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December 11th 03, 04:18 PM
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What happened to 'Start NetMeeting' link?
We migrated our userbase (mostly W2K users; some WXP users) from various
versions of MSN Messenger and Windows Messenger to Windows Messenger 5.0. Now, users are asking what happened to the "Start NetMeeting" link. Has that been removed with WM5? BTW, why isn't there a "Windows Messenger" newsgroup for Windows 2000 clients? Is this newsgroup the best place to ask WM/W2K-related questions? 
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December 11th 03, 04:18 PM
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What happened to 'Start NetMeeting' link?
Greetings Chris,
It's still there, you can make this option appear by closing down Windows Messenger (right-click its icon in the notification area/system tray and click Exit), then download and run this .reg file: http://messenger.jonathankay.com/dow...netmeeting.reg After this, restart Windows Messenger, and you should now see 'Start Netmeeting' in Windows Messenger. Currently this is what would be considered the 'Windows Messenger' newsgroup, and there is another newsgroup for 'MSN Messenger' (msn.messenger). ____________________________________________ Jonathan Kay Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger Associate Expert http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/ Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com "Chris" wrote in message ... We migrated our userbase (mostly W2K users; some WXP users) from various versions of MSN Messenger and Windows Messenger to Windows Messenger 5.0. Now, users are asking what happened to the "Start NetMeeting" link. Has that been removed with WM5? BTW, why isn't there a "Windows Messenger" newsgroup for Windows 2000 clients? Is this newsgroup the best place to ask WM/W2K-related questions?
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December 11th 03, 04:18 PM
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What happened to 'Start NetMeeting' link?
Thanks. So access to NetMeeting is disabled by default in WM5? Is that a
change from earlier versions? I wish I had known that before deploying to thousands of users. I didn't catch it in my usability testing. :^( "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote in message ... Greetings Chris, It's still there, you can make this option appear by closing down Windows Messenger (right-click its icon in the notification area/system tray and click Exit), then download and run this .reg file: http://messenger.jonathankay.com/dow...netmeeting.reg After this, restart Windows Messenger, and you should now see 'Start Netmeeting' in Windows Messenger. Currently this is what would be considered the 'Windows Messenger' newsgroup, and there is another newsgroup for 'MSN Messenger' (msn.messenger). ____________________________________________ Jonathan Kay Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger Associate Expert http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/ Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com "Chris" wrote in message ... We migrated our userbase (mostly W2K users; some WXP users) from various versions of MSN Messenger and Windows Messenger to Windows Messenger 5.0. Now, users are asking what happened to the "Start NetMeeting" link. Has that been removed with WM5? BTW, why isn't there a "Windows Messenger" newsgroup for Windows 2000 clients? Is this newsgroup the best place to ask WM/W2K-related questions?
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December 11th 03, 04:18 PM
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What happened to 'Start NetMeeting' link?
Hi Chris,
In terms of Windows XP (the only operating system Windows Messenger 4.x ran on), the option wasn't there in the previous versions unless you used compatibility mode. However, the option was there in MSN Messenger 4.x on Windows 2000. But yes, Netmeeting is off by default in Windows Messenger 5 (and this registry key turns it back on, in both Windows versions). ____________________________________________ Jonathan Kay Microsoft MVP - MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger Associate Expert http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/ Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com "Chris" wrote in message ... Thanks. So access to NetMeeting is disabled by default in WM5? Is that a change from earlier versions? I wish I had known that before deploying to thousands of users. I didn't catch it in my usability testing. :^( "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote in message ... Greetings Chris, It's still there, you can make this option appear by closing down Windows Messenger (right-click its icon in the notification area/system tray and click Exit), then download and run this .reg file: http://messenger.jonathankay.com/dow...netmeeting.reg After this, restart Windows Messenger, and you should now see 'Start Netmeeting' in Windows Messenger. Currently this is what would be considered the 'Windows Messenger' newsgroup, and there is another newsgroup for 'MSN Messenger' (msn.messenger). ____________________________________________ Jonathan Kay Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger Associate Expert http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/ Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com "Chris" wrote in message ... We migrated our userbase (mostly W2K users; some WXP users) from various versions of MSN Messenger and Windows Messenger to Windows Messenger 5.0. Now, users are asking what happened to the "Start NetMeeting" link. Has that been removed with WM5? BTW, why isn't there a "Windows Messenger" newsgroup for Windows 2000 clients? Is this newsgroup the best place to ask WM/W2K-related questions?
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December 11th 03, 04:18 PM
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What happened to 'Start NetMeeting' link?
However, the option was there in MSN Messenger 4.x on Windows 2000. But
yes, Netmeeting is off by default in Windows Messenger 5. What I mean is, NetMeeting was not only "there" in MSN Messenger 4.x on Windows 2000, but was *on* by default, right? "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote in message ... Hi Chris, In terms of Windows XP (the only operating system Windows Messenger 4.x ran on), the option wasn't there in the previous versions unless you used compatibility mode. However, the option was there in MSN Messenger 4.x on Windows 2000. But yes, Netmeeting is off by default in Windows Messenger 5 (and this registry key turns it back on, in both Windows versions). ____________________________________________ Jonathan Kay Microsoft MVP - MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger Associate Expert http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/ Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com "Chris" wrote in message ... Thanks. So access to NetMeeting is disabled by default in WM5? Is that a change from earlier versions? I wish I had known that before deploying to thousands of users. I didn't catch it in my usability testing. :^( "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote in message ... Greetings Chris, It's still there, you can make this option appear by closing down Windows Messenger (right-click its icon in the notification area/system tray and click Exit), then download and run this .reg file: http://messenger.jonathankay.com/dow...netmeeting.reg After this, restart Windows Messenger, and you should now see 'Start Netmeeting' in Windows Messenger. Currently this is what would be considered the 'Windows Messenger' newsgroup, and there is another newsgroup for 'MSN Messenger' (msn.messenger). ____________________________________________ Jonathan Kay Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger Associate Expert http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/ Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com "Chris" wrote in message ... We migrated our userbase (mostly W2K users; some WXP users) from various versions of MSN Messenger and Windows Messenger to Windows Messenger 5.0. Now, users are asking what happened to the "Start NetMeeting" link. Has that been removed with WM5? BTW, why isn't there a "Windows Messenger" newsgroup for Windows 2000 clients? Is this newsgroup the best place to ask WM/W2K-related questions?
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December 11th 03, 04:18 PM
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What happened to 'Start NetMeeting' link?
Hi Chris,
Yes, it was on by default in MSN Messenger 4.x on previous versions of Windows. ____________________________________________ Jonathan Kay Microsoft MVP - MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger Associate Expert http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/ Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com "Chris" wrote in message ... However, the option was there in MSN Messenger 4.x on Windows 2000. But yes, Netmeeting is off by default in Windows Messenger 5. What I mean is, NetMeeting was not only "there" in MSN Messenger 4.x on Windows 2000, but was *on* by default, right? "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote in message ... Hi Chris, In terms of Windows XP (the only operating system Windows Messenger 4.x ran on), the option wasn't there in the previous versions unless you used compatibility mode. However, the option was there in MSN Messenger 4.x on Windows 2000. But yes, Netmeeting is off by default in Windows Messenger 5 (and this registry key turns it back on, in both Windows versions). ____________________________________________ Jonathan Kay Microsoft MVP - MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger Associate Expert http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/ Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com "Chris" wrote in message ... Thanks. So access to NetMeeting is disabled by default in WM5? Is that a change from earlier versions? I wish I had known that before deploying to thousands of users. I didn't catch it in my usability testing. :^( "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote in message ... Greetings Chris, It's still there, you can make this option appear by closing down Windows Messenger (right-click its icon in the notification area/system tray and click Exit), then download and run this .reg file: http://messenger.jonathankay.com/dow...netmeeting.reg After this, restart Windows Messenger, and you should now see 'Start Netmeeting' in Windows Messenger. Currently this is what would be considered the 'Windows Messenger' newsgroup, and there is another newsgroup for 'MSN Messenger' (msn.messenger). ____________________________________________ Jonathan Kay Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger Associate Expert http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/ Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com "Chris" wrote in message ... We migrated our userbase (mostly W2K users; some WXP users) from various versions of MSN Messenger and Windows Messenger to Windows Messenger 5.0. Now, users are asking what happened to the "Start NetMeeting" link. Has that been removed with WM5? BTW, why isn't there a "Windows Messenger" newsgroup for Windows 2000 clients? Is this newsgroup the best place to ask WM/W2K-related questions?
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December 11th 03, 04:18 PM
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What happened to 'Start NetMeeting' link?
In terms of Windows XP (the only operating system Windows Messenger 4.x ran
on), the option wasn't there in the previous versions unless you used compatibility mode. What is "compatibility mode"? I believe "Start NetMeeting" was present on our Windows XP PCs, but I'm not sure. "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote in message ... Hi Chris, In terms of Windows XP (the only operating system Windows Messenger 4.x ran on), the option wasn't there in the previous versions unless you used compatibility mode. However, the option was there in MSN Messenger 4.x on Windows 2000. But yes, Netmeeting is off by default in Windows Messenger 5 (and this registry key turns it back on, in both Windows versions). ____________________________________________ Jonathan Kay Microsoft MVP - MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger Associate Expert http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/ Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com "Chris" wrote in message ... Thanks. So access to NetMeeting is disabled by default in WM5? Is that a change from earlier versions? I wish I had known that before deploying to thousands of users. I didn't catch it in my usability testing. :^( "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote in message ... Greetings Chris, It's still there, you can make this option appear by closing down Windows Messenger (right-click its icon in the notification area/system tray and click Exit), then download and run this .reg file: http://messenger.jonathankay.com/dow...netmeeting.reg After this, restart Windows Messenger, and you should now see 'Start Netmeeting' in Windows Messenger. Currently this is what would be considered the 'Windows Messenger' newsgroup, and there is another newsgroup for 'MSN Messenger' (msn.messenger). ____________________________________________ Jonathan Kay Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger Associate Expert http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/ Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com "Chris" wrote in message ... We migrated our userbase (mostly W2K users; some WXP users) from various versions of MSN Messenger and Windows Messenger to Windows Messenger 5.0. Now, users are asking what happened to the "Start NetMeeting" link. Has that been removed with WM5? BTW, why isn't there a "Windows Messenger" newsgroup for Windows 2000 clients? Is this newsgroup the best place to ask WM/W2K-related questions?
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December 11th 03, 04:18 PM
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What happened to 'Start NetMeeting' link?
OK, by searching the archives of this newsgroup, I've been able to determine
what 'compatibility mode' is. Question: For standard Windows Messenger 4.7 installs (on WinXP, obviously), is compatibility mode turned on or off? IOW, for default installs of WN4.7, would "Start NetMeeting" have been present or not? "Chris" wrote in message ... In terms of Windows XP (the only operating system Windows Messenger 4.x ran on), the option wasn't there in the previous versions unless you used compatibility mode. What is "compatibility mode"? I believe "Start NetMeeting" was present on our Windows XP PCs, but I'm not sure. "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote in message ... Hi Chris, In terms of Windows XP (the only operating system Windows Messenger 4.x ran on), the option wasn't there in the previous versions unless you used compatibility mode. However, the option was there in MSN Messenger 4.x on Windows 2000. But yes, Netmeeting is off by default in Windows Messenger 5 (and this registry key turns it back on, in both Windows versions). ____________________________________________ Jonathan Kay Microsoft MVP - MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger Associate Expert http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/ Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com "Chris" wrote in message ... Thanks. So access to NetMeeting is disabled by default in WM5? Is that a change from earlier versions? I wish I had known that before deploying to thousands of users. I didn't catch it in my usability testing. :^( "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote in message ... Greetings Chris, It's still there, you can make this option appear by closing down Windows Messenger (right-click its icon in the notification area/system tray and click Exit), then download and run this .reg file: http://messenger.jonathankay.com/dow...netmeeting.reg After this, restart Windows Messenger, and you should now see 'Start Netmeeting' in Windows Messenger. Currently this is what would be considered the 'Windows Messenger' newsgroup, and there is another newsgroup for 'MSN Messenger' (msn.messenger). ____________________________________________ Jonathan Kay Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger Associate Expert http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/ Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com "Chris" wrote in message ... We migrated our userbase (mostly W2K users; some WXP users) from various versions of MSN Messenger and Windows Messenger to Windows Messenger 5.0. Now, users are asking what happened to the "Start NetMeeting" link. Has that been removed with WM5? BTW, why isn't there a "Windows Messenger" newsgroup for Windows 2000 clients? Is this newsgroup the best place to ask WM/W2K-related questions?
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December 11th 03, 04:18 PM
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What happened to 'Start NetMeeting' link?
Hi Chris,
As you know, Windows Messenger 4.x is an integral part of Windows XP and as such, compatibility mode was off (why would you need compatibility mode on for an exclusive Windows XP application *grin*). 'Start Netmeeting' cannot be present in Windows Messenger 4.x without compatibility mode engaged -- no exceptions to this that I'm aware of. ____________________________________________ Jonathan Kay Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger Associate Expert http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/ Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com "Chris" wrote in message ... OK, by searching the archives of this newsgroup, I've been able to determine what 'compatibility mode' is. Question: For standard Windows Messenger 4.7 installs (on WinXP, obviously), is compatibility mode turned on or off? IOW, for default installs of WN4.7, would "Start NetMeeting" have been present or not? "Chris" wrote in message ... In terms of Windows XP (the only operating system Windows Messenger 4.x ran on), the option wasn't there in the previous versions unless you used compatibility mode. What is "compatibility mode"? I believe "Start NetMeeting" was present on our Windows XP PCs, but I'm not sure. "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote in message ... Hi Chris, In terms of Windows XP (the only operating system Windows Messenger 4.x ran on), the option wasn't there in the previous versions unless you used compatibility mode. However, the option was there in MSN Messenger 4.x on Windows 2000. But yes, Netmeeting is off by default in Windows Messenger 5 (and this registry key turns it back on, in both Windows versions). ____________________________________________ Jonathan Kay Microsoft MVP - MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger Associate Expert http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/ Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com "Chris" wrote in message ... Thanks. So access to NetMeeting is disabled by default in WM5? Is that a change from earlier versions? I wish I had known that before deploying to thousands of users. I didn't catch it in my usability testing. :^( "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote in message ... Greetings Chris, It's still there, you can make this option appear by closing down Windows Messenger (right-click its icon in the notification area/system tray and click Exit), then download and run this .reg file: http://messenger.jonathankay.com/dow...netmeeting.reg After this, restart Windows Messenger, and you should now see 'Start Netmeeting' in Windows Messenger. Currently this is what would be considered the 'Windows Messenger' newsgroup, and there is another newsgroup for 'MSN Messenger' (msn.messenger). ____________________________________________ Jonathan Kay Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger Associate Expert http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/ Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com "Chris" wrote in message ... We migrated our userbase (mostly W2K users; some WXP users) from various versions of MSN Messenger and Windows Messenger to Windows Messenger 5.0. Now, users are asking what happened to the "Start NetMeeting" link. Has that been removed with WM5? BTW, why isn't there a "Windows Messenger" newsgroup for Windows 2000 clients? Is this newsgroup the best place to ask WM/W2K-related questions?
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December 11th 03, 04:18 PM
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What happened to 'Start NetMeeting' link?
Thanks; I just confirmed this myself on a test PC. NetMeeting was NOT
present on our Windows XP PCs--and nobody complained. That gives me some leverage when trying to explain how we missed this for the Windows 2000 users. :^O "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote in message ... Hi Chris, As you know, Windows Messenger 4.x is an integral part of Windows XP and as such, compatibility mode was off (why would you need compatibility mode on for an exclusive Windows XP application *grin*). 'Start Netmeeting' cannot be present in Windows Messenger 4.x without compatibility mode engaged -- no exceptions to this that I'm aware of. ____________________________________________ Jonathan Kay Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger Associate Expert http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/ Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com "Chris" wrote in message ... OK, by searching the archives of this newsgroup, I've been able to determine what 'compatibility mode' is. Question: For standard Windows Messenger 4.7 installs (on WinXP, obviously), is compatibility mode turned on or off? IOW, for default installs of WN4.7, would "Start NetMeeting" have been present or not? "Chris" wrote in message ... In terms of Windows XP (the only operating system Windows Messenger 4.x ran on), the option wasn't there in the previous versions unless you used compatibility mode. What is "compatibility mode"? I believe "Start NetMeeting" was present on our Windows XP PCs, but I'm not sure. "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote in message ... Hi Chris, In terms of Windows XP (the only operating system Windows Messenger 4.x ran on), the option wasn't there in the previous versions unless you used compatibility mode. However, the option was there in MSN Messenger 4.x on Windows 2000. But yes, Netmeeting is off by default in Windows Messenger 5 (and this registry key turns it back on, in both Windows versions). ____________________________________________ Jonathan Kay Microsoft MVP - MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger Associate Expert http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/ Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com "Chris" wrote in message ... Thanks. So access to NetMeeting is disabled by default in WM5? Is that a change from earlier versions? I wish I had known that before deploying to thousands of users. I didn't catch it in my usability testing. :^( "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote in message ... Greetings Chris, It's still there, you can make this option appear by closing down Windows Messenger (right-click its icon in the notification area/system tray and click Exit), then download and run this .reg file: http://messenger.jonathankay.com/dow...netmeeting.reg After this, restart Windows Messenger, and you should now see 'Start Netmeeting' in Windows Messenger. Currently this is what would be considered the 'Windows Messenger' newsgroup, and there is another newsgroup for 'MSN Messenger' (msn.messenger). ____________________________________________ Jonathan Kay Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger Associate Expert http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/ Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com "Chris" wrote in message ... We migrated our userbase (mostly W2K users; some WXP users) from various versions of MSN Messenger and Windows Messenger to Windows Messenger 5.0. Now, users are asking what happened to the "Start NetMeeting" link. Has that been removed with WM5? BTW, why isn't there a "Windows Messenger" newsgroup for Windows 2000 clients? Is this newsgroup the best place to ask WM/W2K-related questions?
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December 11th 03, 04:18 PM
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What happened to 'Start NetMeeting' link?
Hi Chris,
Good plan =). ____________________________________________ Jonathan Kay Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger Associate Expert http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/ Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com "Chris" wrote in message ... Thanks; I just confirmed this myself on a test PC. NetMeeting was NOT present on our Windows XP PCs--and nobody complained. That gives me some leverage when trying to explain how we missed this for the Windows 2000 users. :^O "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote in message ... Hi Chris, As you know, Windows Messenger 4.x is an integral part of Windows XP and as such, compatibility mode was off (why would you need compatibility mode on for an exclusive Windows XP application *grin*). 'Start Netmeeting' cannot be present in Windows Messenger 4.x without compatibility mode engaged -- no exceptions to this that I'm aware of. ____________________________________________ Jonathan Kay Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger Associate Expert http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/ Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com "Chris" wrote in message ... OK, by searching the archives of this newsgroup, I've been able to determine what 'compatibility mode' is. Question: For standard Windows Messenger 4.7 installs (on WinXP, obviously), is compatibility mode turned on or off? IOW, for default installs of WN4.7, would "Start NetMeeting" have been present or not? "Chris" wrote in message ... In terms of Windows XP (the only operating system Windows Messenger 4.x ran on), the option wasn't there in the previous versions unless you used compatibility mode. What is "compatibility mode"? I believe "Start NetMeeting" was present on our Windows XP PCs, but I'm not sure. "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote in message ... Hi Chris, In terms of Windows XP (the only operating system Windows Messenger 4.x ran on), the option wasn't there in the previous versions unless you used compatibility mode. However, the option was there in MSN Messenger 4.x on Windows 2000. But yes, Netmeeting is off by default in Windows Messenger 5 (and this registry key turns it back on, in both Windows versions). ____________________________________________ Jonathan Kay Microsoft MVP - MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger Associate Expert http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/ Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com "Chris" wrote in message ... Thanks. So access to NetMeeting is disabled by default in WM5? Is that a change from earlier versions? I wish I had known that before deploying to thousands of users. I didn't catch it in my usability testing. :^( "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote in message ... Greetings Chris, It's still there, you can make this option appear by closing down Windows Messenger (right-click its icon in the notification area/system tray and click Exit), then download and run this .reg file: http://messenger.jonathankay.com/dow...netmeeting.reg After this, restart Windows Messenger, and you should now see 'Start Netmeeting' in Windows Messenger. Currently this is what would be considered the 'Windows Messenger' newsgroup, and there is another newsgroup for 'MSN Messenger' (msn.messenger). ____________________________________________ Jonathan Kay Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger Associate Expert http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/ Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com "Chris" wrote in message ... We migrated our userbase (mostly W2K users; some WXP users) from various versions of MSN Messenger and Windows Messenger to Windows Messenger 5.0. Now, users are asking what happened to the "Start NetMeeting" link. Has that been removed with WM5? BTW, why isn't there a "Windows Messenger" newsgroup for Windows 2000 clients? Is this newsgroup the best place to ask WM/W2K-related questions?
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December 11th 03, 04:21 PM
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What happened to 'Start NetMeeting' link?
I've encountered a situation where your registry key update
(HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Messenger\Client \DisableNM) does *not* make NetMeeting visible in WM5--at least, on Windows XP PCs. Since we are still in a mixed W2K/WXP environment, we decided to set HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Messenger\Client\ DisableCollaborationApps to 1--thereby disabling "Application Sharing" and "Whiteboard", as well as hiding these from both the menu and the action pane. However, even with DisableNM set to 0 (i.e., *don't* disable/hide NetMeeting), NetMeeting *doesn't* appear on the menu if DisableCollaboration is also set to 1. It appears that the developers considered NetMeeting to be a collaboration application--thereby disabling/hiding it based on the DisableCollaboration setting. What's strange is, not matter what the DisableCollaboration setting, NetMeeting *does* show up on the action pane if DisableNM is set to 0! Looks like a bug! If HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Messenger\Client\ DisableCollaborationApps is set to 0 (i.e., *don't* disable/hide collaboration applications), then "Start NetMeeting"'s visibility/enability is driven by the value of DisableNM. This is going to be hard to explain to management! Chris "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote in message ... Hi Chris, In terms of Windows XP (the only operating system Windows Messenger 4.x ran on), the option wasn't there in the previous versions unless you used compatibility mode. However, the option was there in MSN Messenger 4.x on Windows 2000. But yes, Netmeeting is off by default in Windows Messenger 5 (and this registry key turns it back on, in both Windows versions). ____________________________________________ Jonathan Kay Microsoft MVP - MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger Associate Expert http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/ Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com "Chris" wrote in message ... Thanks. So access to NetMeeting is disabled by default in WM5? Is that a change from earlier versions? I wish I had known that before deploying to thousands of users. I didn't catch it in my usability testing. :^( "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote in message ... Greetings Chris, It's still there, you can make this option appear by closing down Windows Messenger (right-click its icon in the notification area/system tray and click Exit), then download and run this .reg file: http://messenger.jonathankay.com/dow...netmeeting.reg After this, restart Windows Messenger, and you should now see 'Start Netmeeting' in Windows Messenger. Currently this is what would be considered the 'Windows Messenger' newsgroup, and there is another newsgroup for 'MSN Messenger' (msn.messenger). ____________________________________________ Jonathan Kay Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger Associate Expert http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/ Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com "Chris" wrote in message ... We migrated our userbase (mostly W2K users; some WXP users) from various versions of MSN Messenger and Windows Messenger to Windows Messenger 5.0. Now, users are asking what happened to the "Start NetMeeting" link. Has that been removed with WM5? BTW, why isn't there a "Windows Messenger" newsgroup for Windows 2000 clients? Is this newsgroup the best place to ask WM/W2K-related questions?
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