The WinXP SP1 Yahoo & Webcam Problem

[baxteros]

I found out by searching the web and deja.com, that i'm not the only with this problem.

The problem is that as soon as i start the webcam, yahoo (5.5, 5.6) im freezes in a manner that requires me to reboot. even when i try the compatibility test that yahoo offers IE6 freezes. the problem is with xp service pack 1 and yahoo messenger's webcam service. in preferences the video source and the other thing there are gray.

I haven't found ANY SOLUTION. so obviously i'm pissed off.

i use windows xp media center with sp1 built in, so even if i wanted to, i couldn't uninstall sp1.

is there any registry fix, or whatever that could fix this problem?

PLEASE HELP ME

thank you

[baxteros]

wow, so many replies. anyway, trillian pro has webcam capability for yahoo, so that seems to work ok. not great, a bit slow, and it says there's a fatal error, but people can see me.

[baxteros]

now the trillian pro shows me a black screen when trying to view other webcams.

[clmschke]

I had the same problem (XP Home, SP1, and logitech cam).
I fixed it with a Reg edit recomended by Yahoo

http://help.yahoo.com/help/us/mesg/w...ebcams-30.html

After the edit...everything works great

[baxteros]

hey thanx man, it works!

now all my problems in life have been solved.