=> While your web cam is connected, look through all of Device Manager for devices with a yellow icon ( probably a yellow question mark) => If Windows finds the WRONG device driver you may see your web cam with the WRONG device name
=> If Windows finds NO device driver, your web cam may be named “Unknown” or "Other" device
=> It's those cryptic Device Identification strings that really identify a device As far as Windows is concerned, the device name is simply a comment! => Windows provides user-friendly device names to accommodate us humans. => Click Control Panel->System, then Hardware tab, then Device Manager button If you have Control Panel Home View, click System and Maintenance->Device Manager If you have Control Panel Classic View, click Device Manager
"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. 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. (For example, an older web cam may only have XP compatible drivers.) But you won't know unless you first try and look!
Note that older cams may not have drivers that work with newer versions of Windows. The driver must also be compatible with the version of Windows you're running.
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