"No Camera available" error message when trying to FaceTime or Skype on my MacBook Pro

I have a 15" early 2008 MacBook Pro (2.5 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo), 4 Gigs RAM with a built in camera (In Sight) that stopped working over a year ago when I had Mavericks installed. I had hoped that installing OS X Yosemite would solve the problem but it has not.
I suspect it's a matter of missing drivers as opposed to a broken camera.
I would appreciate any bright ideas the community can provide.

Reset SMC. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
Choose the method for:
"Resetting SMC on portables with a battery you should not remove on your own".
Best.

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