If you've already tried to install the camera just by plugging in to a USB port and it failed installing the drivers, You'll need to go into the control panel, system or device manager. search list of hardware, Find the device with an ! next to USB camera for instance and uninstall or delete it. Use search engine and see if you can download the drivers for the make and model (or go to the camera's website and download from there. Try installing the drivers 1st before putting the camera's connecter into a usb port. Once the drivers have installed, plug in the camera and have fun. UNLESS the camera is not supported on the platform your using (apple, windows linux etc). Windows 7 and 8 do not support the older cameras but windows XP and vista may. If you can supply more info about the camera make and model, and the operating system and version, also the errors you received, I can investigate further.
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If you've already tried to install the camera just by plugging in to a USB port and it failed installing the drivers, You'll need to go into the control panel, system or device manager. search list of hardware, Find the device with an ! next to USB camera for instance and uninstall or delete it.
Use search engine and see if you can download the drivers for the make and model (or go to the camera's website and download from there. Try installing the drivers 1st before putting the camera's connecter into a usb port. Once the drivers have installed, plug in the camera and have fun. UNLESS the camera is not supported on the platform your using (apple, windows linux etc). Windows 7 and 8 do not support the older cameras but windows XP and vista may.
If you can supply more info about the camera make and model, and the operating system and version, also the errors you received, I can investigate further.
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