Set the Ringer Device?

Folks, I have a newbie question here. Is it possible to set the Ringer (for
an incoming call) to one device and voice communications to another? I
typically set my ringer to the speakers and voice communication to my
headset. This way, I don't have to be wearing my headset to detect a call.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Greetings Robert,

Yes you can.

The "ringer" will use whatever default sound device that you have default in Windows. Voice
conversations will use whatever device you have setup in the Audio/Video Setup wizard. You
can get to the wizard by clicking the Tools menu (or press Alt-T on the keyboard if the menu
is hidden) in any Messenger window, and choose Audio and Video setup.

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"Robert Cottigham" <Robert > wrote in message
news:C6EB6014-5C19-4AF9-A0B9-...
> Folks, I have a newbie question here. Is it possible to set the Ringer (for
> an incoming call) to one device and voice communications to another? I
> typically set my ringer to the speakers and voice communication to my
> headset. This way, I don't have to be wearing my headset to detect a call.
> Any suggestions would be appreciated.