Tuesday, April 2, 2013

How to install drivers for QuickCam Express webcam for Microsoft Windows 7


I have Logitech QuickCam Express webcam.

Device manager says for this camera:
USB\VID_046D&PID_0928&REV_0000
USB\VID_046D&PID_0928


It installs itself automatically for Windows XP, but for Windoes 7 it tries to install and then fails. Official Logitech "support" says that camera is not supported in Windows 7.

Actually it works (at least form me) with drivers form Logitech.

This is what I did (I have 32 bit Windows 7):
1) Go to http://www.logitech.com/en-us/support/webcams
2) Select QuickCam® Express M/N: V-UAP41 (do not select correct product, QuickCam® Express M/N: V-UH9, V-UAP9, because that one does not have drivers for Windows 7)
3) Download driver, it is called lws110.exe
4) Unpack it (for example 7-zip does the job (open menu in Windows Explorer for lws110.exe, select "Extract to folder..."))
5) Open Device Manager (for example from Computer, open menu, select Manage)
6) Select camera with yellow exclamation label, select "Update Driver Software..."
7) Select "Browse my computer for driver software"
8) Select "Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer"
9) Select "Have Disk..."
10) Select "Browse..."
11) Browse to extracted folder: lws110\Drivers\x32\ELCH\
12) Press "Open"
13) Select "Logitech QuickCam Express/Go"
14) Press "Next"
15) Press "Yes" for "Update Driver Warning" dialog
16) Congratulations, driver is now installed :). Press "Close", press for example "Cancel" for software update.