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Is this a common problem? There doesn't seem to be any way to fix it. The funny thing is, this webcam came with an install file for Yahoo Messenger right on its installation disc so there shouldn't be any inherent incompatibility issues. My sister has the identical webcam and hers also freezes Yahoo.

What happens is this; when I go to start the webcam through Yahoo Messenger nothing happens. Then Yahoo becomes unresponsive and nothing can be done with it. At this point I can not even close Yahoo, not even through task manager. The only way to close Yahoo after that is to reboot.

I have had the cam for about a year now and it has always done this (same for my sister). No other application is using the cam when I try it with Yahoo. I have also gotten the latest version of Yahoo as soon as it comes out.

I have Windows XP Pro with an Athlon 1800+ and 512 MB PC2100 DDR RAM and the latest version of Yahoo Messenger. My sister also runs XP with the same webcam that I have but I am not sure of the specs of her system. Both of our webcams work fine with Netmeeting or any other application that accesses the webcam.