No Phone Option After Upgrade

[s]

I'm using version 4.7.0104 on two home XP computers and when I accept the
current upgrade option the ability to use the "Make A Phone Call" option is
removed from the menu. To regain this feature on both machines I have had to
roll back to the older version. This is a major problem since I have a
monetary investment in my Phone Account. Feedback is appreciated.

Thanks



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[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings,

The Make a Phone Call feature has moved to MSN Messenger (5) and has been removed from the
latest Windows Messenger versions.

In order to use it, simply stay with your current version, or download MSN Messenger 5 and
sign in using your Passport (all you previous Net2phone setup will be there):
http://messenger.msn.com/download/download.asp?client=1.
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Windows MVP, Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com


"s" > wrote in message
. ..
> I'm using version 4.7.0104 on two home XP computers and when I accept the
> current upgrade option the ability to use the "Make A Phone Call" option is
> removed from the menu. To regain this feature on both machines I have had to
> roll back to the older version. This is a major problem since I have a
> monetary investment in my Phone Account. Feedback is appreciated.
>
> Thanks
>
>
>
> ---
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> Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
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>

[s]

That is very very very nasty of Microsoft. Many people have paid PC phone
accounts and Microsoft prompted us to upgrade without telling its customers
the newer version would no longer support PC phone service. This is why
customers continue to be ****ed off at Bill ... I must agree this was a very
shi**y thing to do. I don't want to use MSN Messenger on my XP ... it does
not support white board, video, or app sharing. Win Messenger was our
"killer app". Shame Shame on Bill and all that sail in him. We will continue
to use the existing version of Win Messenger until it craps out.

"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" > wrote in message
...
> Greetings,
>
> The Make a Phone Call feature has moved to MSN Messenger (5) and has been
removed from the
> latest Windows Messenger versions.
>
> In order to use it, simply stay with your current version, or download MSN
Messenger 5 and
> sign in using your Passport (all you previous Net2phone setup will be
there):
> http://messenger.msn.com/download/download.asp?client=1.
> ____________________________________________
> Jonathan Kay
> Windows MVP, Messenger
> Associate Expert
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>
>
> "s" > wrote in message
> . ..
> > I'm using version 4.7.0104 on two home XP computers and when I accept
the
> > current upgrade option the ability to use the "Make A Phone Call" option
is
> > removed from the menu. To regain this feature on both machines I have
had to
> > roll back to the older version. This is a major problem since I have a
> > monetary investment in my Phone Account. Feedback is appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> >
> >
> > ---
> > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
> > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
> > Version: 6.0.483 / Virus Database: 279 - Release Date: 5/19/2003
> >
> >
>
>


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[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Hi,

MSN Messenger 5 has whiteboard/video/app sharing on Windows XP.
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Windows MVP, Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com

"s" > wrote in message
...
> That is very very very nasty of Microsoft. Many people have paid PC phone
> accounts and Microsoft prompted us to upgrade without telling its customers
> the newer version would no longer support PC phone service. This is why
> customers continue to be ****ed off at Bill ... I must agree this was a very
> shi**y thing to do. I don't want to use MSN Messenger on my XP ... it does
> not support white board, video, or app sharing. Win Messenger was our
> "killer app". Shame Shame on Bill and all that sail in him. We will continue
> to use the existing version of Win Messenger until it craps out.
>
> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Greetings,
> >
> > The Make a Phone Call feature has moved to MSN Messenger (5) and has been
> removed from the
> > latest Windows Messenger versions.
> >
> > In order to use it, simply stay with your current version, or download MSN
> Messenger 5 and
> > sign in using your Passport (all you previous Net2phone setup will be
> there):
> > http://messenger.msn.com/download/download.asp?client=1.
> > ____________________________________________
> > Jonathan Kay
> > Windows MVP, Messenger
> > Associate Expert
> > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
> > Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
> >
> >
> > "s" > wrote in message
> > . ..
> > > I'm using version 4.7.0104 on two home XP computers and when I accept
> the
> > > current upgrade option the ability to use the "Make A Phone Call" option
> is
> > > removed from the menu. To regain this feature on both machines I have
> had to
> > > roll back to the older version. This is a major problem since I have a
> > > monetary investment in my Phone Account. Feedback is appreciated.
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ---
> > > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
> > > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
> > > Version: 6.0.483 / Virus Database: 279 - Release Date: 5/19/2003
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
> ---
> Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
> Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
> Version: 6.0.483 / Virus Database: 279 - Release Date: 5/19/2003
>
>

[s]

One of my Messenger contacts loaded MSN Messenger on his XP and we could not
get a solid whiteboard, sharing or video connection using it, Windows
Messenger or Net Meeting. He removed MSN from his XP and we can again use
NetMeeting and Windows Messenger as before. I'm NOT willing to experiment
Windows Messenger is one of our most productive applications which is whe I
hope someone else devlopes a messenger with equiv feature so that I will not
be dependent on Bill and his buddies. Thanks for the info. though.


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