built in webcam locked by another application

Hello,

I bought a new a Toshiba portable pc with a built in chicony webcam.
When the pc starts the webcam works but later when i want to use it again,
with msn for example or with the chicony software, i have a message saying
that it is locked by another application but no other application uses it!

Sometimes the chicony software does not even start.

How can i solve this problem?

Thanks for your help

Hi,

Check with Toshiba for an update to the webcam software, as it doesn't sound
like it is releasing the handles it has on the hardware. Alternately, you
might check to see if the software is loading in the startup axis and
disable it (msconfig/startup tab).

Thanks

I bought this new pc 15 days ago. I checked on the toshiba website and there
is no more recent driver.
Seems many people have this problem with toshiba and built in camera

i'll try disabling the software in msconfig but even if it it loaded the cam
does not work (light is not on).. and when i try to make the cam work with
the software, it does not work either, except when the pc just started

Hi,

Make a warranty call and see if there is updated firmware for the webcam

Please check patch for :
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/g...reg_R1002_USEN

regards TimoKM

It is not a problem just with Toshiba, my Sony Vaio is doing the same
thing. Some times the camera works and few minutes later it no longer
works. I am assuming the issue is with Vista.


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marja

Whart can we do then? ;-(

Just hoping Miccrosoft will read us?


"marja" <marja.3266z5@no-mx.forums.net> a écrit dans le message de groupe de
discussion : marja.3266z5@no-mx.forums.net...

It is not a problem just with Toshiba, my Sony Vaio is doing the same
thing. Some times the camera works and few minutes later it no longer
works. I am assuming the issue is with Vista.


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marja

The update is,
what you both need and it is from Microsoft ---- HP give it for me-
Use it --- it fixed my the problem --- bug is in MS Vista software --- not
in pc

TimoKM

Happy New Year!!!!

I just wanted to chime in, in fact this is the thread that made me sign
up in the forum. I have HP dv6500 notebook with same chicony webcam, and
guess what, it has same problem. It is one of the most finicky hardware
I have ever delt with so far. And no, nor HP or M$ has been able to fix
it.


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junk2k06

Hi
I don't know what exactly fixed the problem but I managed to fix the
locked by an application problem. I'm using a Toshiba Satellite A215 by
the way.

Here's what I did
Control Panel >> System Maintenance >> Device Manager

Go to Imaging Devices and right-click "Chicony USB 2.0 Camera" and
choose "Update Driver Software"

First I clicked on "Search automatically for updated driver software"
but everything was already up to date.

So then I went to "Browse my Computer for Driver Software" and then to
"Let Me Pick from a List". I updated the USB Video Device and rebooted
but that only made it worse I think because a new error came saying that
my webcam can't start.

Then I tried updating one of the "Chicony USB 2.0 Camera"'s (there
should be two of them) and that seemed to do the trick. I didn't even
have to reboot. I just opened up my webcam and the image was there.


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toocool

HI. Toshiba support is useless. All they will tell you is to update
drivers, restart computer, uninstall camera, d/l drivers again, restart
computer.. and so on. Problem does not go away. It is THE Windows
messanger I think. I've uninstalled it and camera works great. When I
installed Windows messanger again.... the problem surfaced all over
It got to be the messanger. Connecting external camera to USB port (
like Logitech or Microsoft ) solves this problem. Messanger works great
with these external cameras.
Thus... there is a conflict between build in Chicony 2.0 and Windows
Messanger.
I just don't know how to solve it ( Yeap.. updated BIO too )


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mariobie

PS on the Webcam solution... if by clicking on the "run this program as
administrator" does not work, try clicking also "Run this program in
compatibility mode for Windows XP"... It fixed my problem!!!
Best to all!

1.start
2. right click on Camera Assistant Software
3.compatibility
4.Run this program in compatibility for "Windows XP"
5. CLick on Run this program as Administrator
6. Apply
7.Ok


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milana

Sadly, I uninstalled the malware Messenger, and my camera still doesn't
work. That is to say, I can see a picture, but I can't *record *a
video. When I try to record, I get the "locked by another application"
message.

I recorded a series of videos this morning, but on video #7, I got the
error, and it hasn't worked since. Restarting doesn't help. I have
tried to update drivers but they are all up to date.

*Shame on you*, Toshiba, and *shame on you* Microsoft. This computer
is brand spanking new and it should work out of the box. Duh.


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tommykay

I uninstalled Messenger, updated the drivers, rebooted, and ran the
capture app as admin. NONE of these helped.

Then I went into the capture app and changed the codec to "DV Video
Encoder". I no longer get the "locked by another application" nonsense.
Clearly "another application" was not to blame. Get it together,
Toshiba/Microsoft/Chicony/ArcSoft.

So my computer apparently doesn't like "ArcSoft Mpeg Encode Filter".

(The thing autonumbers the videos, even if it won't really make a
video. Stopped working on video 7, and started working on video 69.
Obviously "give up" is not in my vocabulary.)

I have a Toshiba Satellite L355, and the offending app is called
"Camera Assistant Software". Toshiba apparently thinks I need
assistance generating errors.


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tommykay

[Danni]

Hi I Have uninstalled my build in webcam how do i reinstall it ?
Hellp Quicklyy