@Richard R just tried his Lifecam with his W3 and it worked. you might want to try going straight from the adapter to the camera to eliminate the hub as a possible source of the problem. If that doesn't do it, I am not sure what to try next. Maybe open up device manager and see if the Lifecam is showing up at all, and if it is, if it is indicating a driver issue. Sometimes if you disable/delete a device, then unplug and plug it back in and search for new devices it will install correctly.

Alan

The Lifecam has a built in mic.... For some reason it doesn't understand me as well as the built in W3 mic.... Actually I am getting only around .75 voice rec... When I unplug the Lifecam I get .95... When you plug in the Lifecam you get the video and the mic too.... I know the mic on the Lifecam works because on another pc it recognizes me perfectly.... I guess I will need to play with this a bit and see...

I forgot to mention my Acer w3 has been updated to Windows 10... Not sure that makes a difference, but just an FYI....

How do you like windows 10?

The problem with going from the standard usb to the small usb connector is that if I plug the small end in, I will have a standard usb to a standard usb . They are both the same and do not fit into each other. The only way I can get them to hook together is through a hub.

Oh, that is why you need an OTG adapter cable, and possibly why the camera isn't working in the hub, since you must be plugged into one of the outputs instead of the input (actually surprised it is working for anything).

I think I have a spare OTG. I'll mail it to you if I do. I'll follow up with email if I need your mailing address (I should still have it).

Alan

This what I am using....

That would be great!