WEBCAM wont work in windows live messenger

I have a dell laptop and installed an islim 1300 webcam. In messenger live before i installed the camera i can have video conversation with my friends but with me only seeing them. Now i installed this camera i can still see them but when my camera wont show up and then freezes and crashes the computer ..... can someone help me with ideas how to get this working please

I see you posted this question in 2 different forums. I had the same problem that lasted for months. Then I went into setup on messenger and changed my video cam from what it really was to "generic" and it has worked perfectly since. Makes no sense but it worked and continues to work. Try it, you have nothing to lose.

Hello

Thanks for this - where do i fnd the option to change it to generic?

The settings are in the tools section (audio-video setup)