Broadband Posted December 4, 2011 Posted December 4, 2011 With a touch screen it is simple for me to turn on my webcam. I have an elderly friend with windows 7. How can he turn on his webcam? Quote
Plastic Nev Posted December 4, 2011 Posted December 4, 2011 Hi and welcome to Extreme Tech Support - Free PC Help. Er, sorry but we do need a lot more information, does your friend not have a touch screen? what make and model is your friends computer? Is it a laptop or desktop? A lot of different makes of laptop equipped with web cams, have different ways of setting them up and turning them on. Nev. Quote Need help with your computer problems? Then why not join Free PC Help. Register here. If Free PC Help has helped you then please consider a donation. Click here We are all members helping other members. Please return here where you may be able to help someone else. After all, no one knows everything and you may have the answer that someone needs. -------------------------------------------------------------------- I have installed Windows, now how do I install the curtains? 😄
Broadband Posted December 6, 2011 Author Posted December 6, 2011 Thanks, I know it's a laptop and not a touch screen but I will have to wait until I see the man on friday to find the make. will be back thanks Quote
Plastic Nev Posted December 6, 2011 Posted December 6, 2011 OK thanks for letting us know, we will still be here I hope. Any chance of him registering, that way we can work directly with him, saves you a lot of backwards and forwards too. Nev. Quote Need help with your computer problems? Then why not join Free PC Help. Register here. If Free PC Help has helped you then please consider a donation. Click here We are all members helping other members. Please return here where you may be able to help someone else. After all, no one knows everything and you may have the answer that someone needs. -------------------------------------------------------------------- I have installed Windows, now how do I install the curtains? 😄
Broadband Posted December 7, 2011 Author Posted December 7, 2011 Not sure whether he would register as he gets a little up tight but will put it to him BB Quote
Broadband Posted December 9, 2011 Author Posted December 9, 2011 Computer is a Hewlett Packard laptop, I cannot see a model name. It is not a touch screen. Is this enough information to find webcam. Unfortunately , elderly friend will npot register. Quote
Plastic Nev Posted December 9, 2011 Posted December 9, 2011 Unfortunately no, we do need the model name or number to research this, does he have any literature such as the usual quick start sort of stuff that came with it as that may have model name or number on it. Shame he won't come for help himself, it would be so much easier to work directly with him. However if you can find out as much as possible about the laptop it would be a great help in trying to sort it out. Will he let you use it? If so, and I am assuming it is running Windows 7, some information may be got from the Control panel, > System and security,> System, you should find basic model name and number there. Nev. Quote Need help with your computer problems? Then why not join Free PC Help. Register here. If Free PC Help has helped you then please consider a donation. Click here We are all members helping other members. Please return here where you may be able to help someone else. After all, no one knows everything and you may have the answer that someone needs. -------------------------------------------------------------------- I have installed Windows, now how do I install the curtains? 😄
Broadband Posted December 10, 2011 Author Posted December 10, 2011 Sorry to be doing this secondhand. I will try to sign him up myself next time we meet. Here is all I know. Windows 7 Home Premium Hewlett Packard HPG72 plus already mentioned . Not touchscreen, Laptop. Quote
Plastic Nev Posted December 10, 2011 Posted December 10, 2011 All I can find so far is that there are quite a large number of different models with HPG72 as the start, sub numbers go on from there. So actually finding how to open and get at the webcam settings could be down to the individual user manual for that machine. Does it actually have a webcam? It is a select models only item so it may have the hole but no camera. However, I take it you have looked round it in general but have you had a look in device manager? if there is a webcam fitted it should show up in there. An edit to add, Providing it does have the webcam, I have found a free downloadable PDF manual for the general series, click on the first Windows 7 laptop manual, then use the "Wait to download, free download" button, I think the quick download may have to be paid for. Once the manual has downloaded and opened (providing you have a PDF reader installed) Scroll down to the instructions for using the webcam. If any problems downloading or opening the PDF, let me know and I might be able to copy the relevant instruction part. Here is the link for the manual download= http://www.laptopmanual.net/hp-g72-110sa-laptop-manual/ Nev. Quote Need help with your computer problems? Then why not join Free PC Help. Register here. If Free PC Help has helped you then please consider a donation. Click here We are all members helping other members. Please return here where you may be able to help someone else. After all, no one knows everything and you may have the answer that someone needs. -------------------------------------------------------------------- I have installed Windows, now how do I install the curtains? 😄
Broadband Posted December 11, 2011 Author Posted December 11, 2011 Thanks, There is no manual to speak of. The details above and your email message will be useful I am sure but I will not see thie gentleman until next Friday. Good point, does he actually have a webcam. I took his word for it and never realised some may just have a hole. Will be back in a few days time Thanks. Quote
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