One way Video Chat with New Zealand - Possible?

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Greetings,

Yes, you can do this! The only thing that needs to happen is the grandparents on XP will
need to install MSN Messenger (http://messenger.msn.com) and use that (as opposed to the
built-in Windows Messenger in XP).
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"Janeno" <Janeno@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2C160182-87C4-4A6B-9913-8C2750725F3B@microsoft.com...
> We have a baby on the way and want to set up Video Messengng with
> Grandparents in New Zealand.
>
> We have: Webcam (creative NX Pro), Broadband, MSN messenger account but only
> Windows ME :-(
> Grandparents have: no Webcam, Dial up connection, Windows XP with Messenger.
>
> Can it work? Can ME + MSN messenger send voice + video to XP messenger? Are
> we doomed until a) we get XP, b) they get Broadband??