how come my computer freezes when i use my web cam?
138605
because you are having a driver conflict. reload the software if that doesnt work goto the manufacturers website and see if they got a newer driver
499170
what webcam do you have???\nYou usualy dont test it in sites, you usualy test it in skyp os yahoo messenger ou msn messenger.
174416
I'm afraid you are going to have to pony up the bucks and have it looked at.  Most programs do NOT clean up a freezing problem.  You could have a virus, a bad motherboard, or an old system that has just given up.  Some places can take care of it for less than $100.\n\nGood luck.
864372
First: Dont turn off your firewall.\nSecond: If you are trying to use the webcam to broadcast to the internet, read up on how to open up different ports on your firewall to allow this. This totally depends on the application you are using for your webcam.\n\nIf you update your question with the application, I will be happy to help you some more...\n\nKEEP YOUR FIREWALL ON!!!!
1138680
Well... only viruses are responsible for freezing up....i'm sure... you're having virus.... get avast! http://www.avast.com it's free.... install it... and it'll detect virus and delete it... and no slowing down... YEA SURE!
739980
This is mostly down to the hardware of your computer, mainly the motherboard. Is it a custom built PC? Or is it from suppliers. If it is custom built you may not have the correct mother board that supports all the USB ports on the metal case.\nIf its from a supplier then you probably have a hardware driver issue, try updating you drivers.\nAlso this could be an effect on your OS, do you have Windows XP, or a earlier version. XP has "all drivers" for USB things already but you still may need to install the software; I had to with my webcam.
274921
It could be many things. You should provide more info, such as your opperating system, your version of internet explorer, the age of your hardware, the circumstances in which it locks up and so forth.
213567
I think your best option would be to unload it...unplug camera and start all over...download the web cam software again and hook up cam again and then try again cause i had the same prob but after doing it the second time it worked..if not read the owners Manuel hope that helps..
943846
remove the web cam \nyou MUST remove any drivers and software you have installed for it\nDONT just reinstall or repair over the old one!\nreboot your machine\nreinstall the drivers\nreboot the machine\nfit the web cam\nand test\nit seems a bit long winded but it is the best way to avoid problems
936696
Click start > control panel > windows firewall > exceptions tab.  This will let you modify the firewall to allow web cam use.\n\nplrr
676571
try reinstalling you webcam.
582901
I had the same problem with mine.  If you have a firewall on your computer that's probably the problem.  I went to preferences:connection: and changed it from "firewall no proxies" to "no proxies" and it works fine now.  You might want to fiddle with those settings. I still dont know how to get super webcam mode to work.
805348
Open up your firewall configuration and put the webcam details on the "allow" list, but it should "pick it up" automatically and ask you whether you want to allow it.  \n\nHowever, I have a webcam and mine doesn't need firewall access so  you may not need to do anything.
340975
Your computer is apparently using 64MB for the video. Different programs will read this differently...Either the full amount of physical memory or the amount of memory left  after the video hogs it...
124970
have u run an antispyware and an antivirus program by any chance? might be malware/virus, etc...\n\nif not that, then could it be perhaps the way u r connecting to the internet...depends on if u have dialup,broadband,cable,T1,etc...???  \n\nr u having a conflict in some of the programs downloaded on your pc???  \n\nalso, do u notice if ur pc freezes up on certain sites or is it just random... how often does it freeze up? how long are u on the web b4 it freezes up? do u remember what exactly u were doing at the point of it freezing up? is there a pattern to it?  \n\ncould be lots of reasons...  start with some of the above, brainstorm, ...\n\nsome good sites i use are:\n\nbleepingcomputer.com\ncomputerhaven.com\nvideoprofessor.com...\n\ngood luck.let us know how things work out 4 u...
1107453
only mouse freezes r the whole system???\njust check whether the keyboard works.\nif the whole system hangs thn u cant do anything except restarting thru the power r restart buttons.\nctrl+alt+del wont work here if it hangs...\n\nit may be virus problem. just check it our\nif its not thn it wil be surely the driver problem\n\nif only mouse hangs thn the connection may be loose or ur mouse might be dead...
323772
Most likely, it is showing up as a question mark somewhere in your device manager.  You probably need a driver for it.  If an installation CD came with your webcam, install whatever is on it, and try again.