>>I checked the links and looks like the problem is common. In the first link the user suggests to download software - I guess I should try it, right?
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>>BTW, the camera works fine from Skype - it is just I don't see any program I can use to try it outside of skype
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>My mom's dell came with webcam software.

I found a disk with WebCam software from Dell. I installed it, but didn't re-start my PC yet. I guess I'll try it tomorrow.