Sorry Thomas - I didn't explain myself very well.
I actually tried both version 4.7 and 5.0. The Help|About says 5.0.0482. I
notice that the "SIP Communications Service Account" option does not come up
for any users logged onto the computer so I suspect a machine wide setting
or something - I'm sure it has to be a simple problem.

Brian

"Thomas Wenzl [MVP]" wrote in message
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Hi Brian,

Brian Taylor wrote:
This link seems to install version 4.7 (mmssetup.exe). This gives
".Net Passport" and "Communications Service" account options. If I
use the latter option then a username/password dialog box comes up
and nothing I seem to enter will make a connection.

did you followed that link?

"To download a version of Windows Messenger that works with both .NET
Messenger
Service, SIP Communication Service, and Microsoft® Exchange 2000 Server,
click here."


http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...99f-6388-4193-
8002-be55584c1ac1&DisplayLang=en

On the other hand version 5.0 (install.exe) seems to have SIP support
as it works on any other Windows XP (overwriting the default
version). (I have even tried manually removing Messenger on the file
system and the registry but I must be missing something.)

what version is shown in Help|About Windows Messenger?

Regards
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Thomas Wenzl [MVP for Live Communications Server]

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