Why can't I have an Audio conversation using MSN Messenger?

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I cannot get audio on a Logitec Quickcam communicate stx. It runs through a router (belkin) and was working ok a few days ago. Carry out all the usual checks and everything seems ok. Using msn 5. Can anyone help.

For some reason, when im trying to have an audio conversation with someone, they can hear me, but i cant hear them, Would you please be able to help me with that?

I was having similar audio problems with MSN video chat. One side could talk, see and hear fine. The other side could not receive audio. The solution was to open video chat in Netmeeting (win 2000 or XP, go to Start, Run, type in "conf" w/out quotes and click OK). Have each side run the audio and video wizard. Go back to MSN and see if your sound is fixed.

picture from both web cams but my contact can't hear me though i can hear him clear. both can get sound by recording using F2 key why can't he hear me?any clues? using windows xp system

Dear Leo, I'm having the same problem with msn messenger with no voice or video, but the same holds true to yahoo messenger. The peculiar part is until 11 November all functioned perfectly. I have the same dsl provider and the same ZA pro. Nothing changed except now this function doesn't work. In messenger I can record a message and receive a recorded message.I simply don't understand how one day it works then the next day zero.I'm not a tech, have sent emails to messenger tech help but to date no one has replied.Hopefully you can shed some light on the subject in simple terms. Thanking you in advance

Okay, maybe I'm just not seeing it, but I can have a perfect audio conversation in MSN Messenger with my son, but when we switch to video conversation, he can see me clearly, but can not hear me. I can't hear him either? Why does the sound work in an Audio Conversation and not a Video Conversation? Help!

Works for me:
See 'moghrabi' on Nov 27, 2004:
http://www.canadiancontent.net/forums/about2554.html

& reference:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;324214

I used to be able to talk to my brother in Virginiaby clicking on audio. Now when I click on audio,the vidio come on at the same time.Then there is so much skip,it is almost impossible to talk to him and there is such a lapse before he hears me.What is wrong? Thank you much.

I am trying to find out if MSN Messanger for a Mac has the video conversation feature, and if not what is another option on the internet that anyone can download and have a video conversation.
Thanks

Using MSN Messenger 7.0 I have been holding video conversations with my in-laws in Spain with good results except in one case. In this specific case my niece-in-law and her husband report seeing and hearing me perfectly well. I can see them perfectly well but I experience terrible problems with their audio. Their audio is continually being overridden by a loud screeching white noise that occurs at random intervals and at random lengths of time varying from a few seconds to minutes. This of course makes communication intermittent, difficult and very frustrating. My only guess is that it may be generated somwhere within my in-law's audio card. Any ideas.

Thank you,

Homer G. Rushing

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