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slimcr · 03-27-2004, 04:03 PM

I bought this web cam but it has a problem with some sort of driver signing.. Apparently the webcam and my Windows XP dont like each other.....

does anyone know if I can download this "driver signing" or somehow cheat the XP system into accepting the new hardware (webcam)????

Thanks

slim

devnull · 03-27-2004, 06:19 PM

What type of Webcam did you purchase? I find it odd that XP would have a problem with any of the basic webcams out there.

Scorpion23 · 03-27-2004, 06:50 PM

Did you try and install the driver anyway? Just because a driver isn't signed doesn't mean that it won't work. It just hasn't been tested by microsoft yet.

slimcr · 03-27-2004, 06:56 PM

well, it wouldnt ask me, would you still like to install it, it was basically like, nope, no soup for you, no driver signing, good bye....

I read somehwere I can tell my computer to just down right have it ignore driver signings

working on how to do that right now though, lol.

Scorpion23 · 03-27-2004, 07:07 PM

Try this.
Goto the control panel and open "Administrative tools", then open "Local Security Settings". Under "Local Policies\Security Options" look for "Devices: Unsigned Driver Installation behavior" and set it to "Warn but allow installation"
That should do it.

slimcr · 03-28-2004, 08:20 AM

apparently now the damn thing is installed but a pitch black thing comes out as the image, anyone know or seen this before?

Prince · 03-28-2004, 09:12 AM

what are you using to view the camera? original software, or something like yahoo messenger?

afaik yim requires vfw.

Scorpion23 · 03-28-2004, 10:39 AM

It normally happens when the software tries to use a capture device other than the camera. Look in the options for your program under capture device and make sure it's set to your camera.
Also, since you have WinXP; in the My Computer folder double-click on the icon of your camera. A small video window should pop up in a new folder. Is it still black or is there a picture? If it works then your camera program is configured wrong, otherwise it's probably the drivers.

In any case a look at the camera's website for the latest drivers wouldn't hurt.

03-27-2004, 04:03 PM	#1 (permalink)
slimcr Insane	Help me with a web cam problem... I bought this web cam but it has a problem with some sort of driver signing.. Apparently the webcam and my Windows XP dont like each other..... does anyone know if I can download this "driver signing" or somehow cheat the XP system into accepting the new hardware (webcam)???? Thanks slim

03-27-2004, 06:50 PM	#3 (permalink)
Scorpion23 Psycho	Did you try and install the driver anyway? Just because a driver isn't signed doesn't mean that it won't work. It just hasn't been tested by microsoft yet. __________________ "Empirically observed covariation is a necessary but not sufficient condition for causality" - Edward Tufte

03-27-2004, 07:07 PM	#5 (permalink)
Scorpion23 Psycho	Try this. Goto the control panel and open "Administrative tools", then open "Local Security Settings". Under "Local Policies\Security Options" look for "Devices: Unsigned Driver Installation behavior" and set it to "Warn but allow installation" That should do it. __________________ "Empirically observed covariation is a necessary but not sufficient condition for causality" - Edward Tufte

03-28-2004, 09:12 AM	#7 (permalink)
Prince /nɑndəsˈkrɪpt/ Location: LV-426	what are you using to view the camera? original software, or something like yahoo messenger? afaik yim requires vfw. __________________ Who is John Galt?

03-28-2004, 10:39 AM	#8 (permalink)
Scorpion23 Psycho	It normally happens when the software tries to use a capture device other than the camera. Look in the options for your program under capture device and make sure it's set to your camera. Also, since you have WinXP; in the My Computer folder double-click on the icon of your camera. A small video window should pop up in a new folder. Is it still black or is there a picture? If it works then your camera program is configured wrong, otherwise it's probably the drivers. In any case a look at the camera's website for the latest drivers wouldn't hurt. __________________ "Empirically observed covariation is a necessary but not sufficient condition for causality" - Edward Tufte

03-27-2004, 06:19 PM	#2 (permalink)
devnull Crazy Location: Bit Bucket	What type of Webcam did you purchase? I find it odd that XP would have a problem with any of the basic webcams out there.

03-27-2004, 06:56 PM	#4 (permalink)
slimcr Insane	well, it wouldnt ask me, would you still like to install it, it was basically like, nope, no soup for you, no driver signing, good bye.... I read somehwere I can tell my computer to just down right have it ignore driver signings working on how to do that right now though, lol.

03-28-2004, 08:20 AM	#6 (permalink)
slimcr Insane	apparently now the damn thing is installed but a pitch black thing comes out as the image, anyone know or seen this before?