Re: WM Dies



Stephen wrote:

Try doing this:

Go to Start menu -> Run

Type: msmsgs.exe

If that works, then go to Tools -> Options -> Preferences tab, and check the option "Run this program when Windows starts" so that it'll run everytime you boot Windows so you won't have to manually open it.

If it doesn't work, then report back.

"W. Watson" wrote:


This is the first time out with WM using a Logtech webcam. I was chatting with my sister, and decided to see if I could send her a video as I sat here typing. She has no camera. Suddenly, I got an abort msg. WM disappeared from the tray, and I don't see a reference in the Start menu. What's happened, and how do I get WM going again. I did a reboot, and it didn't reappear in the tray.

Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)
(121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet

"It is better to be “approximately right” rather than
“exactly wrong." -- John Tukey, Statistican
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Web Page: <home.earthlink.net/~mtnviews>


Thanks. That all worked. However, I have a few more obstacles. The major one is that my sister needs to set up some properties to accept the video and sound. I have no idea how she does that, or, conversely, how I would do it for someone with a camera. Some minor problem were that when following the wizard to use the camera, a few windows were a little to small for the text and icons, and my sound test failed completely. I couldn't hear anything when I clicked my fingers in front of the camera. Tapping on it didn't help. Maybe there's a switch.

Earlier today I thought I'd try to chat and video with a friend with an Apple. He said it wouldn't work unless I could get around .net to the Apple suffix. net is the only option. I guess mfgers are territorial.


Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)
(121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet

"It is better to be “approximately right” rather than
“exactly wrong." -- John Tukey, Statistican
--
Web Page: <home.earthlink.net/~mtnviews>
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