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I've posted the Microsoft Lifecam standalone drivers a while ago and got a lot of questions regarding how I extracted them from the original setup. I'll explain it based on the latest 64bit installer for that webcam [LifeCam 3.0 downloaded here], but I'll also try to keep this short guide as general as possible. The same method works for all kinds of installers. I very often use it in cases where the driver installation is linked to some ugly software installation. Continue reading "How to Extract Drivers/Files from Installers"

I own a Microsoft LifeCam VX-1000 webcam, which is nothing special, but absolutely okay for its price. The only thing that bothered me is that the driver is not available as a standalone download: You need to download a 50MB installer, which then downloads another 150MB: DirectX, the .NET framework and other components required for the (useless) software. Without network connection, you cannot install the driver. Also, (of course) you're forced to install the software, too.

So, I extracted the driver files from the setup. The ZIP file includes drivers for the NX-6000, the VX-1000, VX-3000 and VX-6000. They're working fine without the software.

• LifeCam drivers for Windows XP 32bit (extracted from LifeCam 2.04 installer, 8 MB)
• LifeCam drivers for Windows Vista/Windows 7 64bit (from LifeCam 3.20 installer, 3 MB)

On some Win7 installations, an installer will open and try to download the software, but you can safely cancel the dialog.

Update 20.04.2010: Win7 drivers from v3.20.