accidentally uninstalled and then deleted built in web cam, on my Acer netbook

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any advice gratefully accepted, about how to undo this, especially as I don't remember actually going anywhere near this application(I feel such an idiot emoticon) and now DD2 can't see me when she skypes
hopeful thanks

Well that was a bit daft

Okay, you running windows? Run windows restore and roll back to before you did the silly thing and it will come back :)

mission accomplished! Thanks Whomoved

Oh good. Well done. Try not to do it again

To help you in not doing it again...
Had you been using a USB drive/external drive/camera card or similar which you then ejected using the icon in the taskbar? Because some computers (especially Acers ime) have a habit of randomly listing other bits of equipment there, which can then be clicked on by mistake - I've had several teachers accidentally 'eject' their DVD drive or their wireless card . Usually they come vback with a restart, but not always, especially the wireless & I've had to do a restore as wmmc suggested.

Rusty I think you are now officially the Sherlock of mumset as I did get round to tidying up my camera a few weeks ago, and then 'lost' the web cam!
thanks for the forewarning, will do it sober next time

Drunk webcamming on Mumsnet surely not [hic]