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June 1, 2003 at 1:31 am #13260

Daz
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Hi Guys and Gals,

Please please please can someone help me resolve this blooming webcam issue with yahoo. I have a Logitech Quickcam (cheapo) webcam. Everytime I try to start it Yahoo crashes and i have to re-boot my PC. Even if i go into the webcam settings inside preferences, the Camera source buttons and Camera Settings buttons are greyed out! This tells me the problem lies with Yahoo. My cam is fine works with other chat programs and inside windows. I’ve also updated the driver for the cam, uninstalled Yahoo, and the cam and reinstalled. If there’s anyone that knows what the problem is or knows what registry keys/hives point to yahoo/webcam please help out!!

Cheers

😀

June 1, 2003 at 6:13 am #95665

Nhyrvana
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try this…… download the vidcap.exe from yahoo….
http://download.yahoo.com/dl/update/vidcap32.exe
with messenger CLOSED try this..

Web cam image upside down and in triplicate? just find the VidCap32 program that came with your cam, (no vidcap? download from yahoo ) click on options, then video format. change the resolution ( try 160×120, if that try 176 x 144 ) and check RGB ~ if its 24, try 16, if 16 try 24. click okay then close out the vidcap program. restart cam program

restart yahoo. and test….
good luck

June 6, 2003 at 10:55 pm #95660

Daz
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Thanks for trying to help. I did exactly what you said but it still doesn’t work. I couldn’t quite understand what that was supposed to do but hey.. it was worth the try. My cams working fine, but Yahoo isn’t. The camera source and camera settings buttons are still greyed out. If anyone else has any idea please please post a reply.

Cheers

Daz

June 7, 2003 at 12:58 am #95662

Oreo
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Did you go to Yahoo! Help for cams?? They have a help page for that…under help. I don’t have the link (Sorry…I am short on time tonight) but I know they have some suggestions. Good Luck!

June 9, 2003 at 1:30 am #95666

Nhyrvana
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daz are you doing this when yahoo is CLOSED?
sometimes you need to disconnect messenger… AND reboot….
then try it…. before you restart messenger…..

if you need pics…. my site. the triple page… diff prob. similar fix…

June 15, 2003 at 7:49 pm #95659

Daz
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no i am not doing this when Yahoo is closed how could i if i am able t see the preferences screen? The problem is definately yahoo and Logitech Quick Cam because im using my friends pc who has exactly the same camera and that doesnt work as well. Both using XP Pro as well. Yahoo Help didnt help Oreo but thanx!! lol thanx guys hope someone knows. Or if someone also has a quick cam (can’t believe im the only one because they must be te most popular cheapest cam on the market) please let me know.

June 15, 2003 at 8:59 pm #95667

Johnson
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Maybe, just possibly you could take it back and return it if it isn’t working properly? You said it was a cheapo, i paid $20 for mine at walmart and i had no problems with it whatsoever(Veo).

June 15, 2003 at 9:58 pm #95661

Oreo
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I have a Logitech as well. I have not had any probs. but I am not using XP. I know that Logitech has a website and there are drivers that you can download to help with the cam. You may have to do that. I believe it is http://www.logitech.com
then you have to choose the webcam section…it might ask the type an OS. But I know there are drivers there. (If you don’t want to go to Walmart….which is also a feasible option if you’ve had it with the cam!) Good Luck!

June 16, 2003 at 12:12 am #95651

mariettelarkin
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This could be a long shot, but have you tried unplugging the cam and plugging it back in from your usb port. I was having problems ages ago in Pal Talk and that did the trick for me.

June 16, 2003 at 5:54 am #95664

Nhyrvana
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daz you do it in CAM settings wehn closed. not via messenger….
use the vidcap.exe file to change the settings……
http://download.yahoo.com/dl/update/vidcap32.exe to get it free from yahoo if you cant find in the cam folder….
sorry.. i *assumed* you would have opened the cam program to test if it wasnt working on yahoo….
open the vidcap program……
then click on options, then video format. change the resolution ( try 160×120, if that try 176 x 144 ) and check RGB ~ if its 24, try 16, if 16 try 24. click okay then close out the vidcap program. restart cam program
see if that does it. you may need to try a few different settings to get the correct one…..

June 17, 2003 at 5:14 am #95663

mike
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Hi Daz;

are you running Windows XP Pro and did you intalled the Service Pack 1, if so then that’s what the problem is. For some reason Yahoo’s cam software conflicsts with Windows XP Service Pack 1, cause I had that problem too. I have tried this about 5 times and everytime I installed the Service Pack my cam stopped working, and it’s working fine with out the Service Pack.

mike

June 17, 2003 at 9:20 pm #95657

Daz
Member

Mike your the Man. I do have SP1 and i have a feeling its since i installed that

ill remove it and see what happens.

Thanx

Daz

June 17, 2003 at 9:22 pm #95658

Daz
Member

p.s Nhyrvana, I have tried vidcap.exe and that didnt work either. I mean the cam worked fine, just not in Yahoo itself. Thanx for trying tho.

June 20, 2003 at 11:59 am #95656

Daz
Member

Right Mike, this is obviously a problem with XP service Pack 1 because your right i have uninstalled it and hey presto it works!! But this is no good i need service pack 1!!! I think ill contact yahoo and let them know that they have a bug. Thanx again Mike.

June 21, 2003 at 4:14 pm #95654

gaz_berotten
Member

Contacting yahoo will do you no good. best to contact logitech they make your cam right its obviously logitechs hardware incomaptability issue
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