msn + webam = trouble

brummie · 12-30-2005, 01:53 PM

i installed this digital camera that is supposed to work as a webcam 2... (and it did before, like 1 year ago)

well it works perfectly fine, until i want to start sending it...

i just did the setup thingie for audio/video, and i can see the image from the webcam there (just as supposed, i can just see wat my webcam is supposed to put trough).

then, when i try to start sending the webcam to some1 i get this error:
"Your conversation cannot begin because your camera is currently in use or not plugged in. Make sure your camera is available and try again."

i CAN view it in the setup, so it IS plugged in, i just reconnected it to my pc, so it cant be in use can it?

i tried:
~updating to latest software
~choosing another usb port

dragon2309 · 12-30-2005, 03:42 PM

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i tried:
~updating to latest software
~choosing another usb port

well, thats pretty much what most people here are gonna tell you to do, so... perhaps try another camera... What cam is it anyway??

brummie · 12-30-2005, 05:54 PM

it's an aiptek pocketcam 4000, about trying another cam, i might want to lend one sometime, check that out...

MrBucket · 01-03-2006, 04:26 PM

make sure msn is the only program using the webcam, u cant have 2+ programs looking through the webcam at the same time

brummie · 01-03-2006, 08:24 PM

I was sure about that... i deleted the drivers and all.... and reinstalled, all of a sudden worked :S anyway... thanks for ur help

12-30-2005, 01:53 PM	#1 (permalink)
brummie New Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 6	msn + webam = trouble i installed this digital camera that is supposed to work as a webcam 2... (and it did before, like 1 year ago) well it works perfectly fine, until i want to start sending it... i just did the setup thingie for audio/video, and i can see the image from the webcam there (just as supposed, i can just see wat my webcam is supposed to put trough). then, when i try to start sending the webcam to some1 i get this error: "Your conversation cannot begin because your camera is currently in use or not plugged in. Make sure your camera is available and try again." i CAN view it in the setup, so it IS plugged in, i just reconnected it to my pc, so it cant be in use can it? i tried: ~updating to latest software ~choosing another usb port

01-03-2006, 04:26 PM	#4 (permalink)
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12-30-2005, 05:54 PM	#3 (permalink)
brummie New Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 6	it's an aiptek pocketcam 4000, about trying another cam, i might want to lend one sometime, check that out...

01-03-2006, 08:24 PM	#5 (permalink)
brummie New Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 6	I was sure about that... i deleted the drivers and all.... and reinstalled, all of a sudden worked :S anyway... thanks for ur help