How to Install Creative WebCam Instant

Installing your Creative WebCam Instant webcam is easy.

The Creative Webcam Instant allows you to communicate with others visually and record videos on your computer. The device is compatible with video clients like Yahoo! Messenger and Windows Live. The Creative Webcam Instant, like other computer devices, requires driver software. Once the driver is downloaded and installed, all you have to do is connect the webcam to your computer.

Things You'll Need

• Creative WebCam Instant USB connection cable
• Chat client: Yahoo! Messenger, Windows Live or similar application

Instructions

Downloading & Installing the Driver

1. Click "Start" and then go to "Control Panel."

2. Click on "Category View" in the left pane of the "Control Panel" dialog box if you are in "Classic View." Click on "Performance and Maintenance."

3. Click on "System Restore" in the left pane of the Performance and Maintenance dialog box.

4. Click on the circle next to the wording "Create a restore point." Click "Next."

5. Enter a name for the restore point in the box under the heading "Restore point description:." Click "Create." The restore point will be created and your system will return to a working state within minutes. This process keeps your system safe in case there is an error.

6. Open your computer's Internet browser.

7. See the Resources section to visit the Creative WebCam Instant driver's website.

8. Click on your computer's operating system name: "Windows XP," "Windows 2000" or "Show all available drivers."

9. Click on the link "Download Creative-Labs WebCam Instant Creative WebCam Center v.1.71.02 driver."

10. Click "Save" when prompted. Navigate to the directory where the file is saved. Double-click on the file to open it.

11. Follow the on-screen prompts to complete the driver installation.

Connecting the Creative WebCam Instant

1. Plug the Creative WebCam Instant's connection cable into any available Universal Serial Bus (USB) port on your computer. Your computer will recognize the camera and process the camera's driver.

2. Open a chat client like Yahoo! Messenger, Windows Live or similar application.

3. Click on the "Webcam" setting within the chat client to activate and use the Creative WebCam Instant camera.

References

• Soft32: Creative WebCam Instant
• Softpedia: Creative WebCam Instant

Resources

• Read this Article in Portuguese
• Drivers Collection: Creative-Labs WebCam Instant