Hi all,
anyone had trouble with webcam running very slow on MSN?
I have a Logitech cam, running 2 meg broadband. In msn setup etc it runs fine, but when I send video as soon as it connects it runs very slowly or freezes.
Any help welcome
Thanks
Barry
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Quote by Sassy-Seren
Yeah and I thought it was me lol. I was beginning to look like something from the Keystone Cops ! Glad it's msn being a silly ass and not me :mrgreen:
Well perhaps we should cam each other Sassy, no sound of course to keep it authentic.
But seriously do you know of a fix or have you still got problem.
cheers bazzaNW... hard to diagnose the problem from here
but its possible to have something 'hogging' the cpu
but if u can right click your mouse in the blue toolbar at the bottom of your screen go to task manager then click on the processes tab you will find a list of all the stuff running on your pc
note down anything running under the cpu tab at anything over 20 please note the system idle runs at over 90 & is not an issue here....
post the results here incase anyone else can help...
I wont be one sh until monday eve... but I will look in on this one for you when I get back ok
but its possible to have something 'hogging' the cpu
but if u can right click your mouse in the blue toolbar at the bottom of your screen go to task manager then click on the processes tab you will find a list of all the stuff running on your pc
note down anything running under the cpu tab at anything over 20 please note the system idle runs at over 90 & is not an issue here....
post the results here incase anyone else can help...
I wont be one sh until monday eve... but I will look in on this one for you when I get back ok
Sex God
use this Toshiba fine tuning tool Bazza and start again
NEXT TECHIE QUESTION!
NEXT TECHIE QUESTION!
Sex God
Firstly because you seem to know your stuff red P and I aint got a clue and secondly that particular tool has been my answer to things that don't work the way they should in this house.
Quote by redpantherman
use this Toshiba fine tuning tool Bazza and start again
NEXT TECHIE QUESTION!
:laughabove: :laughabove: why didnt I think of that one! :laughabove: :laughabove:
Our Moderators are so helpfull, dont you think, but fancy using an egyptian screwdriver on a puter. DaveJ you should know better, tut tut.
How wrong can they be ???
Phredd
Sex God
Quote by BazzaNW
Toshibs alptop
There's your problem. It's designed to run best on the top of a mountain. It doesn't like being this close to sea level. Have you tried sticking some books under the table legs to get a bit more height?
Sorry, couldn't help it. I'll leave the proper answers to someone who knows the first thing about webcams.
Quote by davej
use this Toshiba fine tuning tool Bazza and start again
NEXT TECHIE QUESTION!
You'll have to forgive Dave, as in his own words he ain't got a clue when it comes to techy stuff so he'd be unaware of toshiba's upgrade when it comes to speacialist tools for fine tuning laptops.
Quote by redpantherman
cheers bazzaNW... hard to diagnose the problem from here
but its possible to have something 'hogging' the cpu
but if u can right click your mouse in the blue toolbar at the bottom of your screen go to task manager then click on the processes tab you will find a list of all the stuff running on your pc
note down anything running under the cpu tab at anything over 20 please note the system idle runs at over 90 & is not an issue here....
post the results here incase anyone else can help...
I wont be one sh until monday eve... but I will look in on this one for you when I get back ok
Cheers Redpantherman, will check a few things out
Quote by DJohn
There's your problem. It's designed to run best on the top of a mountain. It doesn't like being this close to sea level. Have you tried sticking some books under the table legs to get a bit more height?
Nice one DJohn,
well spotted.
Not like me to make smelling pistakes usually
Quote by BazzaNW
Hi all,
anyone had trouble with webcam running very slow on MSN?
I have a Logitech cam, running 2 meg broadband. In msn setup etc it runs fine, but when I send video as soon as it connects it runs very slowly or freezes.
Any help welcome
Thanks
Barry
Just out of curiosity Bazza
Do you have a T.V card or anything else on your pc that uses a remote control that would use the "Remote HID Service" ??
shaz x
Quote by BazzaNW
Hi Shaz n Tony,
no nothing like that, just standard laptop, running XP professional.
It may have been the other persons PC, not sure yet, first time I used the cam.
cheers
Baz
ok, i just asked as the "Remote HID Service" is know for being buggy and making your cpu run at 100% and slowing down webcam ect
shaz x
It could also be you ISP....I use Wanadont, I mean Wanadoo.... 
and I've had problems with using M*N and a cam, amongst other things.... Me and my flatmate are looking into using another provider because (according to them) we have downloaded 100 gig since December..... :shock: I find that hard to believe as although my flatmate has d/l stuff, not as much as that, and the contract (unless its in invisible ink and the size of a microdot) states that there's no limit..... :roll:
It also might be that your computer is clogged up by spyware etc.....there are plenty of programs out there that sorts this out, usually they are freeware.....Or you might need to "defragment" your hard drive(s) too (in case you dont know what that means, which you probably do - I dont mean your intelligence if thats the case
, it is a way of sorting out all the information on the drives and makes them more efficient. You'll be able to do this by "right clicking" the drive you want and go to tools then "defragment drive".....depending on your operating system),
Hope that helps....
and I've had problems with using M*N and a cam, amongst other things.... Me and my flatmate are looking into using another provider because (according to them) we have downloaded 100 gig since December..... :shock: I find that hard to believe as although my flatmate has d/l stuff, not as much as that, and the contract (unless its in invisible ink and the size of a microdot) states that there's no limit..... :roll: It also might be that your computer is clogged up by spyware etc.....there are plenty of programs out there that sorts this out, usually they are freeware.....Or you might need to "defragment" your hard drive(s) too (in case you dont know what that means, which you probably do - I dont mean your intelligence if thats the case
, it is a way of sorting out all the information on the drives and makes them more efficient. You'll be able to do this by "right clicking" the drive you want and go to tools then "defragment drive".....depending on your operating system),Hope that helps....
Quote by tonup
Also, if you are running zone alarm it can interfere. Especially if you are using a broadband router with built in firewall.
Thanks tonup, yeah I know zonealarm can cause problems, even tried turning it off briefly, but no different. Not using a router.
Quote by PLUM
It could also be you ISP....I use Wanadont, I mean Wanadoo.... and I've had problems with using M*N and a cam, amongst other things.... Me and my flatmate are looking into using another provider because (according to them) we have downloaded 100 gig since December..... I find that hard to believe as although my flatmate has d/l stuff, not as much as that, and the contract (unless its in invisible ink and the size of a microdot) states that there's no limit.....
It also might be that your computer is clogged up by spyware etc.....there are plenty of programs out there that sorts this out, usually they are freeware.....Or you might need to "defragment" your hard drive(s) too (in case you dont know what that means, which you probably do - I dont mean your intelligence if thats the case , it is a way of sorting out all the information on the drives and makes them more efficient. You'll be able to do this by "right clicking" the drive you want and go to tools then "defragment drive".....depending on your operating system),
Hope that helps
Thanks PLUM,
my isp is tiscali, never had any problems with them.
Feel I should probably point out part of my job is with computers, programming and have done some IT work in the past, so fairly technical and PC literate.
I defragment my drive on a regular basis, and same with spyware etc.
Haven't a clue what the problem could be, or even if it's my problem and not the other persons.
Quote by redpantherman
cheers bazzaNW... hard to diagnose the problem from here
but its possible to have something 'hogging' the cpu
but if u can right click your mouse in the blue toolbar at the bottom of your screen go to task manager then click on the processes tab you will find a list of all the stuff running on your pc
note down anything running under the cpu tab at anything over 20 please note the system idle runs at over 90 & is not an issue here....
post the results here incase anyone else can help...
I wont be one sh until monday eve... but I will look in on this one for you when I get back ok
Cheers redpantherman,
have checked and the only things over zero were system idle at 92, and iexplore which was at 51.
Lost for ideas now, but thanks everyone.
Need some lovely ladies to cam with to test the theory of whether it is me or not
All offers in a PM :lol: and don't all rush at once :lol:
Bazza xxx
Quote by Ian_Mids
Just a thought, as the problem is with MSN, have you ever thought of asking them? I don't personally use the system, so don't know if they have an FAQ / Help section.
Ian
Hi Ian,
yes first thing I did was look at their help section, faq, as with a lot of these things not very helpful
cheers Baz
