Can we work with Exchange 2000?

We have an Exchange 2000 server running the Exchange IM service. Presently
our users are using MSN Messenger 5.1 to access that service but we would
like to upgrade to Live Messenger. Is there a version, or a workaround, that
will allow us to do this?

Greetings Sam,

You can run Windows Live Messenger and Windows Messenger 5.1 concurrently, but there is no
way to use your Exchange IM Service with Windows Live Messenger.

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Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2007 Jonathan Kay.
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"Sam" <> wrote in message
news:65E0B752-5BC4-45DC-B304-...
> We have an Exchange 2000 server running the Exchange IM service. Presently
> our users are using MSN Messenger 5.1 to access that service but we would
> like to upgrade to Live Messenger. Is there a version, or a workaround, that
> will allow us to do this?

Thanks Jonathan! It's looking like my alternative is to either load 5.1 on my
new machines or build an LCS server and use the preloaded Live Messenger to
attach to LCS. I don want my old clients to lose communication with my new
clients so I will want all of them to talk to LCS.......do you know if 5.1
will talk to LCS or will I have to upgrade all my old clients? Conversely, is
there a way to get Exchange and LCS to talk to each other so that I can have
clients on both platforms communicate with each other?

Thanks in advance!

"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:

> Greetings Sam,
>
> You can run Windows Live Messenger and Windows Messenger 5.1 concurrently, but there is no
> way to use your Exchange IM Service with Windows Live Messenger.
>
> --
> Jonathan Kay
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
> Associate Expert
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
> All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2007 Jonathan Kay.
> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
> --
>
> "Sam" <> wrote in message
> news:65E0B752-5BC4-45DC-B304-...
> > We have an Exchange 2000 server running the Exchange IM service. Presently
> > our users are using MSN Messenger 5.1 to access that service but we would
> > like to upgrade to Live Messenger. Is there a version, or a workaround, that
> > will allow us to do this?
>
>

Hi Sam,

LCS won't connect to Live Messenger either, you'll have to use either Windows Messenger 5.1
or Office Communicator.

5.1 will work with LCS just fine. I don't believe there's a way to do the Exchange/LCS
interopt though. Obviously you can connect to both at the same time using 5.1 and then be
able to talk on both services at the same time.

--
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2007 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
--



"Sam" <> wrote in message
news:BD0A909B-14DD-48E9-B321-...
> Thanks Jonathan! It's looking like my alternative is to either load 5.1 on my
> new machines or build an LCS server and use the preloaded Live Messenger to
> attach to LCS. I don want my old clients to lose communication with my new
> clients so I will want all of them to talk to LCS.......do you know if 5.1
> will talk to LCS or will I have to upgrade all my old clients? Conversely, is
> there a way to get Exchange and LCS to talk to each other so that I can have
> clients on both platforms communicate with each other?
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Greetings Sam,
>>
>> You can run Windows Live Messenger and Windows Messenger 5.1 concurrently, but there is no
>> way to use your Exchange IM Service with Windows Live Messenger.
>>
>> --
>> Jonathan Kay
>> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
>> Associate Expert
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
>> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>> All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2007 Jonathan Kay.
>> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
>> --
>>
>> "Sam" <> wrote in message
>> news:65E0B752-5BC4-45DC-B304-...
>> > We have an Exchange 2000 server running the Exchange IM service. Presently
>> > our users are using MSN Messenger 5.1 to access that service but we would
>> > like to upgrade to Live Messenger. Is there a version, or a workaround, that
>> > will allow us to do this?
>>
>>

Thank you kindly!!

"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:

> Hi Sam,
>
> LCS won't connect to Live Messenger either, you'll have to use either Windows Messenger 5.1
> or Office Communicator.
>
> 5.1 will work with LCS just fine. I don't believe there's a way to do the Exchange/LCS
> interopt though. Obviously you can connect to both at the same time using 5.1 and then be
> able to talk on both services at the same time.
>
> --
> Jonathan Kay
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
> Associate Expert
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
> All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2007 Jonathan Kay.
> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
> --
>
>
>
> "Sam" <> wrote in message
> news:BD0A909B-14DD-48E9-B321-...
> > Thanks Jonathan! It's looking like my alternative is to either load 5.1 on my
> > new machines or build an LCS server and use the preloaded Live Messenger to
> > attach to LCS. I don want my old clients to lose communication with my new
> > clients so I will want all of them to talk to LCS.......do you know if 5.1
> > will talk to LCS or will I have to upgrade all my old clients? Conversely, is
> > there a way to get Exchange and LCS to talk to each other so that I can have
> > clients on both platforms communicate with each other?
> >
> > Thanks in advance!
> >
> > "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:
> >
> >> Greetings Sam,
> >>
> >> You can run Windows Live Messenger and Windows Messenger 5.1 concurrently, but there is no
> >> way to use your Exchange IM Service with Windows Live Messenger.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Jonathan Kay
> >> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
> >> Associate Expert
> >> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
> >> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
> >> All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2007 Jonathan Kay.
> >> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
> >> --
> >>
> >> "Sam" <> wrote in message
> >> news:65E0B752-5BC4-45DC-B304-...
> >> > We have an Exchange 2000 server running the Exchange IM service. Presently
> >> > our users are using MSN Messenger 5.1 to access that service but we would
> >> > like to upgrade to Live Messenger. Is there a version, or a workaround, that
> >> > will allow us to do this?
> >>
> >>
>
>

Sorry - one last question.....will Communicator speak to Exchange 2k?

"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:

> Hi Sam,
>
> LCS won't connect to Live Messenger either, you'll have to use either Windows Messenger 5.1
> or Office Communicator.
>
> 5.1 will work with LCS just fine. I don't believe there's a way to do the Exchange/LCS
> interopt though. Obviously you can connect to both at the same time using 5.1 and then be
> able to talk on both services at the same time.
>
> --
> Jonathan Kay
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
> Associate Expert
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
> All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2007 Jonathan Kay.
> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
> --
>
>
>
> "Sam" <> wrote in message
> news:BD0A909B-14DD-48E9-B321-...
> > Thanks Jonathan! It's looking like my alternative is to either load 5.1 on my
> > new machines or build an LCS server and use the preloaded Live Messenger to
> > attach to LCS. I don want my old clients to lose communication with my new
> > clients so I will want all of them to talk to LCS.......do you know if 5.1
> > will talk to LCS or will I have to upgrade all my old clients? Conversely, is
> > there a way to get Exchange and LCS to talk to each other so that I can have
> > clients on both platforms communicate with each other?
> >
> > Thanks in advance!
> >
> > "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:
> >
> >> Greetings Sam,
> >>
> >> You can run Windows Live Messenger and Windows Messenger 5.1 concurrently, but there is no
> >> way to use your Exchange IM Service with Windows Live Messenger.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Jonathan Kay
> >> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
> >> Associate Expert
> >> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
> >> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
> >> All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2007 Jonathan Kay.
> >> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
> >> --
> >>
> >> "Sam" <> wrote in message
> >> news:65E0B752-5BC4-45DC-B304-...
> >> > We have an Exchange 2000 server running the Exchange IM service. Presently
> >> > our users are using MSN Messenger 5.1 to access that service but we would
> >> > like to upgrade to Live Messenger. Is there a version, or a workaround, that
> >> > will allow us to do this?
> >>
> >>
>
>

Nope, just LCS 2005.

--
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2007 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
--

"Sam" <> wrote in message
news:4C0482B6-E24F-45E1-978C-...
> Sorry - one last question.....will Communicator speak to Exchange 2k?
>
> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Hi Sam,
>>
>> LCS won't connect to Live Messenger either, you'll have to use either Windows Messenger
>> 5.1
>> or Office Communicator.
>>
>> 5.1 will work with LCS just fine. I don't believe there's a way to do the Exchange/LCS
>> interopt though. Obviously you can connect to both at the same time using 5.1 and then be
>> able to talk on both services at the same time.
>>
>> --
>> Jonathan Kay
>> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
>> Associate Expert
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
>> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>> All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2007 Jonathan Kay.
>> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
>> --
>>
>>
>>
>> "Sam" <> wrote in message
>> news:BD0A909B-14DD-48E9-B321-...
>> > Thanks Jonathan! It's looking like my alternative is to either load 5.1 on my
>> > new machines or build an LCS server and use the preloaded Live Messenger to
>> > attach to LCS. I don want my old clients to lose communication with my new
>> > clients so I will want all of them to talk to LCS.......do you know if 5.1
>> > will talk to LCS or will I have to upgrade all my old clients? Conversely, is
>> > there a way to get Exchange and LCS to talk to each other so that I can have
>> > clients on both platforms communicate with each other?
>> >
>> > Thanks in advance!
>> >
>> > "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Greetings Sam,
>> >>
>> >> You can run Windows Live Messenger and Windows Messenger 5.1 concurrently, but there is
>> >> no
>> >> way to use your Exchange IM Service with Windows Live Messenger.
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Jonathan Kay
>> >> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
>> >> Associate Expert
>> >> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
>> >> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>> >> All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2007 Jonathan Kay.
>> >> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
>> >> --
>> >>
>> >> "Sam" <> wrote in message
>> >> news:65E0B752-5BC4-45DC-B304-...
>> >> > We have an Exchange 2000 server running the Exchange IM service. Presently
>> >> > our users are using MSN Messenger 5.1 to access that service but we would
>> >> > like to upgrade to Live Messenger. Is there a version, or a workaround, that
>> >> > will allow us to do this?
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>