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Re: I have an HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook P, model number A6X08UA#ABA. How do I turn on the webcam? (86 Views)
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I have an HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook P, model number A6X08UA#ABA. How do I turn on the webcam?

‎05-11-2012 05:58 AM

I bought this computer in March because I was shipping out to South Korea and I needed a computer to skype with friends and family. I installed Skype but it cannot connect to the webcam. A friend told me to use the Youcam software that came with the computer to see if I could take a picture, and I cannot. I am assuming that the webcam is not turned on, but I don't know how to turn it on. Help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

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Re: I have an HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook P, model number A6X08UA#ABA. How do I turn on the webcam?

‎05-11-2012 06:04 AM

Have you looked in the Device Manager to see if it is installed and has drivers?

 

Install the webcam software from the recovery manager.

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Select the Truevision HD webcam driver software and then click on next.

 

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Re: I have an HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook P, model number A6X08UA#ABA. How do I turn on the webcam?

‎05-16-2012 02:58 AM

Hi,

Check the links below:

Fixing Webcam Problems in Windows

Testing a Webcam using Your Favorite Instant Messenger

 

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