# Need MSN Messenger Tips

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-msn-messenger-tips/110020>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 21, 2002, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-msn-messenger-tips/110020 "2002-05-21T00:53:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![ummm.yeahh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ummm.yeahh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ummm.yeahh)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2002, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-msn-messenger-tips/110020/1 "2002-05-21T00:53:20Z")

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Can anybody offer some tips on getting webcams to work on MSN Messenger. My brother and I are trying to figure it out but we’re stuck. Anybody struggle with this feature?

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**Author:** ![xash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c6cbf5/32.png) [@xash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xash)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2002, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-msn-messenger-tips/110020/2 "2002-05-21T08:22:50Z")

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i don’t see an option in msn messenger to use video chat… perhaps you could try other video chat software (perhaps you should try MS NetMeeting) … ICQ offers good support for external video chat software…