Satellite A215: chicony webcam not working - locked by another application

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• Satellite U300-h-13: Webcam does not work & locked by another application

  Hi my name is Ljuba and I also have the problem with the WebCam.
  Cam do not work and I get the message "locked by another application."

  Anyone know what's the problem?

  -Remove the old webcam software (driver)
  -Use the freeware tool called CCleaner to clean the registry
  -Download and install the new software of the webcam from the Toshiba page.

  PS: Before you install the new driver of the webcam please use the msconfig and disable and activated the webcam, process or service.
  It helped to get rid of the message "locked by another application.

• Chicony webcam says its locked by another application

  the webcam integrated that came with my portal the way its locked by another application and I can't use it on anything, I can't understand what he's doing and how there to remedy, I got a usb webcam to try and it won't work either, presummable because the other does not, but I know the usb one works because it works on another computer , the only things I have opens when you try to use the webcam is msn and the internet, but I tried with everything closed and still no luck.

  Hello

  You probably have an application that runs at startup to lock the camera
  or who does not correctly release the camera after closing the application.

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  Reboot and then use the clean boot method to see if you can use a process
  elimination to determine the cause (it should be messenger or another program
  using the camera).

  How to troubleshoot a problem by performing a clean boot in Windows Vista
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/929135
  How to check and change Vista startup programs
  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/79612-startup-programs-enable-disable.html

  Autoruns - free - see what programs are configured so that it starts automatically when
  your system boots and you connect. Autoruns also shows you the complete list of the registry
  and where applications can configure Auto-start for the files settings.
  http://TechNet.Microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963902.aspx

  I hope this helps.

• When I try to take a video with my webcam a message "locked by another application." I do not know and can not find which app has locked.

  When I try to take a video with my webcam a message "locked by another application." I do not know and can not find which app has locked. I can't find anywhere, do anything to solve this problem.

  Hello

  1. which version of the operating system you are using on the computer?
  2. What is the brand and model of the web cam?
  3. don't you make changes on the computer before the show?
  4. is it a built-in or external webcam?

  
  Method 1:
  You can perform a clean boot and check if it helps:
  How to troubleshoot a problem by performing a clean boot in Windows Vista or in Windows 7
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/929135
  Note: After a repair, be sure to set the computer to start as usual as mentioned in step 7 in the Knowledge Base article.
  
  Method 2:
  You can also uninstall all software associated with webcam like yahoo messenger or anything else.
  Then install a unique program for the web camera and check if it works.
  
  Method 3:
  You can also update the latest drivers for the web cam on the manufacturer's Web site and check.
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/update-a-driver-for-hardware-that-isn ' t-work correctly

• Satellite L300-215 - Webcam not working not

  The webcam on my Satellite L300-215 did not work because I downloaded the new software of Toshiba months ago.
  The Chicony webcam is not yet recognized, and it will not install the Toshiba software.

  Two hours with Toshiba technical staff, including their having access remote to my computer, does not solve the problem.
  It seems that this is a very common problem and I tried some of the suggestions on the assignments, but without result.

  Anyone out there have the answer?

  I have two laptops Toshiba, Satellite P200D and Satellite A300, both with webcam and everything works fine. I agree therefore with statement on the very common problem.
  Webcam works well if your laptop is preinstalled with recovery image Toshiba (factory settings)?

  > I tried some of the suggestions on the assignments, but without result.
  What you have tried to solve this problem?

• Satellite M200 - Chicony webcam not compatible with Skype

  Greetings!

  I have a Satellite M200 series and my Webcam Chicony works very well with YM. When I tried to use it on Skype, he'll tell me that "Skype has not found video source preferred. Webcam can be used in another application. Then I tried to move to the tools in Skype and checked the video settings, I changed the cam of default for a Chicony USB 2.0, still the same error message. The next thing I did was open the software assistant camera, but by clicking on the buttons will do nothing. I can open the device itself. So, I updated the device driver in Device Manager and the result is that I had the best and the last driver installed. Still not working in Skype.

  Any suggestions? I'll be very grateful for any help. Thank you.

  Hello

  I think that Skype is one of the best applications to work with the webcam. I use it on the first day of purchase and there is no problem at all.
  What you can do is to restart your laptop, switch-webcam help software, start the Skype and try to configure the webcam in Skype settings again.

  He has to work. It works on my Satellite P200 and my Satellite U400 friends. He has to work in your case too.

• Satellite L300-256 - webcam not working no-presentation of black color.

  Hello

  I use laptop model Toshiba L300-256 and my web cam worked for a few months and today I opened it and it seems there have stopped working.

  CHICONY USB 2.0 webcam

  As a first step, it shows that "some application prevents his work." So I uninstalled all newly installed programs. Then also my webcam did not work. So I uninstalled the driver and installed new since the driver downloaded here file. Then also my problem not a not fixed. It shows just dark background to the place where the image will come during the capture.

  Blue light camera made its appearance, but it is not any picture to come, even if I'm in a bright lighted room.

  Please help me solve this problem.

  Thank you

  It is not easy to say what the problem is, but please try to set all the settings to default option and check again.

• Satellite A660-12E - Webcam not working only not with Skype

  Hello

  When you use the camera directly integrated on the satellite, it works pretty well. When you try to use it with Skype, all I get is the heart full screen. I tried different settings, but nothing happens. Therefore, I use a logitech webcam while searching for a solution.

  Anyone know how to configure it to work with Skype?

  Thanks in advance,

  Fauvette71

  Hey Buddy,

  I've never heard of this problem you can post a screenshot?

  Well, I think if the problem works with Camera Assistant Software, it s a problem with Skype. So, check the configuration of webcam for Skype and make sure that you use the latest version of Skype.

• Satellite A300-1MC: webcam not working no-webcam driver open failed

  After looking through this forum, I tried many "solutions" but to no avail.

  After trying to load the webcam, I get the message: "Webcam driver open fail. Please restart camera or computer.

  I tried to update the software driver for the camera and updated the BIOS.

  This message keeps coming up again. It is better to uninstall the camera attemtping completely and then reinstall?

  Sorry if this doesn't make much sense, im not entirely 'computer savvy '.

  I hope someone can help,

  Thank you
  Ben

  > Is it the camera attemtping completely uninstalling then reinstalling?
  Of course!

  You should first go to Device Manager and need to uninstall the driver.
  You must also remove the software from Control Panel-> software

  After that, you must clean the BONES and the registry using CCleaner. It s tool free google
  Then restart the laptop several times and reinstall the webcam software.

  See you soon

• Webcam says "locked by another application."

  I use my webcam for Skype quite frequently.  However, all of a sudden my webcam will not illuminate.  When I tried to open the "camera assistant software" to see if the camera worked there, he said the camera was "locked by another application" but I don't think I have anything open that would block my webcam.  Is there anything I can try to take my camera works again?

  Hi Lschleef089,

  Please see the thread with a similar problem and fix possible:

  http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/Forum/Windows_7-hardware/webcam-not-working-locked-by-another-application/cd2b5869-ae73-4769-9019-de3d90699684

  I hope this helps!

• Satellite A660 - Webcam not working not

  Toshiba Web Camera Application using - worm 1.1.1.15, no video or photos available.
  Blue light comes on and record sound in video mode, by plaayback.

  All active device manager looks OK.
  Uninstal USB 2.0 Camera, restart, log on to Toshiba get latest version of the software, without change.

  Install the new external camera OK.
  All advice please?

  Hello

  The laptop supports face recognition?
  In my case that the webcam is not working because of the facial recognition software something wasn't there and the webcam has been locked by another application... It's the facial recognition software

  I uninstalled the facial recognition, then webcam software
  Then I restarted the laptop and cleaned the registry with CCleaner (freeware tool can be downloaded many 3rd party pages).
  Then installed software of the webcam and facial recognition utility
  After that, the webcam reworked

• Webcam not working only not on the Satellite - the unit is locked by another application

  I use the webcam on the laptop on Skype that was fine one day following order.
  I've updated the drivers and all, but I get a message on the toshiba webcam application indicating... .device is locked by another application... when I try in Skype, I get the message... cannot start video try closing other applications that may be using your webcam.

  The problem is that I have no idea of what he does.
  I do not use yahoo Messenger or any other program.

  The only program that I've never used webcam for Skype is.

  Help, please!

  Hey Buddy,

  Can send you more information about the exact model of laptop and operating system?

  What drivers you have updated?

  Usually if you reinstall the driver for the webcam, this should solve your problem and should make the webcam usable again. You can download the new software of the webcam on the official website of Toshiba.
  In addition, I recommend using a registry cleaner like CCleaner which can remove old registry keys.

• Re: Integrated webcam Satellite P300 does not: locked by another application

  Hello

  The webcam integrated on my Satellite P300-h-13 no longer works. When I try to use it I get the following message: locked by another application. The only program on my computer that uses a webcam is MSN Messenger, Skype Yes or as some programs are not the problem.

  I saw some other threads on this subject, but those ppl had another laptop. And because I don't know that much about computers that I wasn't sure if I had to do the same steps to make repair.

  Could someone help me please?

  Thanks in advance!

  Hello

  This issue is known to me because I also had, and it was solved by installing Vista SP1!

  You can resolve this follow these steps:

  Download driver Chicony Webcam drivers from Toshiba Web site section was updated. If you can't find an updated driver, try a new driver of another model of Toshiba.

  Install Service Pack 1 for Vista, or Vista Hotfix KB934374: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/934374 (KB934374 is included in SP1) or the full SP1

  Update your e-mail software (MSN/Yahoo Messenger, etc...)

  If you have another program that can use the webcam (e.g. Skype), make sure that they are completely closed and not, sitting in the system tray.

  Try closing the bar Assistant camera on the left side of the office.

  To stop the Camera Assistant software from running at startup, run Regedit and delete HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "Camera Assistant Software".

  Good bye

• Satellite A200-110: Chicony webcam locked by another application integrated

  Hello

  I have trouble with my webcam built-in Chicony (Satellite A200-110). Sometimes it starts sometimes, it isn't and tells me that it's locked by another application. So, I have to restart my laptop, so it works again.

  Any suggestions why the webcam behaves like that? Another question I have is: how is it possible to record video messages with this webcam?

  Hello

  Please check this thread:
  http://forums.computers.Toshiba-Europe.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=24739

  The user katerinatsoumagr has posted a nice solution.

  This thread might be also interesting:
  http://forums.computers.Toshiba-Europe.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=24161&MessageID=88808

  Good luck.

  Please post again if you will succeed

• Satellite A300-276 - webcam does not - locked by another application

  Hi guys,.

  My name is Mirella and I want to know one thing.
  My webcam works well, but my computer was not.
  Then my mother sent him to her friend (he is a computer technology).

  I don't know what he was doing, but my computer came back with the same things :/ And now my webcam kept good job. But after a few weeks my webcam stopped work :(
  I don't know what happened.

  I uninstalled a few programs because maybe he can return to work, but does not work it. If I open the camera software that say "Locked by another application" but I don't have any strange program on my computer.

  Please help me!
  Thank you<>

  > I uninstalled a few programs because maybe he can return to work, but does not work it

  Do you too uninstall webcam software?
  Generally, this error appears if another software like Skype for example uses the webcam at the moment at the start of the webcam software.

  You must uninstall the webcam software in Control Panel-> software
  Then you must also uninstall the driver for the webcam in Device Manager. The webcam should be listed under imaging devices.

  Reboot the laptop. Download the CCleaner and clean the registry and operating system using this tool. Reboot once more and install the webcam software once more.

  Also make sure that other software like Skype does not work at the same time.

  From my experience, this should help.