Trick to Use Logitech QuickCam Messenger in Windows Vista
Officially, older batch and most of the Logitech QuickCam Messenger is not supported and not compatible with Windows Vista, although you may misleading believe otherwise as QuickCam 10.5 software supports Vista is provided for free download. However, in most of the case, except Logitech QuickCam Messenger with P/N no. of 861225 and USB/PID of 08DA will fail in installation during the webcam setup, where Vista unable to detect the webcam even though you have inserted the webcam.
On the other hand, using Windows Vista Add Hardware Wizard will not detect any driver for the webcam, even though you have extracted the driver files from the executables, no matter the Wizard search automatically online and locally or been asked to browse and locate the software drivers on the unpacked location.
In addition, Problem Reports and Solutions applet may appear after the failed driver installation for Logitech QuickCam Messenger with the following message:
Windows Vista does not support Logitech QuickCam Messenger
This problem was caused by a compatibility issue between Windows Vista and Logitech QuickCam Messenger.
Logitech QuickCam Messenger was created by Logitech, Inc..
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To search for similar devices that are compatible with this version of Windows, visit the Windows Vista Hardware Compatibility List website online.
However, it’s not totally out of hope for owner of Logitech QuickCam Messenger who has upgraded to Windows Vista. The following hack will use Windows XP driver (a common trick to use non Vista compliant device) to install the webcam in Vista:
- Download QuickCam 8.4.8 with driver for WinXP.
- Install WinRAR if not already installed yet.
- Open the setup installer qc848enu.exe and unpack its contents to a folder. Alternatively, right click on qc848enu.exe and select “Extract to qc848enu\” option.
- Insert or plug in the Logitech QuickCam Messenger to a USB port if not already done so.
- An “Driver Software Installation” icon in systray (notification area) should appear, which will pop up detailed message if click. It should fail, and “Add Hardware Wizard” dialog window will appear. Choose to install the driver manually by instructing the Wizard to locate and look for the web cam driver inside the Drivers folder under the unpacked folder of the qc848enu.exe setup program. You can use browser button to select the folder.
- Windows Vista should grab the XP driver and install it properly.
- Download the latest version (10.5.1) of Vista compliant QuickCam software from Logitech to install the software on Vista.
- Run the setup (qc1051enu) normally. You may need to skip the detection of webcam near the end of installation process.
Update: Fix for Logitech Quickcam in Windows Vista SP1.
Voila, you can now use the Logitech webcam to capture images or use it in conjunction with video chat in IM programs such as Windows Live (MSN) Messenger, AIM Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger, Skype or run Logitech VideoCall.
This hack may work on other Logitech QuickCams that doesn’t yet or will never support Windows Vista too, such as Logitech QuickCam Zoom Silver, QuickCam Notebooks Deluxe, QuickCam Express, QuickCam Chat, Quickcam Orbit/Sphere, Quickcam Pro 4000, QuickCam Orbit MP, QuickCam Chat and etc. However it’s not tested. If you willing to try out and feedback is appreciated.
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December 19th, 2007 11:22
Great, this is a big help
December 7th, 2007 07:35
[...] see me, bye bye video captures and so on. After a short research the other day I found out that I am not the only one. Apparently there are some tricks to make the camera work, but I was unable to master them. Hey, I [...]
November 25th, 2007 09:08
Legendary. Thank you for getting my camera working. It is nice to know that there are concerned folks helping eachother out.
November 17th, 2007 16:28
Great tips.
PaperWings: I also use the older Logitech QuickCam Messenger (V-UAS14) with Windows Vista Business 32bit and the 8.4.8 driver was successfully recognized.
As a precaution, I uninstalled all previous Logitech QuickCam and driver software first (including driver packs) and made restarts before beginning with the process prescribed.
September 11th, 2007 20:23
eh, i have logitech quickcam messenger (the older one) and vista business 32bit which doesnt want to recognize the 8.4.8 driver.
vista is lame *sigh*
September 11th, 2007 01:54
excellent! thankyou very much! =D
September 8th, 2007 01:31
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September 3rd, 2007 06:24
Thank you so much!!!! it worked!!
September 2nd, 2007 08:19
i have the quickcam zoom and works fine! EXCELLENT!!!!!
cheers brother
August 31st, 2007 21:49
WOW great find, i’ve been looking for ages and this is the best way by far, works a treat.
Kudos to you dude
August 21st, 2007 07:27
Thanks sooo much! Im a computer retard and tho this took me a few hours to figure out I eventually got it! Also thx to Jeff for ur helpful ideas too!
August 13th, 2007 23:45
hey guys. for Vista 64Bit try this!:
Go into Bios when starting your computer, set USB controller to 1.0(or whatever it is, not 2.0 atleast)
save and boot into windows
run qc1110_x64.exe from logitech download
(or you can try other installers, this was the one i used)
once its finished extracting let it stay open and go to c:/users/*your user name*/Local/temp and check for logitech 11.10 folder or similar.
copy that folder anywhere you like it contains the drivers and the installation programs deletes it from temp folder once its canceled/installed.
you can continue to isntall it if you wish to have the software after you copied the folder.
now plugin your camera, let it try find drivers(it wont find any)
choose to search for drivers, browse to your folder you copied from the temp folder, in there are the drivers
if that doesnt work you might have to open unit/hardware explorer(properties on this computer then up in the corner)
you will see unknown device, Camera or similar
right click it and choose update drivers
choose show all installed drivers
choose browse (you will see it choosing A:/ or floppy)
browse to your folder you copied from temp
open the x64 folder or where the drivers are located
choose your camera (mine was Logitech USB instant messenger or something)
camera should install fine =D
sorry for not being able to give even more detailed instructions but 1. my english sucks and 2. it should be easy to figgure it out
Enjoy the crappy Logitech support.. :p
August 10th, 2007 08:32
when plug quickcam express into vista it installs it automatically but in device manager it says its installed but unknown device what can i do??? if i try to update drivers it says windows has already got the latest drivers even tho theres non installed for it.
August 5th, 2007 22:46
Fantastic – this works a treat. This should be posted on the Logitech forums, as far as they are concerned its buy a new camera.
It won’t work with Vista 64-Bit, I did try this and it failed to find the driver.
July 31st, 2007 06:16
Oh, wait, it’s because it’s 64bit Vista. CRAP.
July 31st, 2007 05:32
Doesn’t work for me, with Quickcam Express. Windows doesn’t recognize the 8.4.8 driver at all, regardless.
Goddamn Vista.
July 30th, 2007 23:24
Great trick! I had a problem installing the driver initially because there was no option to manually select the driver. I had to user the following instructions:
If the driver is on a CD/DVD or you downloaded it to your computer, select Ask Me Later. Click Start, right-click Computer, and then select Properties from the drop-down menu. In the System window, select Device Manager from the Tasks pane. Provide your administrator password, if needed, and then click Continue. The USB device should be listed in the Device Manager window, probably in the Other Devices category, with a yellow exclamation point next to it. It may display the name UNKNOWN DEVICE or its actual name. Double-click the device and select the Driver tab. Click Update Driver. In the Update Driver Software window, select the text labeled Browse My Computer For Driver Software. Click Browse and then locate the folder on your computer or the CD/DVD in which the driver is stored. Click OK. Click Next and then follow the on-screen instructions.
July 19th, 2007 04:23
Thanks for the tip, it worked for my QuickCam Zoom I tried it after the driver install without getting the latest quickcam 10 and its running off my old 8 software.
July 7th, 2007 13:24
Finally someone who has fgound a way around Logitech’s poor support and advice. Well done. Worked for me on QuickCam IM with both the old version of the EXE and the new version. The person who claimed this is athe “manual” way must not have tried the Logitech Install which fails to properly unpack the driver in a state that Vista can detect – an unpack did the trick for me.
July 6th, 2007 12:25
Worked for me, thanks
June 24th, 2007 15:10
OMG THANK YOU IVE BEEN SHEARCHiNG FOR THIS ALL MONTH… thank you rly IT WORKS NOW… i owe u a beer
June 23rd, 2007 19:47
Work great men… thanks a lot…
I don’t have to buy a new webcam…:):):)
June 23rd, 2007 01:40
Thanks for this! It saved me having to buy a new webcam for my daughter just because she got a Vista laptop. Works a treat now!
June 12th, 2007 09:35
Worked great thanks for pulling this together!
June 6th, 2007 00:54
No offence guys… but this is what every driver installer does, extracts the driver files and points the add new hardware wizard to the location. But this is simply the manual way.
PS this works with most drivers for any hardware.