ISight and Parallels Desktop 3 for Mac

Can someone tell me how to get my built-in iSight to work with Parallels 3? I am using Windows XP-SP2 and a MacBook Pro 2.4.
Have selected the Built-in iSight in the Parallels USB options and that shows an iSight in Device Manager, but there are no drivers installed.
I tried making a Windows driver disk from the Boot Camp install, but when I try and run that install from XP is says that it has encountered an error and gives no options but Finish.
Thanks for any assistance

Hello Richard,
Unless you get some help from a Parallels user here, your best help for Parallels-specific questions like this will most likely be come from Parallels' application Help on your Mac or Parallels Support on the web.
If Help or the suggestions in the Parallels FAQ entitled My iSight doesn't work on Parallels Desktop for Mac do not help, try searching the Parallels Knowledge Base for other possible ideas. Beyond that, Parallels offers a wide range of product support options, including Free e-mail support.
EZ Jim
PowerBook 1.67 GHz Mac OS X (10.4.10) G5 DP 1.8 External iSight

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