using Netmeeting in Vista

I have installed XP Netmeeting on Vista after seeing how to install in
compatibility mode via Google. but it only allows you to call an XP machine
and share the XP desktop. Vista will not allow me to share my vista desktop
with the XP user if. Is there a fix?

And before anyone suggests the Vista Windows sharing space this only works
Vista to Vista.
My Corporate network runs XP
Thanks
James

you want to share desktop? then use www.ultravnc.com
that is free




"James Truelove" <> wrote in message
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>I have installed XP Netmeeting on Vista after seeing how to install in
>compatibility mode via Google. but it only allows you to call an XP machine
>and share the XP desktop. Vista will not allow me to share my vista desktop
>with the XP user if. Is there a fix?
>
> And before anyone suggests the Vista Windows sharing space this only works
> Vista to Vista.
> My Corporate network runs XP
> Thanks
> James

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927853


"James Truelove" <> wrote in message
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>I have installed XP Netmeeting on Vista after seeing how to install in
>compatibility mode via Google. but it only allows you to call an XP machine
>and share the XP desktop. Vista will not allow me to share my vista desktop
>with the XP user if. Is there a fix?
>
> And before anyone suggests the Vista Windows sharing space this only works
> Vista to Vista.
> My Corporate network runs XP
> Thanks
> James

You will need to have version 3.02 of Net Meeting installed for Vista. Read the following MS-KB

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927853

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"James Truelove" <> wrote in message news:42BF2CB9-BCBE-4E62-91D0-...
>I have installed XP Netmeeting on Vista after seeing how to install in
> compatibility mode via Google. but it only allows you to call an XP machine
> and share the XP desktop. Vista will not allow me to share my vista desktop
> with the XP user if. Is there a fix?
>
> And before anyone suggests the Vista Windows sharing space this only works
> Vista to Vista.
> My Corporate network runs XP
> Thanks
> James
>

"Michael O" <> wrote in message
news:%...
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927853
>
>
> "James Truelove" <> wrote in message
> news:42BF2CB9-BCBE-4E62-91D0-...
>>I have installed XP Netmeeting on Vista after seeing how to install in
>>compatibility mode via Google. but it only allows you to call an XP
>>machine and share the XP desktop. Vista will not allow me to share my
>>vista desktop with the XP user if. Is there a fix?
>>
>> And before anyone suggests the Vista Windows sharing space this only
>> works Vista to Vista.
>> My Corporate network runs XP
>> Thanks
>> James
>
>

Thanks Michael but the hotfix does not work for Vista Premium

"carl feredeck" <> wrote in message
news:...
> you want to share desktop? then use www.ultravnc.com
> that is free
>
>
>
>
> "James Truelove" <> wrote in message
> news:42BF2CB9-BCBE-4E62-91D0-...
>>I have installed XP Netmeeting on Vista after seeing how to install in
>>compatibility mode via Google. but it only allows you to call an XP
>>machine and share the XP desktop. Vista will not allow me to share my
>>vista desktop with the XP user if. Is there a fix?
>>
>> And before anyone suggests the Vista Windows sharing space this only
>> works Vista to Vista.
>> My Corporate network runs XP
>> Thanks
>> James
>
>

Thanks I did download and have a look at it, but it really is a shame that
MS did not include backwards compatibility for Netmeeting. There must be
millions of existing XP users Microsoft have cocked a snoot at by not doing
so. Corporate users in particular are very reluctant to change operating
systems as it is such a risk to their business. If Linux distributions could
just get wireless networking more user friendly I suspect more users would
switch to it rather than than be at the mercy of Microsoft marketing
strategy.

I use Linux, Vista and XP at home but at work XP is the standard OS.
James

since you use Linux you will see that they use vnc for remote desktop

you can use the ultravnc client from windows to control a Linux machine and
vise versus


"James Truelove" <> wrote in message
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> "carl feredeck" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> you want to share desktop? then use www.ultravnc.com
>> that is free
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "James Truelove" <> wrote in message
>> news:42BF2CB9-BCBE-4E62-91D0-...
>>>I have installed XP Netmeeting on Vista after seeing how to install in
>>>compatibility mode via Google. but it only allows you to call an XP
>>>machine and share the XP desktop. Vista will not allow me to share my
>>>vista desktop with the XP user if. Is there a fix?
>>>
>>> And before anyone suggests the Vista Windows sharing space this only
>>> works Vista to Vista.
>>> My Corporate network runs XP
>>> Thanks
>>> James
>>
>>
>
> Thanks I did download and have a look at it, but it really is a shame that
> MS did not include backwards compatibility for Netmeeting. There must be
> millions of existing XP users Microsoft have cocked a snoot at by not
> doing so. Corporate users in particular are very reluctant to change
> operating systems as it is such a risk to their business. If Linux
> distributions could just get wireless networking more user friendly I
> suspect more users would switch to it rather than than be at the mercy of
> Microsoft marketing strategy.
>
> I use Linux, Vista and XP at home but at work XP is the standard OS.
> James