Isight not working after 10.9 update

Hi,
I have gone through and read all the advice on this issue. The iSight wasn't working in mountian lion but managed to solve that problem. Updated to 10.9 now the isight doesn't work in any Mac applicaiotn or thrid party application. The camera does not show up in the system profiler.
I have tried,
Making sure all software is up to date
Resetting the SMC
Reinstalling 10.9
When I tried to reinstall 10.9 I get the message that 10.9 can not be installed on this machine.
Now I am out of options.
Any suggestions?

Bridgers872 wrote:... Updated to 10.9 now the isight doesn't work... I tried to reinstall 10.9 I get the message that 10.9 can not be installed on this machine...
Because you have already updated to 10.9, you KNOW that 10.9 can be installed on your MBA.
Shut down (do not merely use the  > Restart...) menu command.  Wait about one minute before you start your MBA again.  Then follow Apple's instructions to Reinstall OS X Mavericks.
Now try your camera again using the method suggested in How to Troubleshoot iSight.  (Over time, Apple has changed the built-in camera's name on newer Macs from "iSight" to "FaceTime" and then to "FaceTime HD."  Regardless of the name of your Mac's built-in camera, the same troubleshooting method and remedies apply.)
Message was edited by: EZ Jim
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