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How to Use The Playstation Eyetoy On Windows

The Playstation EyeToy camera is a Playstation controller that was designed specifically to use with specific EyeToy games for the PS2 and the PS3. But did you know that you can also use the Playstation EyeToy on Windows computers as a webcam? When plugged into a Windows PC, the Playstation EyeToy can be used to create movies and pictures, play PC webcam video games and will also work with videoconferencing programs such as Skype. It's really pretty simple to use the Playstation EyeToy on Windows, so let's get to it.

Instructions

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  Plug the Playstation EyeToy into a Windows computer using the USB port. Windows will pop up a message saying it has found new hardware and does not have the proper drivers to intall the hardware. That is fine, because we're about to download the correct EyeToy drivers.
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  Figure out with version of the EyeToy camera you have, either a Logitech camera or a Namtai camera. Look on the bottom of your EyeToy camera to decide which version you have. You can also open the Windows Device Manager by right-clicking on the little green arrow icon in the lower right-hand corner of your Start menu's system tray and looking for your EyeToy version listed under the imaging devices.
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  Unplug the EyeToy camera from your Windows computer and download the appropriate drivers needed to install your EyeToy camera onto your Windows computer. You can run a Google search for either "EyeToy Logitech drivers" or "EyeToy Namtai drivers," depending on your EyeToy camera's version. You can also check the Resources section below this article for a link to a ZIP file that contains the necessary drivers.
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  Open and extract the drivers to a folder on your hard drive. It doesn't matter where you extract the files, just as long as you remember where they are. Open the folder where you extracted the files and find the file named "OV519.inf." Open this file using Windows Notepad.
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  Press CTRL+H at the same time on your keyboard, or click "Edit" and "Find" on the menu bar at the top of your screen. Search for the following line of text:
  
  VID_05A9&PID_8519
  
  and replace it with:
  
  VID_054C&PID_0154 if you have decided that you have a Logitec EyeToy camera, or replace it with:
  
  VID_054C&PID_0155 if you have decided that you have a Namtai EyeToy camera. Click the button that says, "Replace All."
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  Search for another line of text:
  
  DeviceDesc="D-Link VGA Webcam"
  
  and replace the words contained inbetween the quotation marks with the words:
  
  "Eye Toy"
  
  Note that there should only be one occurance of this line.
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  Save the driver file using the same name. If you have trouble saving because the file is read-only, simply right-click on the file and click on "Properties." Then click the box at the bottom to deselect "Read-Only."
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  Connect the Playstation EyeToy to your Windows computer once again using the USB port. Windows will pop up a message asking you again for the proper EyeToy driver. Tell Windows that you have the driver on your hard drive, and navigate to the folder where you extracted the driver ZIP file. Windows will install the correct drivers automatically, and you are now able to use your Playstation EyeToy on Windows as a normal webcam.

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