Skype 4.0, Video problem Options

[D.Arbib]

XPpro/SP3/IE8

I wonder if anybody has had this problem with Skype 4.0. Installed it and initially it found my logitech webcam but on re-booting announced that it could not find any webcam. Did an over the program re-installation and video was then found again but not after a re-boot

This has ocuured on two computers. Eventually, in despair, I uninstalled 4.0 and cleaned what I could in registry and elsewhrer then installed 3.8

3.8 does not suffer from this problem and video remains always available.

I have posted this information to Skype but had no reply (yet, after 2 weeks)

This post has been edited by D.Arbib: May 22 2009, 07:36 PM

[DigeratiPrime]

What type of webcam? Integrated or USB?
Does the Webcam appear in Device Manager when Skype cannot find it?

Registry Cleaning is a dangerous hobby

[D.Arbib]

Using Logitech 5000. I have now uninstalled 4.0, cleaned out registry and installed 3.8 and have no further problem of Skype announcing that it could not find a webcam.
One curiosoty is that if I install Skype 4.0 over the top of an installation it will then find the webcam, but again after a re-boot no webcam can be found. All very peculiar