Comments on: Weird box in Windows Live Messenger

By: Startup Meme » Blog Archive » Auto Block/Unblock of contacts in Windows Live Messenger :s

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 07:29:26 +0000

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By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 17:39:41 +0000

The webcam image has been there for a while. Did you try reinstalling / chatting to a different contact with a webcam?

By: Taimur Asad

Taimur Asad — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:54:05 +0000

maybe its only the case with version 8.x. Im using 9.0 Beta & didnt notice any such thing the whole day long.

By: Malius Katoner

Malius Katoner — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:18:23 +0000

It’s not a placeholder for the webcam, i see it on contacts with and without a webcam. The webcam image is there, too.

By: Imran Hussain

Imran Hussain — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:25:08 +0000

Yes, Darren, it’s very strange as it has appeared out of no where without any updates/notifications or any prior announcement. I’m still trying to find out why it’s there.

By: Darren Smith

Darren Smith — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:00:31 +0000

The placeholder seems to be to enable you to start or stop your contact’s webcam.

It appears to have a webcam icon next to the ‘blank’ placeholder … if there is a webcam at the contact’s end of things. If there is no webcam, then the placeholder appears as your does (above).

Strange … new to my MSN Live Messenger too.