I had problems getting my logitech quickcam messeger webcam to work. I tried installing the latest drivers meant for this webcam i.e., quickcam v11.5. I did not have the original driver CD that I got with my webcam. So, I downloaded the latest drivers from logitech webpage. I have windows XP with service pack 2. After installing the drivers the installer asks to connect the usb of the webcam. But the webcam is not detected. Disconnecting and reconnecting, or rebooting and rebooting and rebooting also did not help.
When I googled for it, I found that many people faced this problem. But most of the discussions ended without any solution. Some solutions suggested to replace some set of files in the drivers which did not work for me. Even manually picking the .inf files also did not help me in getting the webcam to work.
Finally, in one post which was giving a workaround for similar problem in windows vista, I found a link to the old drivers (quickcam v8.4.8). That did the magic for me. Before installing the old drivers, I had to clean up the old mess that I left around. I uninstalled logitech usb webcam hardware through the device manager. And I uninstalled the driver pack and the logitech application software via the add/remove programs.
After cleaning up all the mess, I installed the 8.4.8 package. It asked me to reboot the PC. After rebooting, the installation software asked me to plug in the usb of the webcam. There was a big pause and I was holding my breath. Finally, the webcam is detected thus ending the week long battle. Once the webcam is detected everything became a piece of cake!
When I googled for it, I found that many people faced this problem. But most of the discussions ended without any solution. Some solutions suggested to replace some set of files in the drivers which did not work for me. Even manually picking the .inf files also did not help me in getting the webcam to work.
Finally, in one post which was giving a workaround for similar problem in windows vista, I found a link to the old drivers (quickcam v8.4.8). That did the magic for me. Before installing the old drivers, I had to clean up the old mess that I left around. I uninstalled logitech usb webcam hardware through the device manager. And I uninstalled the driver pack and the logitech application software via the add/remove programs.
After cleaning up all the mess, I installed the 8.4.8 package. It asked me to reboot the PC. After rebooting, the installation software asked me to plug in the usb of the webcam. There was a big pause and I was holding my breath. Finally, the webcam is detected thus ending the week long battle. Once the webcam is detected everything became a piece of cake!
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