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You are receiving the error code 0x8a70013 and your webcam doesn’t show any picture in Windows Live Messenger?

This evening, C.N., a friend, told me about a problem with USB devices on Windows XP (SP3). Whenever she wanted to connect a device with one of the USB ports, she could not use it—whether it was her mouse, her webcam or her digital camera. She couldn’t even access her external hard drive, [...]

You have a webcam, connect it to your computer, but Messenger doesn’t recognize it? There are several tips you might try out.

Restart Messenger. The camera might appear now.
Doesn’t work? Restart Windows, having the webcam plugged in (if external).
Is the cable connected correctly?
Look in “My Computer” (Windows XP) or “Computer” [...]