If that is only happening to you on one computer, I would suspect the cam driver is not installed in the right place for YM. I know this happened to me once and I had to use the cam's tech support to move copies of the drivers into the right directory path. It was quite a while back so I can't recall off of the top of my head. Go to your webcam's manufacture site and look for forums or free tech support there.
If you have YM v.8... here is their webcam page of help topics but I don't think it's YM... unless you have a bad download... which could also be the problem. http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/messenger/messenger8/webcam/ Here is another topic that might solve your issue using a registry edit. http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/messenger/messenger8/webcam/webcam-21.html REMEMBER TO BACK UP YOUR REGISTRY AND YOUR COMPUTER BEFORE DOING REGISTRY CHANGES IF YOU DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE DOING THEM. They are not difficult as long as you follow the directions. If you get confused at any point, do NOT click the apply or OK buttons. Just cancel out and come back out here for more help. If you have a different YM version, let us know. Lenny Vasbinder 504-621-1870 http://www.NeighborhoodHomeServices.com FREE and automatic online backup of your documents, photos and files... https://mozy.com/?ref=SY4ZSI Check out how simple and secure it can be to use the Mozy backup system. It will back up your most important files and folders every day/night while you aren't using your computer. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lou Ramsay Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2007 5:20 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Y!M] Webcam I have a long-lasting problem with my webcam and Yahoo IM. although the camera(s) work(s) on other IM programs, YIM fails to recognize it (the camera selection area on the "Preferences" list is "greyed out"). I notice I have the same effect on my laptop, but a camera DOES work there. On here (my PC) any attempt to activate the webcam, "freezes" YIM and the cursor meaning I have to hit the n"reset" button to get the PC back. I have this same result with three different cameras and when using YIM back as far as v5 (which I have tried). Any hints, suggestions or whatever.
