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06-26-2009
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| | Problems with Messanger and Cam Hi all, i have the Windows live messanger and a strange problem: i have a builtin cam in my laptop. and in the audio and video setup i do see the cam picture. NOw when i start a conversation the cam is greyed out and it looks like my messanger doesnt know about my cam. Sometimes i switch a few times between the standard cam and the "cam" (always the same hardware) and then it works for one time.. but the next time i have the same issue again and most of the time i cannot activate the cam at all. Any ideas about the reason ? the cam works just fine in Skype etc.. -- Senaj Lelic maguro DataAssist GmbH DE MVP Visio |
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06-26-2009
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| | Re: Problems with Messanger and Cam Greetings, It's a bug, and the workaround is exactly what you already suggested (and then it will just work for that session). -- Jonathan Kay Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com (c) 2009 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature or citation -- "Senaj Lelic [DE MVP Visio]" <senaj.visio@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:O2TmGpl9JHA.3244@xxxxxx Quote: > Hi all, > > i have the Windows live messanger and a strange problem: i have a builtin cam in my laptop. > and in the audio and video setup i do see the cam picture. NOw when i start a conversation > the cam is greyed out and it looks like my messanger doesnt know about my cam. > Sometimes i switch a few times between the standard cam and the "cam" (always the same > hardware) and then it works for one time.. but the next time i have the same issue again > and most of the time i cannot activate the cam at all. > > Any ideas about the reason ? > the cam works just fine in Skype etc.. > > > -- > Senaj Lelic > maguro DataAssist GmbH > DE MVP Visio > > |
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06-30-2009
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| | Re: Problems with Messanger and Cam ok but most of the time it doesnt work now anymore :-( Is there a "sure to work" way ? -- Senaj Lelic maguro DataAssist GmbH DE MVP Visio "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <msnewsreplies@xxxxxx> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:uh6LiVt9JHA.4220@xxxxxx Quote: > Greetings, > > It's a bug, and the workaround is exactly what you already suggested (and > then it will just work for that session). > > -- > Jonathan Kay > Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger > MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger > MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com > Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com > (c) 2009 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature > or citation > -- > > "Senaj Lelic [DE MVP Visio]" <senaj.visio@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:O2TmGpl9JHA.3244@xxxxxx Quote: >> Hi all, >> >> i have the Windows live messanger and a strange problem: i have a builtin >> cam in my laptop. and in the audio and video setup i do see the cam >> picture. NOw when i start a conversation the cam is greyed out and it >> looks like my messanger doesnt know about my cam. >> Sometimes i switch a few times between the standard cam and the "cam" >> (always the same hardware) and then it works for one time.. but the next >> time i have the same issue again and most of the time i cannot activate >> the cam at all. >> >> Any ideas about the reason ? >> the cam works just fine in Skype etc.. >> >> >> -- >> Senaj Lelic >> maguro DataAssist GmbH >> DE MVP Visio >> >> |
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07-01-2009
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| | Re: Problems with Messanger and Cam Hi, Go through the wizard and choose None, then go back through the wizard and choose the right cam. Additionally, don't use the 'Video call' but use the 'Show my webcam' option (click the little cam icon under the display picture to quickly get to that option) on both sides and use audio secondary. Lame I admit, but it does the trick (or should anyway). -- Jonathan Kay Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com (c) 2009 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature or citation -- "Senaj Lelic [DE MVP Visio]" <senaj.visio@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:OvO0QAY#JHA.5092@xxxxxx Quote: > ok but most of the time it doesnt work now anymore :-( > Is there a "sure to work" way ? > > > -- > Senaj Lelic > maguro DataAssist GmbH > DE MVP Visio > > > "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <msnewsreplies@xxxxxx> schrieb im Newsbeitrag > news:uh6LiVt9JHA.4220@xxxxxx Quote: >> Greetings, >> >> It's a bug, and the workaround is exactly what you already suggested (and then it will >> just work for that session). >> >> -- >> Jonathan Kay >> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger >> MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger >> MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com >> Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com >> (c) 2009 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature or citation >> -- >> >> "Senaj Lelic [DE MVP Visio]" <senaj.visio@xxxxxx> wrote in message >> news:O2TmGpl9JHA.3244@xxxxxx Quote: >>> Hi all, >>> >>> i have the Windows live messanger and a strange problem: i have a builtin cam in my >>> laptop. and in the audio and video setup i do see the cam picture. NOw when i start a >>> conversation the cam is greyed out and it looks like my messanger doesnt know about my >>> cam. >>> Sometimes i switch a few times between the standard cam and the "cam" (always the same >>> hardware) and then it works for one time.. but the next time i have the same issue again >>> and most of the time i cannot activate the cam at all. >>> >>> Any ideas about the reason ? >>> the cam works just fine in Skype etc.. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Senaj Lelic >>> maguro DataAssist GmbH >>> DE MVP Visio >>> >>> |
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07-21-2009
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| | Re: Problems with Messanger and Cam great i'll chekc this !!! THANKS !! -- Senaj Lelic maguro DataAssist GmbH DE MVP Visio "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <msnewsreplies@xxxxxx> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:eXiw1Eg#JHA.1248@xxxxxx Quote: > Hi, > > Go through the wizard and choose None, then go back through the wizard and > choose the right cam. > > Additionally, don't use the 'Video call' but use the 'Show my webcam' > option (click the little cam icon under the display picture to quickly get > to that option) on both sides and use audio secondary. > > Lame I admit, but it does the trick (or should anyway). > > -- > Jonathan Kay > Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger > MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger > MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com > Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com > (c) 2009 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature > or citation > -- > > "Senaj Lelic [DE MVP Visio]" <senaj.visio@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:OvO0QAY#JHA.5092@xxxxxx Quote: >> ok but most of the time it doesnt work now anymore :-( >> Is there a "sure to work" way ? >> >> >> -- >> Senaj Lelic >> maguro DataAssist GmbH >> DE MVP Visio >> >> >> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <msnewsreplies@xxxxxx> schrieb im >> Newsbeitrag news:uh6LiVt9JHA.4220@xxxxxx Quote: >>> Greetings, >>> >>> It's a bug, and the workaround is exactly what you already suggested >>> (and then it will just work for that session). >>> >>> -- >>> Jonathan Kay >>> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger >>> MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger >>> MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com >>> Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com >>> (c) 2009 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this >>> signature or citation >>> -- >>> >>> "Senaj Lelic [DE MVP Visio]" <senaj.visio@xxxxxx> wrote in >>> message news:O2TmGpl9JHA.3244@xxxxxx >>>> Hi all, >>>> >>>> i have the Windows live messanger and a strange problem: i have a >>>> builtin cam in my laptop. and in the audio and video setup i do see the >>>> cam picture. NOw when i start a conversation the cam is greyed out and >>>> it looks like my messanger doesnt know about my cam. >>>> Sometimes i switch a few times between the standard cam and the "cam" >>>> (always the same hardware) and then it works for one time.. but the >>>> next time i have the same issue again and most of the time i cannot >>>> activate the cam at all. >>>> >>>> Any ideas about the reason ? >>>> the cam works just fine in Skype etc.. >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Senaj Lelic >>>> maguro DataAssist GmbH >>>> DE MVP Visio >>>> >>>> >>> |
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08-26-2009
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| | RE: Problems with Messanger and Cam Hi Live Messengers I had the same problem: webcam greyed out and only working on my side of the video connection, but not on the other side. I solved the problem as mentioned. Then the bug disappeared for some time. And yesterday the bug suddenly raised up his head again. But now, the circumvention no longer works. What is going on? (applies to Windows XP and Windows 7, newest version. The same version on Vista works fine at the moment). It appears like Live messenger would move one step forward and two backwards from time to time. "Senaj Lelic [DE MVP Visio]" wrote: Quote: > Hi all, > > i have the Windows live messanger and a strange problem: i have a builtin > cam in my laptop. and in the audio and video setup i do see the cam picture. > NOw when i start a conversation the cam is greyed out and it looks like my > messanger doesnt know about my cam. > Sometimes i switch a few times between the standard cam and the "cam" > (always the same hardware) and then it works for one time.. but the next > time i have the same issue again and most of the time i cannot activate the > cam at all. > > Any ideas about the reason ? > the cam works just fine in Skype etc.. > > > -- > Senaj Lelic > maguro DataAssist GmbH > DE MVP Visio > > > |
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