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i just bought a new webcam and it works when i do the audio/tuning wizard and webcam settings on msn6.0. the problem is when i try to start a webcam conversation with my friend, the screen is all black and when i try the webcam settings again, no picture appears and it just shows a grey screen. i dunno what the problem is… can someone tell me what’s wrong please?
did u check ur proxy setting…are`nt u behind networking ? wich OS u are using,,,,wats ur net setting… plz more detail….
or maybe ur new webcams is defected..:D…did u check it anywhere else b4 using on ur system….???:pi’m not exactly very good with computers so i don’t really know what you’re asking. but i’m using broadband, and my firewall is set to off. what shd my settings be? i dun understand why the camera works when i’m not in a conversation but once i start it doesn’t work.
he means what system, 98, me XP etc. Ive been having the exact problem, but no one has been able to help me yet either. Whats the name of your webcam (Creative, logitec, etc.)?
I’m having the same problem, I dont have a firewall, I am runnin windows XP PRO and MSN Messenger 6.0 When i used the audio video tuning wizard it worked but when i try to connect everything is black ann i wont show a pic on my “Web camera settings” PLZ help!
im runnin a windows 98 SE. Does any of urs connect to the other persons? and wat name is the webcam?
i am running windows xp and using msn6.0. my webcam’s brand is crow… advertised as the world’s smallest 3 in 1 camera… does anyobody know whether the problem is with the webcam or the program? what should i do?
i’ve tried it offline and even online on msn, and it works. it only doesn’t work after i initiate a conversation with pple on msn. any ideas on who might be able to help me?
Sulin,
If u haven’t tried to invite each other, u want to try it. For a 2-way webcam conversation, participants have to invite each other. I tried it and it worked.Quote:quote:Originally posted by sulini just bought a new webcam and it works when i do the audio/tuning wizard and webcam settings on msn6.0. the problem is when i try to start a webcam conversation with my friend, the screen is all black and when i try the webcam settings again, no picture appears and it just shows a grey screen. i dunno what the problem is… can someone tell me what’s wrong please?
My friend has exactly the same problem. she can see me but i cannot see her…all i see is a black screen. but yet she can see me perfectly. she has a trust spyc@m 300xs it works off msn and on msn but soon as she wants to do a webcam conversation all i see is a black.is there no suggestions? using xp pro…and its a brand new computer she only got it last week.the webcam works fine up untill u want to do a webcam conversation…plz help!?
I have the same problem too… i have a Concord Duo LCD, and it works fine with everything, except MSN and yahoo messenger.
Hi,
I managed to fix the problem by removing previously installed webcam software (you may need to use regedit [be careful!!!] to clear all of it).Cam seems to work properly most of the time, the rest of the time may just be due to running ME!
Still can’t get the webcam settings screen in MSN to show anything but grey though…..ho hum…
There are certainly a million POSSIBLE things that can cause webcam problems, but having following this thread and similar threads on other forums, it’s clear that there’s some fundamental problem with MSN Messenger when it comes to webcams. People are reporting problems with many different webcams, on multiple OSes, with their firewalls turned off. The only common denominator is Messenger itself.
I have a Logitech ClickSmart 310 camera/webcam. I’m running MSN Messenger 6.1 on XP Home. As others have reported, it works fine in other programs and even works fine in Messenger’s “Tuning Wizard” and “Web Camera Settings”. Even with my firewall turned off, I have significant problems actually using it in Webcam mode. Sometimes I get nothing. Other times, I can get one-way video, depending on who initiates the request for webcam. (If I initiate, I can send.) I’ve also had problems with audio. Lastly, I also tried my digital camcorder (a Sony DCR-PC120) via its firewire port. I can select it and I see video in Messenger’s Tuning Wizard, but it won’t even let me select it when I try to USE it in Messenger. Very odd!!
I have a creative webcam on windows xp wen i press audio/video conference it works but when i press webcam its just black Help wot do i do? i dont no how 2 chek if im behind a firewall? anyhelp email me or something please x_lil_nix_x@hotmail.com!
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