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Acer aspire 5571 orbicam




By erin_jan09 on Mar 02, 2008

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hi, can u help me guys pls. everytime i open y orbicam it says "the camera is use by another application" but there is really no other application. i also get the annoying beeping sound while it connects/disconnects.
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Mar 03, 2008

- i am still unable to use my orbicam..when i use it in YM it says "sorry no webcamis connected", when i open it directly in the programs it still cannot cannot and the beeping sound continues. how could another application be using the orbicam if i have just started using the laptop?there is no other application opened yet, i have also checker the task manager.

Mar 04, 2008

- i have already tried uninstalling/reinstalling the orbicam software and drivers but i still got the same problem..all i can say is that i just bought an a4 tech note-cam yesterday at least i can have a webcam to use now :)

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Apr 04, 2009

-   on acer 5571 aspire model i updated with vista black edition ,before it was xp,now my orbi camera is not working rest is ok, i up dated i mean istalled camera software dirver and all but still not,so plz help me thanks
sanjay uae-   sanjayserco

Feb 21, 2009

-   i am still unable to use my orbicam..when i use it in YM it says "sorry no webcamis connected", when i open it directly in the programs it still cannot cannot and the beeping sound continues. how could another application be using the orbicam if i have just started using the laptop?there is no other application opened yet, i have also checker the task manager-   zhel_matias

Dec 25, 2008

-   same problem as my colies-   memo1961

Jul 24, 2008

-   i have done all the possbile things that we can do still the problem remain the same as before HELP ME PLS-   kailesh

Jul 12, 2008

-   Hi ,guys can you help me out of this problem every time i open my cam its says that cam is use by another application but there is really no other application . i also get annoying the buzzing sound while connecting and disconnecting. Please help me out of this problem

Thanking you
yours greatfully.

( Sami Khan )-   samikhan888

Solution #1

posted on Mar 02, 2008
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acer4520

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that happens to me sometimes with other programs. sometimes when you exit the camera, it doesnt completely exit. you have go to TASK MANAGER, then applications, there you can completely stop the application, and it wil open for you.
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Mar 03, 2008

- im not sure what to say, my webcamera is having problems also. it is quite annoying. It used to work fine, but all of the sudden....
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8 Other Users Have The Same Problem - Continued

Comment by ramasethu, posted on Jun 11, 2008

Dear Friends,

Greetings fom Chennai,India.I have an Acer Aspie 5571 AWXMI Lap Top.

Off late now every time I open the "orbicam" it says "the camera is use by another application" but there is really no other application which is usng the cam.
I also get the annoying beeping sound while it connects/disconnects.
I hav intalled and reinstalled al posible Drivers,result still same

I have even installed a new OS.

Kindly help.

God Bless.

Regards.

R.Rama Sethu

Comment by gokuri, posted on May 31, 2008

hi, the same problem, camera stopped working soon after i purchased the laptop. says that some other program is using it and is beeping endlessly ... does anyone know how to solve this? thank you

Comment by Racs, posted on Mar 14, 2008

Hi,
I'm also having the same problem. Can somebody suggest a fix please ? Thanks. There is no application running in task manager but I still get the messgae.

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