Comments on: How To Fix Webcam Problems

By: Kyle

Kyle — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:57:51 +0000

@bieberfever16 – You’ll need to be more specific than that.

@madison – It is again probably the new MSN messenger version. The only option is to install the older version if you still have the installer, or wait for Microsoft to include the same functionality in a newer version. You can switch to something else of course, maybe something like Trillian.

@fairouz – Try the webcam with another chat program if you can (like Skype or Yahoo messenger). Also check to make sure the network ports for MSN are not blocked by your firewall or router. Details on the ports used by Live Messenger.

By: fairouz

fairouz — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 22:54:19 +0000

hey I bought a new webcam .. in the msn massenger i started a video call but my friends can’t see me they see a black picture but they can hear my sound ? In webcam center i can see myself but in msn massenger noone cant see me they just see black picture and me too i see black picture in mine ..
help please
thank for reading

By: madison

madison — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:17:51 +0000

heey …
everytime im on msn and i try to go on webcam with a friend it only sends video call does anyone know how to fix it.
its an acer laptop…

By: bieberfever16

bieberfever16 — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:13:27 +0000

the webcam wont plug in

By: Kyle

Kyle — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:21:52 +0000

@Kim – Your friends might be running the older MSN messenger and not have upgraded yet. Just check the program versions to see if that is the case.

@Khadijah – Have you already tried (re)installing the latest Java runtime? ooVoo requires Java to work.

By: Khadijah

Khadijah — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 18:11:16 +0000

@ Kim i am having the same problem. but im using ooVoo and when i get on the video chat thing my computer freezes and it stratches. i wanna get it fixed so please help !

By: Kim

Kim — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:37:07 +0000

Hi,
Thank you for getting back to me,
and yes it is msn that I’m having troubles with,
but what I’m not getting is that its working for other friends and not me.
Is there any way that I can get around this, if so I’d love to know!
Thank you again

By: Kyle

Kyle — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:27:46 +0000

@jay – You can try downloading and reinstalling Adobe Flash Player since that is used for online webcam use in most cases. Other options are QuickTime and DirectX, but I’d try updating/reinstalling them in that order.

@Kim – What happens if you try a chat program, like MSN or Yahoo messenger or even Skype? If you use the webcam in one of those, does that work?
Keep in mind that the latest MSN messenger version does not support webcam anymore, but only the video call, so if the website is using MSN functionality, that would be a problem.

By: Kim

Kim — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 21:32:50 +0000

Hi,
I’m having a problem with my built in camera (my computer is a Compaq), when I ask for a video connection on a social networking site it either goes onto video call or just freezes when all I want is a normal cam. Everything is installed properly I’m not sure what to do…..
Any ideas?
Thanks much appreciated

By: jay

jay — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 21:07:47 +0000

my computer is kinda old. it’s not so up to date.
so, my aunt sent me her webcam from hawaii & i plugged it in. it kinda worked. it didn’t come with any software or anything. & it worked pretty well online. & my internet was like windows 6 or something. so, when i downloaded internet explorer 8, i can’t use my webcam online anymore. some message pops up saying “send error report ” or “don’t send” & whichever one i click, the page refreshes & does the same thing.