Tried this after lots of other unsuccessful ideas. No idea why, but it works. I also run ICQ and Skype and they did recognise Chicony webcam, so problem seemed to be Vista/MSN Live Messenger/update related. Had been using the previous week with no problems.
I have a new Toshiba Satellite A215-S7444 notebook with a built-in Chicony USB 2.0 webcam running Windows Vista Home Premium and when I start the webcam it gives me the message, "graph render fail." Any suggestions would be appreciated.
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Just go to this web site and it will give you explicit directions to solve problem. It worked for me and my Vista!!!
http://askiris.toshiba.com/ToshibaSupportSite/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=1730705xml&sliceId=&dialogID=22148407&stateId=1%200%2022142910
GOOD LUCK,
Suezie
It tells me that my webcam is working ok, but a pic comes on an d last for a few seconds and something I get the message, "graph render fail." I don't know if this is a Toshiba problem, Vista, or Chicony.
Thanks to all who replied to my post.
Model: Satellite M200
OS: Vista
Error: The driver installation file for this device is missing a necessary entry. This may be because the INF was written for Windows (% or later. Contact your hardware vendor.
Steps (In my case):
Visit Toshiba website in your region/country(Malaysia).
Goto Services & Support (Satellite M200)
Downloads Utilities & Drivers
Identify your notebook model and show drivers
Search for Software
Satellite M200 Vista: Webcam Driver (Part 1 of 3)
Satellite M200 Vista: Webcam Driver (Part 2 of 3)
Satellite M200 Vista: Webcam Driver (Part 3 of 3)
Download > Extract > Install setup.exe
The integrated webcam back to work.
i m searching for camera assistant software for satellite M200
& web cam drivers
pls help
I've tried rolling it back, I've even restored it to out of box, still nothing. I am not having to take it to a local authorized service center. Annoying.
Toshiba support does not have a clue on how to fix this problem. I have to uninstall the camera software and re-install it to enable the camera to work for a while.
My "graph render fail" problem went away after I installed Vista SP1. I haven't had a failure of my webcam since then.
What is Vista SP1? I have Vista on my notebook.
You need to use Windows Update to download and install Vista Service Pack 1. It was published last week.
Thanks for your advice. I went to Windows Update and was able to install certain updates that had not been successfully updated before. However, I didn't find Vista Service Pack update in the list of available updates. Where can I find it?
I don'[t now which ONE to download and would need to be walked through the steps.
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