for instance..... my webcam works fine with msn messenger... but actually kills yahoo dead!! despite saying it is yahoo compatible

[Eros]

I've fought with different webcams forever it seems like. First, what kind of webcam is it, and second, what OS are you using?

[Winston77]

It's a Micro cam and I'm using XP

[Eros]

Ahhh, Xp caused all kinds of trouble with the IBM cam I've got. I had to search all over for a new driver. More than likely, even though the installation disk says it's compatible, it's probably not playing nice with XP. I Googled "Micro Cam" and most of the reviews I read were people complaining that it doesn't work with XP. Being the resourceful guy that I am, I also Googled "Micro Cam XP driver" and came up with this site.

http://www.helpdrivers.com/ingles/listado/panel.asp?marca=Micro%20Innovations&perif=camaras

You should be able to select your cam from the list, get the driver and be off to the races. If not, let me know.