You can download and install HP versions of YouCam from version 1 right up to the latest HP version 6.
Usually, the program will refuse to install if your computer is not HP branded, but there is a workaround. Here we’ll show you how to install any version of HP’s CyberLink YouCam on any Windows computer equipped with a webcam. A free version of YouCam is often bundled with webcam equipped laptops, such as those from Hewlett Packard (HP). Costing up to $39.95, YouCam allows you to add interesting effects to the live stream, record video, take snapshots, share the feed with multiple applications or even set it up as a surveillance camera. One of the popular commercial webcam applications is CyberLink YouCam. Windows 7, 8 or even 10 can’t do that.Īs newer versions of Windows have no built-in webcam viewer, it creates opportunities for other companies that make webcam software. Just go to My Computer and open the device. Weirdly, Windows XP allows you to view a webcam’s feed without additional software.
Normally you would have to install the software that came with your webcam or use communication software such as Skype to check the feed.
It’s not possible by simply installing the webcam driver. The 64-bit version can then call UpdateDriverForPlugAndPlayDevices, specifying a FullInfPath parameter that identifies the location of the 64-bit versions of all files.One curious omission in more recent versions of Windows is they don’t have any built-in abilities to view or test a webcam’s video display without installing additional third party software. Instead, it must call CreateProcess (described in the Windows SDK documentation) to start the 64-bit version of the application. If the return value is ERROR_IN_WOW64, the 32-bit application is executing on a 64-bit platform and cannot update inbox drivers. The 32-bit version of the application must check the value returned by UpdateDriverForPlugAndPlayDevices. That is, the 32-bit version should be invoked by Autorun (described in the Microsoft Windows SDK documentation), so that it starts automatically when a user inserts your distribution disk. If you are writing a device installation application, the 32-bit version must be the default version. Provide one or more cross-platform INF files that use decorated INF sections to control platform-specific installation behavior. For more information, see Porting Your Driver to 64-Bit Windows. Provide both 32-bit and 64-bit compilations of all kernel-mode drivers, device installation application, class installers, and co-installers. If your device will be installed on both 32-bit platforms and 64-bit platforms, you must follow these steps when you create a driver package: