Vista Tutorial - Coprocessor and HP webcam driver

I rather doubt I would find a "HP directory" on my Gateway computer. Can;t find a Gateway directory either, though.

Ok, here's what you do...

The recovery manager is part of the HP partition on your hard drive. It also can be found via a link in the 'HP help and support' file that should be sitting on your desktop. If you go into the help file then you need only to click 'backup and recovery' then click 'using HP Backup and Recovery Manager, then under 'Using Recovery Manager' click item 2, being the launch for your backup and recovery.

That will open the program. Click 'Advanced Options', click 'Hardware Driver reinstallation' then next again twice, so that you will be presented with a scroll list of drivers.

Choose Realtek RTL8101 etc, then next and it will automatically install your driver so that Webcam can be started.

The other way to find this program is to go to 'Start', select 'other programs', select Recovery Manager and once again follows the steps I have given you.

After selecting 'finish' your computer will reboot and Bingo, you have your Webcam back again.

Why HP has never posted this as the process I will never know.


Robert

Thanks, but I think you missed the bit about "this is not an HP computer" (Gateway). None of what you are saying pertains, but I am sure it is helpful to those with an HP.

Well the forum is:

'Coprocessor and HP webcam driver' but I do sympathise with you.

There are many drivers available on the web for webcams, including Logitech that can be downloaded from Dell, HP drivers from HP, Chicony and Acer.

Just search their websites and try each driver if Gateway do not have the driver you are seeking. You will in the end find a solution.

thx for the reply allanrw but i guess u missed my previous post cause I cannot find the realtek driver on my hp recovery manager list! I started the thread but in the meantime I managed to install the coprocessor driver!

Did you scroll down the driver list as the image you get does not show it.

If you cannot find it I will try to send it to you via email...

Orfeus,

The driver can also be downloaded from HP website and is known as sp38900.

sorry but it still doesnt work! I dont know what to do... I installed the driver and the device manager still is looking for drivers for the webcam!

im desperate...

Orfeus,

HP has a webcam driver called sp34746 which can be found on their site. Maybe in the absence of this driver together with the Realtek driver it won't work.

I found that b reinstalling the Realtek driver it immediately recovered my webcam.

I have a pavillion DX 6617TX running on 64 bit Vista Ultimate. Let's know your outcome as there is way out of this problem.

PS I am in Australia so I presume we have many hours difference in time.

I have a paviliondv9000 vista home premium 32 bit system. Im really not sure what to do and my notebook is only 6 months old...

bydaway would you be able to send me vista dvd maker since the version i reinstalled didnt have it and neither the vista games!