HP Webcam interfering with internet

I'm getting a little frustrated with this problem. I recently purchased an HP Webcam, and it works perfectly fine on my computer, but everytime I plug it in to my USB port it completely kills my internet access. I can record videos on say Windows Movie Maker and such, but there's absolutely no way for me to get online. I'll be working in Firefox, it'll switch to offline mode, and when I turn it back on it completely fails. I tried it using a Wireless connection instead of an Ethernet connection and the internet STILL fails. I'll go to my Thinkvantage Access Connections and click 'Find Networks' and it'll say the wireless radio is powered off, and when I click 'on' nothing happens. When I try to connect to any connection it fails instantly. This always happens right after I plug it into the USB and the computer beeps a few times, so right after it installs itself.
The most obnoxious part is that everytime this happens I can't just restart my computer; I have to go to Safe Mode and use System Restore points to go back to a point where I didn't have the camera for my internet to work agian. I'm running a Thinkpad computer.
I'm honestly about to give up as I've looked online for ages and no one can give me an answer. Might as well go to a Mac at this point where things don't fail miserably like this. Still, any advice would be much appreciated. I'm guessing the installation of the camera software is interfering with my wireless radio / internet settings. Unfortunately I don't have the computer skills to fix whatever is going wrong.
Message Edited by ohme123 on 11-04-2009 06:58 PM

I would start with a reboot of the router (cycle power) and then a reboot of the printer (off and on).
If that does not change things, try this:
- Print a Network Config Page from the front panel of the printer (under Network Setup).
- On there you will see the printer's IP address.
- Type that address into a browser which will reveal the printer's internal settings.
- Choose the Networking Tab, then Wired along the left side, then the IPv4 tab.
- Click Manual IP radio button, enter the IP address, the Subnet (255.255.255.0) and leave the rest blank.
Now reboot the router and printer, try your internet connection again.  
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