How to turn on Sony Vaio built in Webcam on Windows 7

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Original Title: webcam help

hi please can someone help as i can't figure out how to switch on the inbuilt webcam on my sony viao i'm on windows 7 !!!!!

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Hi Sarah,

Steps to turn on integrated WebCam on Sony Vaio Laptop

a. Click on Start and then click on All programs.

b. Go all the way to the bottom until you see “Arcsoft Webcam companion”

c. Click on it and then click on Webcam companion 3 to turn your webcam.

That’s it.

Seeing is believing

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Seeing-is-believing-Use-a-webcam-to-bring-your-instant-messaging-to-life

Hope this information is helpful and let me know if you need any further assistance.

Mouneshwar R – Microsoft Support

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2013-05-30T09:09:17+00:00

Hey Mouneshwar R

Previously i was running a Win Vista in my Sony Vaio VGN-CR35S . it was a OEM OS . last month i switched to Win 7 and i am having diffculty in getting my hands on a software which supports the built-in web cam . .. Can u help ??? plz ;(

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Anonymous

2013-05-18T16:17:34+00:00

My problem is that i can't even find this “Arcsoft Webcam companion” i searched it but could not find it.
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Anonymous

2013-05-18T14:32:02+00:00

It doesn't work for me though. It says webcam not found, please connect and when I press connect it says webcam not found again
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Anonymous

2012-12-06T19:19:39+00:00

Im afraid it's not that easy. Especially not when you are a guy like me who have upgraded to Windows 8 on a windows 7 vaio (VPCEB2S1E) machine. I have problems to run the camera function - it just stands: there's a problem with the camera. I've checked the integrated camera driver, and it stands that it work perfectly fine. However, I suspect that the problem might be that I have no longer the "Arcsoft Webcam companion".

So, my question is: Where and how do I get the "Arcsoft Webcam companion"? But first of all, do you think it would be the answer to my problem? Or what should I do to get the camera up running again?
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