Greetings,
There sure is, just don't use the "Video call" feature.
Instead, if you press the Alt key on the keyboard in a conversation window, choose the
Actions menu, then Video, you'll see two additional options -- "Show my webcam" and "View
this contact's webcam" which is what you're looking for.
Additionally you can get to these options by clicking the small webcam icon next to their
display picture (if they have that option on) in a conversation window.
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Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
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