You can only use a webcam with one program at a time..
Do you have any other programs that may be using it? Like Skype, ICQ, etc.?
"Error on Live Messenger" <Error on Live
Messenger@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:ECCC9027-9442-42AD-9EEC-81240F386173@microsoft.com...
> How do you turn ON the webcam? When i am on Live messenger, and choose:
> ``make a new videoconversation``. Then a error comes up: ``You are using
> the
> webcamera in another program, or it is not turned ON``....
> What do i do? I have Pavilion Entertainment PC dv6000, and intergrated
> webcam..
>
> "bluebaron" wrote:
>
>> i am having trouble opening my webcam when i am at yahoo messenger
>> there is no icon or anyway to turn my cam on when i am online there.i
>> have
>> to change screen to my media plaer turn the cam on go back and the light
>> is
>> on but the cam is notopen so that others can veiew and i cannot veiw
>> others.
>> please help ! HP Pavillion Entertainment laptop