Another thing that I didn’t like in Windows Vista is it doesn’t have a built-in way to activate webcam to test if it is working or not. To test a webcam in Vista, I had to use the “Audio and video setup” feature from Windows Live Messenger. Like in Windows XP, when you have a webcam connected, you can activate the webcam from My Computer and see what’s on the webcam without using any other software. I wonder why did Microsoft removed it in Vista? Perhaps to give software makers such as CyberLink an opportunity to make money from their webcam software called YouCam?
CyberLink YouCam is a very popular webcam companion software which normally cost $34.95 that is bundled in some laptops such as HP. You can add effects to your web cam video, including adding emotion effects, avatars, frames, filters and distortions, take a series of quick web cam photos using the Burst feature, instantly capture or schedule a web cam video, upload a web cam video directly to YouTube, email web cam photos and videos directly from CyberLink YouCam to your friends, print off your favorites web cam photos and finally share and view PowerPoint files and images together during web cam sessions.
Computeractive magazine gave their readers a fully licensed YouCam version 1 and the offer has expired. Then ChrisKing posted a link in forum to YouCam version 2 but it is hosted in HP. I downloaded it, tried to install and got the error “This software can only be installed on a Hewlett-Packard system”. It may seem impossible to install YouCam 2 on non-HP laptops but you know me, I like to challenge myself by researching on how to make things possible and then share the knowledge with you all.
CyberLink YouCam 2 is NOT a driver for your webcam. It is a software that gives dynamic effects to your video from your webcam. Do take note that before you can install CyberLink YouCam 2, you must first have a webcam. If you don’t have one, you won’t be able to install.
1. First of all, you can download the full version of CyberLink YouCam 2 from here. The installer is hosted in a HP FTP server, if you can’t download, make sure you have access to port 21.
2. Next, extract the sp42568.exe file by right clicking on the file and select extract. 7-Zip is able to extract the installer file for YouCam 2. If your archiving software can’t extract, then try using Universal Extractor. You should have a new folder called sp42568 with a bunch of files inside it.
3. Now you’ll have to download the trial version of CyberLink YouCam 2. Extract the CyberLink.1707_YUC080401-01.exe file like what you did in step 2. This time you will have a new folder called CyberLink.1707_YUC080401-01.
4. Finally you will need to copy define.ini file from CyberLink.1707_YUC080401-01 folder to the sp42568 folder and overwrite it. Run the setup.exe file from sp42568 folder. Voila! You now have a full version of CyberLink YouCam 2! It can be installed on both Windows XP and Vista.
The latest version of CyberLink YouCam is now version 3 and I believe very soon you’ll find a lot of computer magazines started to give out free licenses for the version 2.
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why doesnt youcam 3 let me record videos of my computer
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You rock!!!! Had to download the second Cyberlink twice for the other define.ini to show up, but finally worked! You saved my a**! Thanks!!!!!!
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I WANT TO DOWN LOAD CYBER LINK YOUCAM FOR MY HP LAPTOP PLEASE PROVIDE ME IT.
Please, I have need for this program
its the best for me to my family
i like you cam but i don’t know how…?
i really love webcam.it;s my faverite
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What It I Dont Have Extract Come Up When I Right Click It. ??
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Good program, CyberLink, but for this program I have to pay (I found an analogue of this program called SplitCam and this program is free.
i love so much to cyberlink cam………..thanks to desigener
Finally id back my cam
Thank you for this
thank u so much i fix my cam issue through ur instruction
thanks
i love cyberlink youcam a lot. it is the best
i wish that you could give me my web cam back onn my systems and at t he same time allow me to link you up for mmore information
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A big thank you from Africa
Free download for full version
Cyberlink Youcam is good
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hello
thanks for you’r bicause me i see
cyberlink is the best i have ever used
I do like it! youcame is the best one of the best…………
Thank you sir for giving us such a important information about You Cam.. I had got the same problem as you. but with your help i can solv it out.
Como se descarga? ps… podrian explicarme?
My Samsung laptop has an inbuilt youcam 2.0. I only bought this laptop in May & it was all fine all these days. But since yesterday, on msn messenger, I am not able to have webcam sessions but only video call. I really need the webcam sessions.
Please help!!!!
OK
hi I’m using a HP laptop, You cam software came with this laptop at first, But later I uninstall it, now My cam works faulty, with skype at times of call the cam gets uninstall. what should i do, I tried installing the you cam software, but I get error ,message saying that another Installation is going on. I tired this many times I’m not able to install the you cam software and my cam gets uninstall every time on call, please help me.
thank you
regards
Abilash
Thanks buddy, u should be called the guy that knows a lot.
6uz+0h k0nun
Cyberlink youcam
is it ok for windows 7???
it’s totally working!!!i was upset because my dad bought me a new laptop and it didn’t have cyberlink youcam like my old one,and i found this!!!great job !u help people out there!
Hey,
this works great ^^
thanks ray, i really appreciate it… thank you very much..
Hey raymond, Thanks for the Cyberlink YouCam.. I didn’t have to do some of the things, But overall it works great thanks alot!!! (:
Dude thank you so much!!!
It works so well! I love you! Will you marry me?
how come the download is so slow
hello
i have got a advent laptop and its windows 7 i got it recently i am just asking that will the donload work on my laptop ?
anyone please reply asap
thanks x
Omg, thanks so much!
I’m always on MSN on Webcam with my friends, and i accidently deleted YouCam, So my webcam wouldn’t work! This saved me!
pourquoi le cyberlink youcam il ne marche pas dans mon pc j’ai télécharge mais il ne marche pas
thank you….i am happy with the webcam….I from malaysia..i will suggest user to use website raymond.cc ….very…very thank you…..
thank
its very cool
por favor sabe alguien como podria desistalarlo
descargue ciberlink youcam y no puedo quitarlo
tengo problemas con la cam y me pone q otro equipo la esta usando o directamente no me reconoce la cam
gracias
Hi there….i’ve already done everything on my mini hp laptop. But it wont running because it needs resolution more than 1024×768. Anyone can help?
i want you
okay so i was having trubles with this so my friend told me to uninstall it adn then reinstall it but now i cant get it to install im very bad with computers and i need help
Since installing the new msn messenger my youcam no longer connects with the messenger and I can no longer have webcam sessions only video calls, and if youcam is open, neither video or simple webcam of messenger’s work. What is the problem and possible solutions?
abro el skipe y no me reconoce la camara o la intalacion de la camara hp webcam -101.solo me pone ciberlink tendre q descargar algun programa………….
tengo el window vista.
cual puede ser el problema?
gracias
hi guys, since ive downloaded the new msn on my hp laptop my cyberlink youcam has gone blurry….has anyone got any idea why is this and how can i fix it?
any help is greatly appreciated.
FABULOUS!!! Worked like a charm. Thanks a bunch(Y)
will u install my youcam please
nice one among all . ilike it very very good
fantastic one
nice
i got it for free by downloading oovoo
i want u send this setup to my email
i really like this webcam
thank a lot
theres Cyber You cam 3.0 ne have Full version its all Trial..
the link to HP’s full version of Youcam 2 is fine. It’s just that when I download it it’s always corrupt? Is there another site where I can download that?
Thanks.
very good software
Someone please help me how do i download it
is it free to download oon ur computer?
very good software.
wahhhhhhhhhhh i haved insidentally deleted my youcam how can i restore it
uhmm.. my cyberlink youcam delete on my laptop how can back to it? or how can i install.
how do i download it
jag har CuberLink YouCam, och då man ska spela in video, så blir det utan ljud :s och på inställningar så är den ikryssad den där rutan där det står “spela in med ljud” :S vad är det för fel?
Please mrs. Raymond, is impossible, to open my frames, particles etc. my you cam does not function correctly, believes that I made incorrect installation. help me
Sorry my incovenience okay
Xoxo
Thaiz
From Australia
so this totally saved me
because i mistakenly deleted it the program off my brothers laptop and he would have killed me..lol
It was my idea to give away cyberlink youcam in the first place. Maybe you should give at least some type of credit.
Thanks,
doesn’t extract properly on my vista!
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The link you gave when you asked to download the trial version #2… was actually the version #3… so now that I did everything you asked, it installed the TRIAL version of youcam3… it is still a trial… would it work if it was the number two? I am downloading the #2 now… any suggestions?
[quote] Raymond
but you know me, I like to challenge myself by researching on how to make things possible and then share the knowledge with you all
[quote]
This is why I come to this site…
The original trial 2 was replaced but they left it on the server… you can still download from here.
wahhhhhhhhhhh i haved insidentally deleted my youcam how can i restore it
well after re downloading the program i noticed one thing, the cyber text logo located on the left side of the window was gone and it didn’t asked me to try it for 30 days no more. it seems i didn’t overwrite the first difine.ini thing earlier that is why. anyway thanks mr. rey… may there be people like you who share what they have. i’m sure you will recieve what is due to you in the near future. God bless.
how come after following all the instructions and having the program running it went to tell me that i have 30 days to use itr. so i thought that’s ok then after not even a day it tells me i need to buy the software. so i’m trying to uninstall now and download again.
uhmm, all i had to do is download it from step number 1, and it said, it might of not installed corectly and it asked me if i wanted to install it again, or keep it, and i chose keep it. do i need to do the steps or am i ok ? plz plz prettyyy plz email me saying what i shuld do*
May I missed something about youcam but I was able to actiavte/test my webcam on my HP machine through HP’s own “quickplay” software…
Nice trick. thanks.
Now this is what I call a blog post.
ty!
Nice one!
Hi friends Can some one help me(including raymond) by uploading define.ini file from CyberLink.1707_YUC080401-01……. I be highly thankful
Thank’s a lot Mr. Ray
thanks alot ray and be blessed. keep up!
Good show. Thanks a lot Ray.
thaxs for enhancin my cam experience
YES!! I love this Youcam very much n did actually tried it in Hp Laptop..can’t believe that i can hv my own one in my laptop now..haha…thank u soooo much ray..
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But it is still nice to get cyberlink you cam 2 free as it is a big upgrade for any of us from verison 1.
Thanks,
Michael
Hey Raymond,
It was my idea to give away cyberlink youcam in the first place. Maybe you should give at least some type of credit.
Thanks,
Michael
while some are learning a lot from me…its you who teach a lot for me…cool bro!
its great
thank you very much Mr.Ray.
:-)
tq
Awesome.. thanks..
thanks ray nice trick.. have to try this one in my vista…
damm neat!! thanks a lot..
works like a charm..
After trying to find how to download Youcam 1 here is Youcam 2 from Raymond. How can one path from this opportunity and no to instal version 2 on the computer. Thank you again Raymond for this thread.
Nice trick Ray, Viola.