20 Most Recent Umax AstraPix PC100 Webcam Questions & Answers

hi find link for drivers for PC5016 https://windows-online-drivers.blogspot.com/2011/10/umax-web-camera-driver-download-pc-5016.html

Click start control panel view devices and printers you should see your webcam from there if you are have trouble with your webcam Click start control panel administrative tools computer management device manager scroll down image devices you could see a yellow question mark? right click to reinstall drivers or update driver xp Click start right click on computer select properties device manager scroll to image devices expand right click to update driver in W7 http://download.cnet.com/2000-20_4.html on the home page you should see a search tab just type in what you are looking for IE: webcam name webcam driver you might have to try a few times to get it right software if you dont have the driver you will need to download one here rather doing a driver hunt which can take hours http://download.cnet.com/slimdrivers-free/3000-18513_4-75279940.html Windows XP/Vista/7/8 It might take some time being a freeware driver solution note: it will find all of your outdated drivers this is a free driver solutions This will automatically search for and find the correct driver you will have to update every driver individually once you update you might be asked whether you want to restart or make a system restore point click no to both of these then continue updating each driver free then restart once all of the drivers have been updated Some webcams and programs require additional software, although that should be installed with the webcam if things are right. But is does not harm to check if your Java, Flash and Quicktime software are installed and up to date. But certainly check your DirectX software, since all video applications, including webcams, use DirectX for video processing. Try downloading the latest DirectX version and install it (Windows XP: DirectX 9.0c - Windows Vista: DirectX 10). http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Which-version-of-DirectX-is-on-your-computer Hope this helps.

Click start control panel view devices and printers you should see your webcam from there if you are have trouble with your webcam Click start control panel administrative tools computer management device manager scroll down image devices you could see a yellow question mark? right click to reinstall drivers or update driver xp Click start right click on computer select properties device manager scroll to image devices expand right click to update driver in W7 http://download.cnet.com/2000-20_4.html on the home page you should see a search tab just type in what you are looking for IE: webcam name webcam driver you might have to try a few times to get it right

software if you dont have the driver you will need to download one here rather doing a driver hunt which can take hours

http://download.cnet.com/slimdrivers-free/3000-18513_4-75279940.html

Windows XP/Vista/7/8

It might take some time being a freeware driver solution

note: it will find all of your outdated drivers

this is a free driver solutions This will automatically search for and find the correct driver you will have to update every driver individually once you update you might be asked whether you want to restart or make a system restore point click no to both of these then continue updating each driver free then restart once all of the drivers have been updated Some webcams and programs require additional software, although that should be installed with the webcam if things are right. But is does not harm to check if your Java, Flash and Quicktime software are installed and up to date. But certainly check your DirectX software, since all video applications, including webcams, use DirectX for video processing. Try downloading the latest DirectX version and install it (Windows XP: DirectX 9.0c - Windows Vista: DirectX 10). http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Which-version-of-DirectX-is-on-your-computer Hope this helps.

This is a perennial problem for devices that were discontinued some time ago and not actively supported. You will not find a driver for a Windows OS later than XP.I would take a look for a driver here:http://www.umax.net/download/download3.asp Select the driver nearest to your camera model pc100 is there but not pc 520.

whell...it was quite a stupid problem with me
on my laptop i had a several quick-lunch buttons next to mq on/off button.It is possible that i used some of them to see the efect.So on mi MSI i turned the camera off from the"p1" button.Hope you had the same simple solution.

Mincho Gaberov, Bulgaria

You won't believe this! After trying all drivers on MSI Site, reinstall the proper driver and restart laptop.

Press the P1 button on the top right hand corner (near the power, wifi, internet, etc button) and Windows does the found new hardware sound.

Open the application and your done!

Another problem less :)

If it is not working ..the blame is the setting or the speed of the connection ..If the connection is a mobile one ..or so..check the speed by making a speed test on the internet ..It may be too slow and not be able to send images over the internet ..If you think this is not a problem .and you have at least 3 m on second speed for download and at leat 1 m for upload ..Than reinstall the camera driver to eliminate any strange settings on it ..and after that when you start it the first time in skype or msn ..go to options ..and set the devices..check teh audio and video ..This will also link it in teh program and should make it work ..(the instant messaging may look for another camera ..when you make teh settings you have teh possibility to select it by name in a list )