How to use the web cam on my dell laptop? ?

Question

I have the Dell Inspiron 1525 laptop with a built in web cam and I was wondering how to use it so I could talk to my friends with web cams who are going to different colleges.

Answer 1

in the start menu, click on all programs, then choose your web camera program, open it.   sometimes by just doing that it fixes any problem that you might have.

Answer 2

install it

Answer 3

Easiest if you get msn and then add all your buddies.  Just start a conversation and click the web cam tab.  It's really simple.

Answer 4

Many IM clients allow Webcam support, such as AIM, Y! IM, Windows Live Messenger, and Skype.  However, I'd recommend either AIM or Skype since Windows Live and Y! IM are pretty bad (slowed down my Dell; freezes/crashes on start).  Plus, you can also use Skype as a phone on your computer.  The only downside is that you have to pay a subscription for voicemail ($10/mo.) and it isn't available in all areas.  

However, the choice is yours.  Make sure you have all your drivers installed (if you can't get the built-in webcam to work, look for a driver on the internet) and test it.  It can get really laggy on slow connections and it eats up bandwidth, so watch it.  I hope that helps.

Good luck!