Dell webcam software install error

Asked By Aron Morgan 0 points N/A Posted on - 08/27/2012

Got this second hand Dell laptop from my friend, I've reformat it to ensure that I would not be infected of any virus that the laptop has after the Windows Vista installation I've installed all the drivers except for this webcam that is giving me this error.

Any help?

Dell Webcam Software – InstallShield Wizard

Setup could not detect any Dell Webcam Central on your system.

Please ensure that your Dell Webcam Central is properly installed before

running this Setup program.

Setup will now exit.

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Answered By Jewel Micheal 0 points N/A #146361

Dell webcam software install error

Hi,

To setup your laptop webcam follow the steps below:

1. Go to Start > Programs and select the webcam software.
2. Now select setup webcam and click OK.
3. Follow the instructions in the dialog box and click finish to finish installing the webcam.

Now you can use your webcam. If it doesn't work then download the webcam drivers from the internet and install it. Hope this information helps you.

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Answered By Aguilar Wulff 25 points N/A #146362

Dell webcam software install error

Hi Aron,

You will have to make sure that the Dell Webcam is uninstalled from your computer before you attempt to reinstall it.

To fix issues with applications that are having problems getting uninstalled, Click on this link and follow the instructions.

That is a Microsoft website that runs a script to fix issues with applications that can’t be uninstalled from the system.

You will also need to uninstall the actual webcam device from your computer. To do this, you just need to bring up Device Manager, go to Imaging devices, right click on the webcam and select uninstall.

After doing this, you will need to restart the computer.

Then, download and run the latest device driver for the webcam from Dell by going to this link.

This will install the latest driver for your webcam and get rid of that annoying message you’ve been getting.

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Answered By Sharath Reddy 590495 points N/A #275599

Dell webcam software install error

If you are installing the driver for the webcam, make sure it is the right driver or software for your laptop’s webcam. The webcam software you installed is looking for a particular Dell Webcam Central on the machine and its failure to detect the existing webcam means the built-in webcam on your laptop is not a Dell Webcam Central camera.

The easiest way to download the right driver for your webcam is from the Dell website. Head down to Dell Support then under “Product support” section, enter your laptop’s Service Tag code, for example without quotes “HL4C71S” then click “Submit”. It should bring you to the download page for your laptop model. Select “Drivers & downloads” then see the available downloads for your laptop.

If you don’t see any drivers or software on the page, look for and click “Browse all drivers for [laptop model]”, for example “Browse all drivers for OptiPlex GX260”, located under “View all available drivers for this product”. Look for available drivers for your webcam. If the webcam section lists several webcam drivers, try each of the drivers to see which one is compatible.

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