Webcam not working (FaceTime and Skype) MacBook Air 9"

Hi all,
after the update, Facetime and Skype tell me, that there is no Webcam avaliable. What happens? Before upgrading it works.
Best regards,
Florian

Hi, yes now my problem regarding this is now solved, but now the BOOTCAMP and Windows 7 produce all time BSOD while starting, only with F8 and "abgesicherter Modus/safe mode" I can logon on.
Exact after starting Windows and have the BSOD the cam works again starting Lion :-(
Error message is: CACHE_MANAGER
0x00000034 (0x00000107, 0xC0000420, 0x00000000, 0x00000000)
Apple has tried a lot of stuff
deleted all caches (no result),
prevent Sophos to start automatically
prevent the iTunes helper to start automatically
use a new user profile
deleting specific EFI (?) information holding some keys with the left and the right hand, waiting for three reboots
Possible the last thing or the update to Lion may be the reason for the BSOD in Windows. Apple diagnostic does not show any errors in the system; I've used the intensive test, which takes 30 minutes.
Apple support pleased me to load an update of the Bootcamp drivers, but in safe mode I cannot install them because the windows installer service can't be startet.
So, that's my actual status.
Florian

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