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[Mart]

Does Windows XP support a distinctive ring featur. If so
how do I activate it?

[Nicholas]

What Microsoft has to say about distinctive ring:
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The distinctive ring feature was considered a feature more suited=20
to Win9x system, so support wasn't built in the=20
Windows 2000/XP TAPI implementation. I've contacted our=20
development team. Currently there are no plans to support the=20
distinctive ring feature in Windows XP.

Regarding what vendors will support this feature in Windows XP:=20
How about using some devices to support this feature? They are=20
called something like distinctive ring device, or ring pattern call=20
router/recognizer and typically are from $20-$100.

You may go to certain search engine (i.e. http://www.google.com)=20
and input "distinctive ring" as the keyword. In the search result,=20
you could find such devices.

Some third party software may also provide the Distinctive Ring
feature in Windows 2000/XP. The following web forum might
be helpful.=20

http://www.modemhelp.net/vblite/showthread.php3?threadid=3D588=20

By the way, in case you have any suggestions regarding our product=20
in future, you are welcome to add your supplements at=20

http://register.microsoft.com/regwiz/regwiz.asp or send emails=20
to .=20

We are sorry for any inconveniences this might have caused.=20
Let me know if you have any other concerns. I am standing=20
by here for your reply.

Regards,

Hover Xue
SUPPORT ENGINEER
Microsoft Windows Online Support
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Nicholas

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| how do I activate it?