USB Camera Drivers

USB Cam Driver –Fix Errors in Webcam and Digital Camera Installations

Many of us who have a computer also have a digital camera or a webcam, the wonderful world of technology throws out a great many variants of both.

It really depends on the manufacturer or age of your webcam or digital camera, your purchase options (second hand) and your computer as to whether or not you get the USB Cam Driver software in the form of an installation CD with your product.

Cam Drivers on your Installation CD

The installation CD you may have received with your product will contain all the necessary files and USB Cam Driver software to make you device work on your laptop or PC – you should start here if you are having error issues after plugging in your camera to the USB port and finding it does not work when previously it did.

For example it maybe there is a missing dll file due to accidental deletion or a recent download you made causing a conflict.

• Firstly you should unplug your webcam or digital camera from your machine.

• You should then remove the camera software from your computer via the original installation CD or the Add/Remove Programs (XP & Windows 2000) in the Control Panel – In Vista this will be Programs and Features in the Control Panel.

• Once you have done this you should try to reinstall the CD that came with your product, then follow the setup instructions – this should make your device work again.

If your device still returns an error or does not work, you could try one of a few options:

• Try looking for an update on the manufacturer’s website, and follow any instructions from there for installation.

• Contact the manufacturer’s technical support or customer services for advice.

• You could roll back your computer to a previous configuration if your camera worked prior to a recent download or hardware installation. (Remember if you try this to remove any new hardware and remove its software)

I Have No Installation CD – My Laptop is New with No CD Drive – My Cam is Unbranded

Again it depends on the manufacturer as to whether certain fixes work; in rare cases some options such as searching for USB Cam Driver downloads can be fruitless. This usually happens with budget webcams and digital cameras, but again all is not lost and there may be a solution out there for you.

If you have lost your installation CD, never received an Installation CD or your laptop is one of the newer models without a CD drive you can try one of the following methods to try and get your Webcam or Digital Camera to work. You can also try these methods if your camera is unbranded.

• Try an online search for your camera model or product version’s USB Cam Driver – there should be many websites listed to download your driver software/firmware from.

• Visit the manufacturer’s website and check for any USB Cam Drivers for your model version.

• If your camera is unbranded perform an online search for ‘Generic USB Cam Driver Downloads’ –

you may need to try a few versions before you get the right one, just remember to remove any previous generic cam driver download.

If these method fail, then you should look to visit a computer technician and see if the problem lies deeper, or consider that the camera needs replacing all together.