Shoutbox

does anyone know why when i press the webcam button next to the profile picture it starts a video call rather than just send or request a webcam viewing
its really annoying and i dont know what to do.i tried reinstalling msn and that didnt help.

What version of Windows Live Messenger are you using?

not sure
i do belive its the latest one tough

Click on the Help Menu > About Windows Live Messenger.
What is the version displayed.

"Send your webcam" has been removed in the latest stable & beta versions of Windows Live Messenger, doing a "Video Call" is how it works now.  This will still work even if one of the two people doesn't have a webcam

so what i should do is download a previous version of msn?

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and it says version 2009

Yes, version 2009 is the latest stable version.

Downloading a previous version is not recommended, you should just use the "Video Call" feature instead

Also, please refrain from making consecutive posts without someone else replying, this is known as double posting and is against the forum rules

i see.so why is it not recomended.i prefer just sending and viewing webcams than video call

It's not recommended as for security and troubleshooting reasons you should always be using the latest versions of products.  Obviously if you want to do it, then no-one can stop you, but we're just advising on what's best

i see.i might as well give it a try i supose :/