Messenger video gets slower and slower

[Wally]

Yoy may want to try uninstalling Windows Update #
811493. It slowed down my whole machine and there are
other articles about it doing similar things with other
pc's.
>-----Original Message-----
>Hi - hope someone has some good ideas!?...
>
>I have 2 PCs. One PC ("master") is connected directly
to internet via
>cablemodem, second PC ("slave") is connected to first PC
via 100Mb LAN (i.e.
>first PC acts as internet gateway and has two network
cards).
>
>I can hold video conference in Messenger 4.7 via
the "master" PC without
>problems.
>
>However, although I can start a video conference
via "slave" PC, the video
>image (infact, the whole PC!) gets slower and slower
until the PC becomes
>unusable (after about 20 seconds). Interestingly,
NetMeeting works fine.
>
>The master PC has XP Firewall running on the network
card for internet
>connection, but there's no firewall on the LAN network
cards.
>
>I've tried running audio/video tuning wizard. Both PCs
are running
>WinXPPro fully up-to-date via Windows Update service,
and both PCs use
>exactly the same webcam.
>
>Any suggestions what to try next?
>
>Thanks in advance,
>Alan
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