Windows Live Messenger vs. Windows XP Messenger

I know that Windows XP Messenger was more oriented towards the business
community, but can Windows XP Messenger (the last version or so that was
available some time ago) make video/audio connections with Windows Live
Messenger?


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I know Windows Messenger (preinstalled in Windows versions until XP), which
is numbered as 4.x (current is 14.x), so i think you know older versions
didn't support audio and video.

Greetings,

No and Yes.

Windows Live Messenger 8.x has compatibility with Windows Messenger (4.x and 5.x) but Windows
Live Messenger 2009 (the latest, 14.x) has removed the backwards compatibility.

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"Fuzzy John®" <> wrote in message
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> I know that Windows XP Messenger was more oriented towards the business community, but can
> Windows XP Messenger (the last version or so that was available some time ago) make
> video/audio connections with Windows Live Messenger?
>
>
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>

Hi,

Exactly at what point do you receive this message?

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"Fuzzy John®" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Thanks. I did find out that while I can connect to a Windows Messenger client for basic IM
> functions, video will not work. I seem to get a message on the Windows Live Messenger
> machine that the Messenger service is not available even though I can text back and forth.
>
>
> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> Greetings,
>>
>> No and Yes.
>>
>> Windows Live Messenger 8.x has compatibility with Windows Messenger (4.x and 5.x) but
>> Windows Live Messenger 2009 (the latest, 14.x) has removed the backwards compatibility.
>>
>> --
>> Jonathan Kay
>> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
>> MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
>> MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com
>> Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>> (c) 2009 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature or citation
>> --
>>
>> "Fuzzy John®" <> wrote in message
>> news:301CD042-281D-486C-BE2C-...
>>> I know that Windows XP Messenger was more oriented towards the business community, but
>>> can Windows XP Messenger (the last version or so that was available some time ago) make
>>> video/audio connections with Windows Live Messenger?
>>>
>>>
>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>> This message was sent using 100% recycled bits.
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>>>
>>

I get the message at the point where I attempt to share my camera with
someone using Windows Messenger (from Windows XP).

No problem sharing the camera with a user who runs Windows Live Messenger
under Windows 7.


"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Hi,
>
> Exactly at what point do you receive this message?
>
> --
> Jonathan Kay
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
> MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
> MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com
> Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com
> (c) 2009 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature
> or citation
> --
>
> "Fuzzy John®" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> Thanks. I did find out that while I can connect to a Windows Messenger
>> client for basic IM functions, video will not work. I seem to get a
>> message on the Windows Live Messenger machine that the Messenger service
>> is not available even though I can text back and forth.
>>
>>
>> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> Greetings,
>>>
>>> No and Yes.
>>>
>>> Windows Live Messenger 8.x has compatibility with Windows Messenger (4.x
>>> and 5.x) but Windows Live Messenger 2009 (the latest, 14.x) has removed
>>> the backwards compatibility.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Jonathan Kay
>>> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
>>> MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
>>> MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com
>>> Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>>> (c) 2009 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this
>>> signature or citation
>>> --
>>>
>>> "Fuzzy John®" <> wrote in message
>>> news:301CD042-281D-486C-BE2C-...
>>>> I know that Windows XP Messenger was more oriented towards the business
>>>> community, but can Windows XP Messenger (the last version or so that
>>>> was available some time ago) make video/audio connections with Windows
>>>> Live Messenger?
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>>
>>>>
>>>
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Hi,

Ah, I see, I thought you were talking about a separate issue. Like I said earlier, the
latest version of Windows Live Messenger won't be compatible with Windows Messenger video,
but text will be fine. The error messages can be a bit odd telling you this.

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Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com
Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com
(c) 2009 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature or citation
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"Fuzzy John®" <> wrote in message
news:...
> I get the message at the point where I attempt to share my camera with someone using
> Windows Messenger (from Windows XP).
>
> No problem sharing the camera with a user who runs Windows Live Messenger under Windows 7.
>
>
> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> Hi,
>>
>> Exactly at what point do you receive this message?
>>
>> --
>> Jonathan Kay
>> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
>> MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
>> MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com
>> Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>> (c) 2009 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature or citation
>> --
>>
>> "Fuzzy John®" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> Thanks. I did find out that while I can connect to a Windows Messenger client for basic
>>> IM functions, video will not work. I seem to get a message on the Windows Live Messenger
>>> machine that the Messenger service is not available even though I can text back and
>>> forth.
>>>
>>>
>>> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <> wrote in message
>>> news:...
>>>> Greetings,
>>>>
>>>> No and Yes.
>>>>
>>>> Windows Live Messenger 8.x has compatibility with Windows Messenger (4.x and 5.x) but
>>>> Windows Live Messenger 2009 (the latest, 14.x) has removed the backwards compatibility.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Jonathan Kay
>>>> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
>>>> MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
>>>> MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com
>>>> Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>>>> (c) 2009 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature or citation
>>>> --
>>>>
>>>> "Fuzzy John®" <> wrote in message
>>>> news:301CD042-281D-486C-BE2C-...
>>>>> I know that Windows XP Messenger was more oriented towards the business community, but
>>>>> can Windows XP Messenger (the last version or so that was available some time ago) make
>>>>> video/audio connections with Windows Live Messenger?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>> This message was sent using 100% recycled bits.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ---
>> avast! Antivirus: Inbound message clean.
>> Virus Database (VPS): 090415-0, 04/15/2009
>> Tested on: 04/15/2009 08:13:31 PM
>> avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2009 ALWIL Software.
>> http://www.avast.com
>>
>>
>>
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