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Name: Columbo1977
Date: January 12, 2008 at 08:35:41 Pacific
OS: Win XP Pro
CPU/Ram: Amd 2800+ 512MB
Product: Custom
Comment:

Hi All

Hope you can help with this annoying problem.

I have a webcam, it works in Linux yet on XP it wont install the drivers I have the proper cd for it, I have also downloaded them from the net and none of them seem to work????

Any Ideas??

cheers

Columbo1977

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Response Number 1
Name: XpUser
Date: January 12, 2008 at 08:43:17 Pacific
Reply:

What & which webcam are you talking about?

i_Xp/VistaUser


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Response Number 2
Name: Columbo1977
Date: January 12, 2008 at 09:59:08 Pacific
Reply:

Sorry forgot to say.

Mustek Wcam 300A

Ta

cheers

Columbo1977

Imagine if every Thursday your shoes exploded if you tied them the usual way. This happens to us all the time with computers and nobody thinks of complaining.
-Jeff Raskin-


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Response Number 3
Name: XpUser
Date: January 12, 2008 at 11:25:55 Pacific
Reply:

XP driver for Mustek Webcam 300A is available for download from this site.

You also need to follow the driver installation instructions given HERE for your webcam to work in Windows XP.

i_Xp/VistaUser


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Response Number 4
Name: Columbo1977
Date: January 12, 2008 at 14:55:33 Pacific
Reply:

I have tried all of that before it wtill wont take it?

Its as if I dont have the right drivers?

cheers

Columbo1977

Imagine if every Thursday your shoes exploded if you tied them the usual way. This happens to us all the time with computers and nobody thinks of complaining.
-Jeff Raskin-


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Response Number 5
Name: charliek
Date: January 12, 2008 at 19:49:12 Pacific
Reply:


I am no computer guru but your problem sounds identical to a similar one I had a year or two ago with a Genius webcam. For what it is worth my gut feeling is that XP defaults to it’s own drivers no matter what, and although my memory is a bit hazy on the subject now I found when installing the driver software instead of using the one highlighted I tried another option on the list labeled, ”other” and it worked and has remained working ever since. It seemed as if the true driver was being ignored by XP in favor of the first one found.
I hope this will help and good luck.


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Response Number 6
Name: Columbo1977
Date: January 15, 2008 at 08:03:17 Pacific
Reply:

Interesting I will give this a try tonight and let you know what happens.

cheers

Columbo1977

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-Jeff Raskin-


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