MacBook Pro - iSight

K - back when boot camp originally came out the iSight camera would cause a BSOD if it was enabled, so I disabled it in windows XP. Problem is, it's been a number of years, and now I want it back on. I've upgraded to Vista, and I've upgraded to 10.5. I can't find the hardware listed anywhere, and I would prefer not to have to reformat my computer to enable it in a hardware profile. I'm really not sure how to do that at this point, because it doesn't show up in my device manager.
Even in OS 10.5 the photobooth says I don't have any camera's. The Apple system profiler doesn't think it exists.... Physically the thing is still embedded in the frame of the macbook pro, so I haven't gone crazy, I just can't access it.
I think what went wrong is that when I installed Vista, it was disabled, and therefore wasn't picked up. Similarly when I upgraded from Tiger it wasn't enabled so it wasn't picked up. So now neither operating system sees the hardware, and I have no clue how to re-enable it.
Any help would be appreciated.

Hello Jamoke
I suggest that you boot OS X and try all relevant suggestions in Apple's How to Troubleshoot iSight.
The reset suggested there usually restores function for the Mac OS side.
If not, post back which apps work with iSight and which ones that should do not. Also tell us if the results are EXACTLY the same for EVERY apps in EVERY user account that you test.
I suggest you try to get it working in OS X first. Once you have your built-in iSight working with Mac OS and can see your iSight as a USB device in System Profiler, your iSight should be able to work in Windows provided that you have installed the drivers from Leopard's Boot Camp.
EZ Jim
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Graceful Hope wrote:
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Welcome to Apple Discussions, stoney78us
I don't use Windows, but if you get no better help here, I suggest you boot your Mac into OS X and use the suggestions in Apple's How to Troubleshoot iSight to be certain that your iSight works correctly in OS X.
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I'm considering the purchase of an iSight camera on ebay to use on my MacBook pro.
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Thank you for the details of the issue you are experiencing with the built-in iSight camera on your MacBook Pro. I recommend the following steps for this issue:
Important: Follow these instructions in order. Test the camera between steps to see if the issue is resolved.
Built-in iSight cameras
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Model: MacBookPro1,2, BootROM MBP12.0061.B03, 2 processors, Intel Core Duo, 2.16 GHz, 2 GB
Graphics: ATI Radeon X1600, ATY,RadeonX1600, PCIe, 256 MB
Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 1 GB, DDR2 SDRAM, 667 MHz
Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM1, 1 GB, DDR2 SDRAM, 667 MHz
AirPort: spairportwireless_card_type_airportextreme (0x168C, 0x86), 1.1.9.3
Bluetooth: Version 1.9.0f8, 2 service, 1 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
Network Service: AirPort, AirPort, en1
Network Service: Parallels Host-Guest, Ethernet, en2
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USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad, Apple Computer, Up to 12 Mb/sec, 500 mA
USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, Apple, Inc., Up to 12 Mb/sec, 500 mA
USB Device: IR Receiver, Apple Computer, Inc., Up to 12 Mb/sec, 500 mA
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USB High-Speed Bus:
Host Controller Location: Built In USB
Host Controller Driver: AppleUSBEHCI
PCI Device ID: 0x27cc
PCI Revision ID: 0x0002
PCI Vendor ID: 0x8086
Bus Number: 0xfd
Built-in iSight:
Version: 1.84
Bus Power (mA): 500
Speed: Up to 480 Mb/sec
Manufacturer: Micron
Product ID: 0x8501
Vendor ID: 0x05ac (Apple Computer, Inc.)
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Hello Aaton
If you have not installed any new hardware since your MacBook Pro worked correctly, it is possible that your problem may be hardware related. Because of the intermittent nature of your problem, unless the problem is repeatable when running some particular software or performing some function that could indicate possible software or device conflicts, hardware problems in your Mac seems even more likely.
Unless you get better suggestions from iNtel Mac users, here are the common solutions that help most avoid a visit to their Apple Service Technician for the "in use..." or "no camera connected" errors. You have already tried some of them, but I leave the entire list for possible use by other readers.
None of the suggestions is complicated, but the only way to find which one will work for you is to try them one-by-one until you find the one that fixes your Mac.
(0) Disconnect any unnecessary peripherals while you do your testing to rule out possible conflicts.
(1) Restart your Mac. Sometimes that is all that is required.
(2) If you use VMware Fusion to run Windows on your Mac, consider disconnecting iSight from your Virtual Machine as recommended by user "The.VCI" in this post.
(3) If you use an HP printer/scanner with your Mac, consider the "daemon" suggestions from user "parkersal" in this post.
(4) Check for any running applications, Login Items, or widgets that can use your iSight. (It is easy to forget widgets like Mirror in your Dashboard.) As explained in Apple's iSight "Your camera is in use by another application" message, iSight can be used by one application at a time.
(5) Try every suggestion re: Built-in iSight in How to Troubleshoot iSight. Be sure to include the checks for whether the problem is "application-specific" and "user-specific".
Click here if you need help creating a new user account to check whether your problem is "user-specific" during Troubleshooting.
(6) If resetting or the other troubleshooting suggestions do correct your problem, try the following:
• Backup your Home Folder, or at very least, your important files.
• Repair permissions. (Click here if you need help.)
• Then download and apply the Mac OS X 10.4.10 Combo Update v1.1 (iNtel).
• Finish with another Permissions Repair, and then check your iSight again.
Users have reported fixes to a variety of audio, video, connectivity, and software conflicts and unreliability issues after properly applying Combo Updates.
(7) Some iNtel Mac laptop users have also reported success after unplugging their Macs and leaving the battery out for half-an-hour to overnight.
(8) If none of these suggestions work, contact your retailer, Apple, or your Apple-Authorized Service Provider for professional help.
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