Dell Webcam Central & Windows 7 (The Windows 7 Version Of The Dell Webcam Central Program)

So , we dont have a solution to this problem?????

Who is responsable of this software problem?

If you have the Dell Webcam disk, then try installing the drivers and software form it first. If you do not have the disk, are the origional owner and live in the United States, then click below my signature and request a backup set of disks.

You can also go to Drivers & Downloads, enter your service tag number. Under input devices, You'll see tw Webcam drivers. If they're not there, then try the vista drivers. If they are there, they probably the Vista drivers. Try installing the drivers in the compatibility mode.

Right click on the drivers file, left click properties, left click compatibility. Change the compatibility to Vista. Then right click on the drivers, left click run as administrator.

Rick

pilsen1975,

I don't know much about the webcam. I have used mione with Yahoo with no problems.

Do you see the webacm software load, near the clock, when you start your computer?

Rick

My cam works fine, my problem is that "DELL WEBCAM CENTRAL SOFTWARE" doesnt run with my msn or skype as it does in other inspiron.

No i dont see it. I thnk that the program must run in MINI MODE but that doesnt happen with my computer. i tryed to run the driver with vista and xp compatibility and also the software but still doesn work. If i dont start a video conference the program works but if i start video on msn doesn work.

I have a Studio 1558 with windows 7 pro which I reloaded and lost webcam functionality.

I just spent an hour with Dell technical support and they were able to fix the problem.  Here are the steps they took.

Verified that device manager recognized the camera.

Then uninstalled the camera.

Allow the device manager to search for new devices, it recognized the camera and reinstalled.

Downloaded a new version of Dell Webcam manager.  I had an older version which is now unsupported.

The new version can be found here.

Hope this helps.

Paul

Pwilly, thanks a million.  The upgraded Dell Webcam application worked like a charm on my Studio 1537!   In my case I did not have to uninstall the Webcam Driver.  The driver worked aok with other applications, just not with Dell's Webcam apps under Windows 7.  Depending on which Dell Webcam App version I tried, it either advised that no supported webcam driver could be found, or that the webcam might be busy with another application.

I tried to get help thru Dell Tech Support Chat, their answer was.....  "as there is change in the basic operating system from all this sot ware queries will be handles by the specialized support which is Dell Solution Station and they will now take care of your query. Dell Solution Station charges a nominal fee."

I have a Dell Studio 1558 with Windows 7 64 bit and was having problems with the webcam, where everything was saying "No supported webcam" or similar. To get the webcam working for either Dell Webcam Central or the FastAccess Facial Recognition software, I had to update the face recognition software. This completely fixed the problem.

To update FastAccess, go into the Start Menu, then All Programs, then the FastAccess Facial Recognition Folder, select "Configure FastAccess" and then click on Advanced and "Check for Updates".

When I did that it downloaded an update and after I restarted the computer picked up the webcam for the face recognition login software and now when I run Dell Webcam Central it automatically disables FastAccess, saying "Face recognition has been temporarily disabled by another application. You may be required to use your password for any login activities." After quitting from Dell Webcam Central, FastAccess says "Face recognition has now resumed."

I think this solution should work for either Windows 7 32 or 64 bit since I'm running 64 bit and the software seems to be 32 bit but working.

No software Dell Webcam Center (its noobware, you can work without it) but you can still get your webcam working. Here's how to get Studio 15 webcam working with Windows 7

regards,

Aleksandr

that does not fix my webcam problem

It helps to describe what your problem is.

If your problem is with software apart from the preinstalled face recognition or webcam studio, then you simply have to disable the face recognition software temporarily. There is an icon on the bottom right of the screen in the notification area - it looks like a green or yellow stylised F - that you right click on and select "Temporarily disable Fast Access". At worst you can do a CTRL-ALT-DEL and go to task manager and quit the program. After this, the face recognition software won't be grabbing the webcam and you can use Skype etc no problems.

As a last resort, simply uninstall the Face Access software.

I have the studio 1537, after upgrading ti windows 7 premium 64 bit, the webcam does not. The webcam does not even show in the device manager. I have tried various fixes listed here and around the internet and have been unsuccessful.