I have an HP Laptop with the webcam. Here is info on it.
There should be an icon on the desktop that you can double click to activate it. Then if it is activated the blue light will go on next to the webcam. If there is no icon do the following:
If the webcam icon is not on the desktop, click
Start
, click
All Programs
, select
HP Pavilion Webcam
to open the webcam from the Windows Start menu.
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Select HP Pavilion Webcam Demo for a demonstration of the features.
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Select HP Pavilion Webcam to open the webcam window and display an image from the webcam
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If the webcam icon is not on the desktop or on the Windows Start menu, click
Start
, and
My Computer
to open the My Computer window. The webcam should be listed under the Scanner and Cameras heading.
Double click on the icon to open the webcam window and display an image from the webcam.
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If
the webcam icon is not displayed on either the desktop or the My
Computer window, or cannot be started from the Windows Start menu, the
webcam is either disabled or the drivers are not installed.
Enable the webcam
If
the webcam icon is not displayed on either the desktop or the My
Computer window, or cannot be started from the Windows Start menu, the
webcam may be disabled. To enable the webcam, do the following actions.
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Click
Start
, right-click
My Computer
, and then select
Properties
.
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On the My Computer properties window, click on the
Hardware
tab, and then click
Device Manager
.
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Click on the plus (
+
) sign next to
Imaging Devices
and locate the
webcam
item in the device list.
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If the webcam is listed under
Imaging Devices
but there is a red X on the
icon, the webcam is disabled.
To enable the webcam, right-click the HP WebCam 1000 icon and click
Enable
. The webcam icon should now display on the Desktop or the My Computer window.
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If the webcam is not listed in the Device Manager window, you should install the original webcam drivers.
If you need the drivers see below.
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Install the original webcam drivers
If
the webcam is not listed in the Device Manager window, do the following
activities to install the original webcam drivers using the HP System
Recovery.
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Click
Start
, click
All Programs
, click
System Recovery
, and then click
Application and Driver Recovery
.
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On the Application and Driver Recovery window, select
Driver installation
and click
Next
.
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Select
HP Pavilion Webcam
from the list, and click
Install
.
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When prompted that the installation is complete, click
OK
.
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Allow the PC to restart and test the operation of the webcam.
When
the webcam is operating, visit to the HP web site to look for and
install the latest updated webcam drivers. If the quality of the image
is not acceptable, you can perform a functional diagnostic test of the
webcam.
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