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Web cam stopped working after Windows 7 install Web cam stopped working after Win 7 install on Dell XPS M1210

#1 muzzles

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Posted 12 January 2010 - 05:54 PM

Hello,

My internal Web cam stopped working after Win 7 install on Dell XPS M1210. I went to Logitech and they said that they do not have drivers for Windows 7.
No camera is identified in the Device Manager. What can I do?

Thank you

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Posted 12 January 2010 - 06:41 PM

roll back the operating system or wait for drivers to be written or install external cam with win7 support

#3 muzzles

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Posted 12 January 2010 - 07:52 PM

thanks, I wasn't sure if I could use a generic driver or install one in compatibility mode

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Posted 12 January 2010 - 10:46 PM

you can try compatibility mode. You can also check the web cam manufacturers web site for windows 7 drivers.

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#5 muzzles

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Posted 13 January 2010 - 06:52 AM

thank you, I went to the Logitech website and the driver was for Vista not 7 and tried to install using compatabiblity mode with no luck. Is there a trick to installing in compatibility mode?

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Posted 13 January 2010 - 03:15 PM

not really, it either will or will not work. Ive only had about 50% success rate with it myself, you just may have to wait until they release a driver for it.