HP laptop built-in webcam not working

It has become a common problem for HP pavilion laptops users to face major problems with their built in webcams. This could have been either due to a configuration problem or a problem with your driver.
 

For Windows Vista users
 

If you are using a Windows Vista operating system, this is what you can do:
 

1. Ensure that you are connected to the Internet and that you know the model number of your laptop.
2. connect to the HP website through the link http://h20180.www2.hp.com/...

3. After selecting your laptop model, click “Software & Drivers Downloads”
4. Hence, choose your operating system (in this case it’s Vista).
5. Choose the software update file that you need and follow the instructions.