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How can I get my webcam to work with Yahoo IM?

I have a Micro Innovations webcam that works quite well. But it won't work with Yahoo. When I went through the setup process for YIM I get to the page where you are suppose to see the picture, but it is just black. And when I click on the broadcast button, I get a message that says "invalid or empty Yahoo user ID". Can anyone help?

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1. YAHOO SPECIFICATION To find out what the requirements are for messenger webcams, check out the following. http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/messenger/messenger9/webcam/mstacamreq.html Once you have your webcam working outside of Yahoo Messenger you have to configure it to messenger CONNECTION Open messenger - on top toolbar > messenger > preferences > connection - select 'no proxies' or 'connect direct to the internet' depending on the version of messenger you have make sure your internet connection and country are correct in bottom boxes > apply > ok TESTING > messenger > my webcam - warning panel will come on click 'ok' and your webcam will launch. DEFAULT With webcam still running > Messenger > Preferences > Webcam > Camera Source - set your webcam as default using dropbox. > Camera Settings - adjust settings to suit. > Apply > OK PERMISSION OPTIONS >messenger > preferences > webcam - make your selections about who you will allow to view you IN USE When you are both on line and wish to show your webcam > actions > 'invite to view my webcam' this will launch an invitation on your contacts screen when they 'accept' - they will see you ( can check status on bottom left of webcam panel there is a shortcut ( cam picture ) in toolbar and one down by your pic as well but these do not always work your contacts needs to configure their connection the same as above or they may get a "webcam not connected" message Any problems, feel free to contact me