hi
i know theres alot of posts about problems with the motion eye thing but i searched around and couldnt find the answer to mine

anyways, i have a japanese vaio tr1/p with a english xp sp2
i thought i had everything working till i tried the camera
the little light goes on but all it shows is a light green/blue screen
i installed all the files from the post  
the camera doesnt work in smart capture network or from clicking the device from my computer
i did the usb power trick but it still doesnt work
anybody have any ideas?

read this or try this

neither of those worked for me
my camera screen doesnt say anything, its just a blank light blue/green color
ive installed all the software, including the driver recovery as Rahul suggested in that post and i have no :!:  signs anywhere on my device manager
ive checked to make sure the camera was connected to the usb in device manager and unchecked “Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power”
ive also uninstalled the usb and camera drivers and pressed the reset button on the back of the notebook, and reinstalled

anybody have any suggestions?

ok, seems like it was a hardware problem
i sent in my vaio for repairs worrying like crazy about all the what ifs
mostly stuff like what if there really is a problem and how much itll cost to fix
turns out the camera WAS broken
they didnt give me a price over the phone when i call the first time so i was worried that it was gonna cost a few hundred dollars
i bought my vaio used off a yahoo auction jp so i had no receipt or warranty or anything
since im a student, every penny counts
i was even worried about how much it was gonna cost for shipping/handling
anyways, my vaio came in today and it works perfectly
they changed the camera part
and then i saw my invoice
a grand total of 0 yen
no cost at all! not even shipping, either way
now thats what i call service^^

anyways, now that my vaio 100% again, its time to format and try to reinstall an english xp again

sweet! glad everything worked out for you.