Isight cam and yahoomessenger 2.5.3

Yikes!
My friend has a pc and I can view her cam on yahoo messenger when she invites me but when I invite her to view my cam it says "My cam isn't avaiable"
(something like that!)
I tried to upgrade my yahoo to 3.O and it wouldnt let me sign in.
Do I need to cancell 2.5.3? If so how do I do that? I couldn't find how to cancell in help!

I am having a different but similar problem that maybe someone can help me with?
I am using a USB cam with Yahoo Messenger 3.0.
PC users are able to view my webcam no problem, but I can't seem to view theirs. When they send me a cam invite, I never receive the invite. If I click on the "View My Webcam" under their names on the buddylist, nothing happens.
There doesn't seem to be an option in the menu anymore to view their cam either.
How in the heck do I open their cams?

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