here's a pretty detailed explanation, lemme know if you have any questions.
1) find the receipt of purchase for the webcam.
2) return webcam to store and purchase a digital camera.
3) put batteries in dig cam, take wonderful pictures that are 100x better quality than webcam pics, and plug in to computer via usb port.
4) Turn camera on. click Next when Windows Camera Wizard opens and select a folder to save your pics.
5) open a free account w/ 0catch.com as a place to host your pictures.
PM me when you've gotten to #5.
seriously, web cams are garbage. you may not think so if you haven't experienced the simplicity and quality of a dig. cam, but you'll be grateful once you've used one.