This camera produces unpredictable results under Vista. Sadly, they are the type you can spend much time diagnosing and attributing to something you may have done incorrectly, e.g. loading the wrong driver, not having settings for a video application specified correctly, etc. Creative Support provides a generic response that says "if you go to...you will find a Vista driver..." (beta since Oct 2007.) It will not work correctly, at least not on the two brands of notebooks I installed on.When I installed on a Windows XP desktop, it functioned properly. However, unless you can buy at a steep discount (Creative offered for $20 recently), my recommendation would be to spend a couple of dollars more and get newer technology, auto-focusing lens, higher resolution, light sensing and adjustment, etc.