Webcam detection

Hi everyone,
I have a webcam (philips toUcam Pro II) and I have install Philips drivers
The problem is that JVM don't recognize it.
I have a TV acquisition card which is recognize under JMF as
"vfw://Microsoft WDM Image Capture(win32):0"
First, why my webcam isn't recognized? and Then does exist WDM drivers for this Webcam to be recognize as "vfw://Microsoft WDM Image Capture(win32):1" ?
Thanks

I will help you to help yourself....
Take your subject line "Webcam detection" and enter it into the "Search Forums" text box on the left hand side.
The very first search hit that you find, contains the answers.
Search first, before posting a "new" question.... this has been asked, many, many, many times.
regards,
Owen

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Even i contacted CyberLink online Support , please find the below response.
(** Customer Support Response 2012/01/08 01:49
Dear Pavan,
Thank you for contacting CyberLink online Support.
I understand your concern related with YouCam and unable to detect webcam.
I would like to inform you that, you are using OEM customize version of YouCam Hp. I would request you to
please contact Hp to resolve the issue.
Please feel free to contact us back for any further clarification or for any assistance related to CyberLink
Products. Use the below mentioned link to get back to us for your further queries:
https://membership.cyberlink.com/prog/support/cs/support-login.jsp
Thanks and Regards,
Gaurav
CyberLink Technical Support **)
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This is a common problem on many laptops, not just HP ones. I guess that the device BIOS might be bugged and cause troubles but that is just my guess. I haven't seen any solution for this except restoring the computer to a previous working condition but if the computer is a new one and the webcam hasn't worked at all, it may not work ever at all.
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Hi @dmontpetit
Thank you for your inquiry, I will do my best to assist you!
I grasp that when you tried to do a video chat in Facebook it did not find the webcam. Here are links I think will help.
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Here are links from Facebook helpthat may also be of aid
Facebook community help
Facebook video calling Getting Started
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