removal of webcam??

[ACIDFORUMS]

hi i use a webcam (well somene else in the house does)

is there a way to disable it, withotu uninstalling it or removign the wire connection

bascailly i dont want to be know that i ave removed it

the person in the house spends so much time in chat rooms sendign the webcam to them etc.
its tiem consuming and a waste

hel[p plase

[TierraDelFuego]

disable it in device manager should do it.

if not create user profile and remove from the other persons profile

[ACIDFORUMS]

ill try the first option


but if it fails how do i do the second option??

and thanks you have helped me alot on this forum, i really appreciate.

[TierraDelFuego]

no worries, what OS are you using?

[T-ViBeR]

if your using ME go into control panel/system/device manger/other devices/ camera/ remove

[Memphis]

if your using ME go into control panel/system/device manger/other devices/ camera/ remove
As soon as he rebooted, it would re-install. As above, you need to disable it rather than remove it.

[ACIDFORUMS]

if it helps im using XP Home

but as stated above i only have one option i think now......

[Ogs]

if it helps im using XP Home

but as stated above i only have one option i think now......
he was commenting on the previous post about removing it in device manager,

you want to disable it but he gave you the steps to remove it whiich is why it would re-detect it on restart, where as disabling it wouldnt

to disable: right click my com ---> properties
hardware tab ---> device manager
assuming its usb connected
universal serial bus conrollers
locate the web cam ---> right click \ disable