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"If it ain't broke, don't fix it" Don't install every driver update just because it finds one. Note these tools may also find driver updates for devices other then your webcam. Connect your cam before you run the tool. (For example, an older web cam may only have XP compatible drivers.) But you won't know unless you first try and look!Update: In addition to the manual search method described below, here's two FREE driver finder tools you can also try that may help find your driver. The driver must also be compatible with the version of Windows you're running.Note that older cams may not have drivers that work with newer versions of Windows. To get started with directly calling the FIS API, add the SDK to your app.This guide describes how to identify the Hardware IDs for a USB web cam, then try and find a driver that matches the Hardware ID.
Plug your USB cam directly into your computer ( do not use any external USB hubs). Attach all power cords (e.g. Create a System Restore point before installing new drivers.
As far as Windows is concerned, the device name is simply a comment!=> It's those cryptic Device Identification strings that really identify a device.=> If Windows finds NO device driver, your web cam may be named “Unknown” or "Other" device.=> If Windows finds the WRONG device driver you may see your web cam with the WRONG device name=> While your web cam is connected, look through all of Device Manager for devices with a yellow icon ( probably a yellow question mark)=> Be certain to expand the USB category to check all devices listed under it. If you have Control Panel Home View, click System and Maintenance->Device Manager=> Click Control Panel->System, then Hardware tab, then Device Manager button=> Windows provides user-friendly device names to accommodate us humans. If you have Control Panel Classic View, click Device Manager=> Click Control Panel.
Search for a driver based on Hardware Id You'll see a list of one or more Hardware Id strings5. Select Hardware Ids from the pull-down. In Device Manager, select your web cam device, rt click Properties. Verify the device you had found is no longer displayed in Device Manager How to verify the device you found is your web cam=> Your web cam device will only appear in Device Manager when the web cam is powered on and connected=> Disconnect your web cam.
(I've found Yahoo sometimes provides some good hits that Google missed - and vice-versa)=> Try to Search for: USB\VID_0553&PID_0100&REV_0000 But, in this case, neither Yahoo or Google find any matches If not happy with the result, I try Yahoo as well. I usually search with Google first. When i go searching for a driver to match an ID, I use both Google and Yahoo. So we prefer a driver matching the first ID but if we can't find one Windows tells us the 2nd ID should also work
It's sometimes best to drop REV from the search If the vendor produced slightly different versions of the device they'll assign each version its own Rev level REV is the device Revision Level.
(No REV occurs in the 2nd ID Windows listed)=> So we now search for: VID_0553&PID_0100 And BINGO!Here's a link to a driver (but note it's designated for Windows 2000 or Windows XP) returned by the search.This one isn't easy to find for certain! (that's the only thing for certain!)You're also right the webcam is built using a Sonix device. We see Windows doesn't really care what the REV level is. But! look at the 2nd Hardware ID Windows listed.
Inf isn't visible.But i think your driver find if is an excellent guess and one to tryWhich operating system are you using? You can1. Inf is embedded in setup files such that the. Inf installer file could check for certain but it's harder to know for certain when the.
From the title of B00kWyrm's driver and other evidence i found, i think it might be a Genius Look camera? (Their Look model, not i-Look model) Anyway you can scroll through the site to find it and see the pic. I also found the Genius webcam site. See if and how well it works2.
In particular, scroll down and see the Look 317 (is just a guess). Click it.=> Now look at their webcams. Look down a bit to see the Webcam tab.
I'd like to double check and verify these IDs are indeed your webcam (and/or if any other Hardware and Device IDs are involved) because i'm not sure i've seen a USB web cam composite device before (tho maybe i'm just not remembering or maybe, in fact, your web cam happens to be a composite device). (thanks LookinAround).Hope you guys can help more people with this webcam issue.Because that webcam has sentimental value because its a gift from my childhood bestfriend.Thank you TechSpot for such a great help!The MI_ xx in the ID means it's a USB composite device (That's a USB device with multiple device interfaces). I also want to thank all in TechSpot!This website is great!and you guys are great!Thank you very very very much!I posted a thread regarding my webcam problem,And thank god that Spyder_1386 replied and give me the link of this thread.I found out that my webcam's Hardware ID is USB/VID_0AC8&PID_307B7REV_0100 and USB/VID_0AC8&PID_307B.I used to search the first ID and it didn't match.Then as LookinAround said that the 2nd ID works, it actually works!I found the driver of my webcam on google. And LookinAround for the steps. I want to thank Spyder_1386 for giving me the link of this thread. I followed the mentioned steps given by LookinAround and I found my webcam's driver!Thank you very much!I don't know how to thank you for this.
If yes, click on it, Ctrl-A to select all, Ctrl-C to copy it, Ctrl-V to paste into next postBe sure you first close msinfo32 from above steps! Then repeat all the steps to get a NEW (and refreshed) msinfo32 and what is reported this time (with webcam connected). Click the + sign next to Components to expand it Then click Start->Run, enter: msinfo32.
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