Ichat crashes when I try to use the camera?  Why?

Hello, I am a new mac user and I am figuring things out opretty well but when I use Ichat it works fine texting or audio but as soon as I cliclk the camera the green light comes on and then I get the pin wheel of death and then ichat closes. It even happens if I go into the video settings. The page crashes and I don't even get to see my setting options. The camera works fine in photobooth but not Ichat.... Can anyne help?
Thanks in advance!

Hi,
You should be opening your Hard Drive and in there the Users folder
In that folder you will have your Little House icon for your personal Home Account.
At this point you will have a Finder window open and your House icon will also be listed there.
Either in the main window after you have opened the House icon/folder you will see Library.
In the Library you will have loads of folders one of which is called Preferences.
This should have .plists for every app you have opened and some that are set up by the system for you like the Address Book and Font Book.
Some may be in other folders as well
Shockwave 10 Preferences
Acrobat
Acrobat Reader 5 Prefs.plist
AddressBookMe.plist
at.obdev.LittleSnitchConfiguration.plist
at.obdev.LittleSnitchNetworkMonitor.plist
ByHost
com.adobe.acrobat.80.sh.plist
com.adobe.Readerppc8.0.plist
com.apple.AddressBook.plist
com.apple.AppleShareClient.plist
com.apple.archiveutility.plist
com.apple.BezelServices.plist
com.apple.desktop.plist
com.apple.dock.db
com.apple.dock.plist
com.apple.finder.plist
com.apple.frameworks.diskimages.uiagent.plist
com.apple.help.plist
com.apple.helpviewer.plist
com.apple.iApps.plist
com.apple.iChat.AIM.plist
com.apple.iChat.Jabber.plist
com.apple.iChat.plist
com.apple.iChat.SubNet.plist
com.apple.iChatAgent.plist
com.apple.ink.framework.plist
com.apple.ink.inkpad.plist
com.apple.ink.inkpad.sketch
com.apple.internetconfig.plist
com.apple.internetconfigpriv.plist
com.apple.iPhoto.plist
com.apple.isync.plist
com.apple.iTunes.eq.plist
com.apple.iTunes.plist
com.apple.iTunesHelper.plist
com.apple.iWeb.plist
com.apple.java.JavaPreferences.plist
com.apple.keychainaccess.plist
com.apple.LaunchServices.plist
com.apple.LaunchServices.QuarantineEvents
com.apple.loginitems.plist
com.apple.mail.plist
com.apple.mail.searchhistory.plist
com.apple.MenuBarClock.plist
com.apple.preference.desktopscreeneffect.plist
com.apple.PreferenceSync.plist
com.apple.Preview.bookmarks.plist
com.apple.Preview.plist
com.apple.print.PrintingPrefs.plist
com.apple.PubSubAgent.plist
com.apple.QuickLookDaemon.plist
com.apple.quicktime.plugin.preferences.plist
com.apple.recentitems.plist
com.apple.Safari.plist
com.apple.scheduler.plist
com.apple.ScreenSharing.plist
com.apple.ScriptEditor2.plist
com.apple.SetupAssistant.plist
com.apple.sidebarlists.plist
com.apple.SoftwareUpdate.plist
com.apple.spotlight.plist
com.apple.symbolichotkeys.plist
com.apple.systempreferences.plist
com.apple.systemuiserver.plist
com.apple.Terminal.plist
com.apple.TextEdit.plist
com.apple.universalaccess.plist
com.charlessoft.pacifist.plist
com.ecamm.PowerBoost.plist
com.Google.GECommonSettings.plist
com.Google.GoogleEarthPlus.plist
com.ks.cocktail.plist
com.smileonmymac.textexpander.daemon.plist
com.softpress.FreewayPro.plist
com.tacosoftware.HTMLEdit.plist
com.wacom.pentablet.prefs
com.wacom.tabletpreferences
de.volkerrunkel.Level4.plist
Explorer
Freeway Pro 4 Preferences
iCalExternalSync.plist
InkUserDictionary
loginwindow.plist
Macromedia
net.hmdt-web.Shiira.plist
org.mozilla.firefox.plist
QuickTime Preferences
like that.
8:34 PM Tuesday; January 22, 2008

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