AIW 7500/ Yahoo Messenger/ Webcam ?

J

jeff

Just curious, is anyone succesfully able to webcam on yahoo instant messnger
with a usb webcam with an AIW7500 or an original AIW radeon?

I can't it freezes when i launch camera. latest drivers and direct x
versions installed.

Jeff
 
M

M Brundage

jeff said:
Just curious, is anyone succesfully able to webcam on yahoo instant messnger
with a usb webcam with an AIW7500 or an original AIW radeon?

I can't it freezes when i launch camera. latest drivers and direct x
versions installed.

Jeff


My webcam did that too til I found this fix on the yahoo site :
http://tinyurl.com/94lvj
 
J

J

Ashton Crusher said:
Thanks from me too. I thought I was doing something wrong and even
bought a different USB camera.

I think I did something wrong too and will consider a different brand card
next time.
 
B

Bitsbucket

could you repost the link.....all I get is a blank page?!?!?
or the search terms and the engine used?
Thanks
 
A

Ashton Crusher

could you repost the link.....all I get is a blank page?!?!?
or the search terms and the engine used?
Thanks
Here's what the link said

If Messenger is crashing when you try to broadcast your Webcam, please
try the following fix:
Shut down Messenger if it is currently running.

From the Windows Start menu at the left bottom of your screen, click
Run.

From the input area, type regedit and press Enter. The registry editor
application should open.

On the left side, expand the HKEY_CURRENT_USER folder (or key), then
expand the Software folder under it and select Yahoo.

If there is a Webcam folder, go to the next step. If there is no
Webcam under the Yahoo folder, go to the Edit menu and click New Key
and type Webcam.

Select the Webcam folder.

From the Edit menu click on New, DWORD Value and type UseVFW without
any spaces.

Double-click on the entry UseVFW and change the entry in Value data to
1. Then click OK.

Exit the Registry Editor application.

Restart Messenger and try starting your webcam by clicking Start My
Webcam from the Messenger menu located in the Messenger window.
Please Note: If you are on Windows 2000 or XP, you will need to be
logged in as an administrator for these registry entries to be updated
successfully.

******** I rebooted my computer before I tried restarting the
messenger service even though it doesn't say you have to. Now instead
of messenger freezing when I try to start the webcam it actually
starts and I see my webcam in a window like it's supposed to work.
 
M

M Brundage

Bitsbucket said:
could you repost the link.....all I get is a blank page?!?!?
or the search terms and the engine used?
Thanks


From the Yahoo Messenger home page go to help and then windows platform.
Search for "messenger crashes when I try to braodcast my webcam"
 

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