Why can't I take pictures with my Laptop Camera?

One of the usual problems of laptop owners, or sometimes it can be like this --> "bakit di gumagana laptop camera ko?"", "sira ba ang laptop camera ko?", "dati ok naman pero nang ipinareformat ko, bakit ngayun wala na?" or "panu ba ako makaselfie using my laptop camera?"

These are the usual suspects.

1. There are no drivers installed in your web cam.
2. Inappropriate drivers are installed.
3. Not enabled or activated. (usual problem)
4. No application to be used to take pictures. (second usual problem)

If you do not know the cause, you can inspect and do-it-yourself by following the steps below. (This can save your money and time)



In windows 7 or windows 8 do the following:

1. Right-click my computer, click properties.
2. In the upper -left side of the window, click device manager.
3. You will see something like this below

Under Imaging Devices, you will see your web cam, mine is BisonCam. This indicates that drivers are correctly installed. If drivers are not installed correctly, you will see a question mark(?) or sometimes an exclamation point (!) which means that there is a problem during the installation of drivers or drivers that you installed are not compatible. If you see any of these, you need to install the drivers before proceeding to the next step. How to install? These are the sub steps and there should be an INTERNET CONNECTION.

                     Right-click your web cam, then click update driver software. Then you will see something
             like this

                       This time click search automatically......Let the program look for the appropriate drivers. If
               it  is successful, you will see something like the first picture above. If not then you have to install
               the drivers using the DVD driver of your laptop. The DVD is included when you purchased your
               laptop. Sometimes the store forget to give the DVD driver, in that case you need to get it from
               them before going home. Sometimes because of excitement and lack of know-how we tend to
               disregard simple but yet very important things. "Kung magpaparepair ka later on at hahanapan ka
               nang techician kung saan na ang DVD driver, ang isasagot mo lang ay ---> may ara pa gali na?".
              
4. If you can see your camera now, proceed to step 5. If you cannot see your web cam, probably it is disabled. All you have to do is enabled it by pressing the right key or keys in your keyboard. Look for a button that has a picture of a camera. Press it and wait until it appears in the device manager tab.

5. Install a camera application program like Cyberlink, Avacam or any available in the web. You just need to download it.(BTW, be careful in downloading programs. Most of the time it contains viruses, PUP's or Adwares. Check also your DVD driver it might contain free application for camera.    

6. If everything goes well then you are ready to go. Be responsible netizens! Happy surfing!

NOTE: This post may be used in troubleshooting your WiFi, card reader and Bluetooth. Now if you can't really do-it-yourself then its probably the right time to consult a technician. :)

Printer cannot load a paper

This particular printer problem again I encountered yesterday when my neighbor ask me to look at her printer. According to her she was able to print yesterday but today her printer cannot load a paper anymore. Though I was not able to check the printer yet, I have the usual suspect. Hmmm, It could be a pen, a paper clip, small piece of paper or a pencil. When I look at it, guess what, it was a small toy car. Hehehehe. Her kid probably play in her working area and accidentally drops it inside the printer.

So what's the moral lesson here. Work in the off-limits kid's area. It's a wake up call for us. Don't wait until someone accidentally bumps or pour water in our laptop or printer and later cry. Huhuhuhu.

I hope this can help you when you encounter this problem. Good day! :)
 

Samsung Duos Y GT-S6102 Endless Loop

It took me several hours to fix this problem. I do extensive research on this thing.

1. first I downloaded the firmware and odin, then extract it. - the link below.
http://dc270.4shared.com/download/NcrPt19C/s6102__jamesjerss.rar?tsid=20140305-130907-6a56083&lgfp=2000

The original link is from here---> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2619565
Thank you.

2. I install the drivers for the mobile phone. In my case I just let Windows 8 look for the drivers. This is very important. I go to device manager and check if the drivers are properly installed.

3. I connected the mobile phone using a cable to my laptop. boot the mobile in recovery mode. (power up + home+on). Reset and wipe cache, then turn off.

4. I boot the phone in download mode (power down + home+on). Proceed with the download.

5. I open Odin and select the appropriate files. then select start. Odin restarts the mobile, then PRESTO! My mobile phone is OK.

There is a tutorial in this link, it is very good--> http://androidbuggies.blogspot.com/2013/06/samsung-galaxy-y-duosgt-s6102-official.html

Desktop Shortcuts Are All The Same

This problem might occur when someone opens a shortcut or a link in a flash drive. Since the shortcut is not associated to any program, the OPENS WITH dialog windows will ask the user to select a program. If the user selects a program, say Microsoft Word, all the application shortcuts in the desktop will change to Microsoft Word. There are several solutions to this problem.

First solution


1. create a new user account.
2. copy or cut all files to your new account
3. delete the old account
4. install or update your antivirus

Second solutiom

1. change the default program of all shortcuts. preferably a small program and you do not use. (mine I associate all shortcut to adobe reader.
2. uninstall the application (I uninstall the adobe reader)
3. shortcuts will go back to its original
4. do not install again the program that you uninstalled. (mine I installed pdflite because I need a program to read pdf's)
5. install or update your antivirus.

Hope this experience of mine can help you. :)

Microsoft Virtual Miniport Driver Error

I reinstalled my laptop with windows 7 ultimate. All drivers where installed except for the Virtual Miniport Driver. I did not pay attention to this except when I use the Virtual Router Plus 2.3.0. The Virtual Router Plus cannot start. So I started to investigate and find out that the virtual driver is the reason. I searched for every forums and find out the solution.

1. update the wireless driver (mine is Atheros 9285), the link is found below.

 http://download2.dvd-driver.cz/atheros/drivers/ar5xxx/win7-10.0.0.270-whql.zip

2. uninstall the virtual miniport driver

3. restart

That's all, hope this experience of mine can also help others.