Vista - shortcuts

Iv'e just installed my webcam voice it's definately installed properly on my pc ,but I can't find any shortcut to it, & I don't know how to make one,Iv'e got the same problem with my scanner also, I can use it by going to picture gallery & importing photo etc but neither of them have shortcuts or are on the start menu under programs
can anyone help as without shortcuts etc I can't use them
Thanx Chris

Hello Chris,

Usually you will not have a shortcut for a device in the Start menu. Instead, it would be a shortcut for the software that is installed for the device.

If you have already installed the program for th webcam voice, then look in the C:\Program Files folder for that program. You can create a shortcut from the program's EXE file and put that in the Start Menu.

Hope this helps,
Shawn

Hi Shawn
thanx for your help now I have another prob the program opens but tells me that the camera is not plugged in,apparantly there is a problem with it not being compatable with vista which i now run,it work perfectly in xp I am emailing the makers will have to wait for the outcome
chris

Chris,

Does the webcam show up in Device Manager and as working properly?

Not sure if this is the same model, but here is the driver download page for the Live Cam Voice webcam if you have not installed Vista drivers for it.

Creative Worldwide Support > Live! Cam Voice

Hope this helps,
Shawn

thax Shawn,
Iv'e emailed Creative and am at present awaiting a reply but thanx very much for your help,I have downloaded the latest patch but have not run it yet,I am waiting to see if they can offer me a solution if not I will run it
Thanx again
Chris

Hate to say it by about all you'll get from Creative is a copy and paste response that if you're really lucky, will have a link to the same driver Shawn linked to. Oh and at the bottom will be a lovely little advertisement trying to sell you the latest and greatest, whether those products work with Vista is beside the point.

If worse comes to worse you can try what I did with a Webcam Instant that has no Vista drivers. I just installed the XP drivers for it (on both a 32 bit and 64 bit Vista) by right clicking on the exe before installing, and setting it to XP compatibility mode. Surprisingly it worked, and the wife is happy that she can use the cam on either computer (and I didn't have to buy a new one ).

Hi Stormy
Thanx for that I'll try that if all else fails
Chris