Built-in Isight on Windows Xp via Boot Camp

Does anyone know how to make the built in Isight on my Intel Imac to work.
Windows just doesnt pick it up and I cant fire it up using an program - if there is some kind of a software or patch availabble to get this thing to work would be great

Hi Uday,
This doc says it will not work properly
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303572
3:32 PM Friday; May 12, 2006

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