Messenger 6.2/7.0 incompatibility(?)

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Greetings,

The "Video Conference" functionality has changed in 7 and is only compatible with 7 clients.
If the 6.2 user initiates, it should work. Also, if you initiate the "Webcam" function and
then Audio, those functions are still completely compatible.
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2005 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.

<billurie@nospam.org> wrote in message news:%23BTL$hHPFHA.576@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>I have upgraded my MSN Messenger to 7.0 .....
> In trying to Video Conference with someone
> who still has 6.2, I got this message in the text window:
>
> The invitation to this video conversation was not sent because imfes@comcast.net (E-mail
> Address Not Verified) is using an older version of Messenger that does not support this
> feature
>
> I would take this as proof-positive, right from 'the system'
> itself, that the two are not compatible.
>
> I liked the 6.2 interface better. Is there a way that I
> can have both running on my system, in the same partition,
> to be able to conference with people who have not upgraded?
>
> --
> William B. Lurie

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Hi,

I'm afraid not. Remember that people using 6.2 can still initiate video conference with you
however.
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2005 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.

<billurie@nospam.org> wrote in message newsTJku2QPFHA.3704@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Thank you, Jonathan, that clears it up most of the way. Now,
> so that I'd be able to initiate videoconferencing with
> people who are still in 6.2, can I somehow have both
> 6.2 and 7 running in the same partition?
>
> Jonathan Kay [MVP] wrote:
>> Greetings,
>>
>> The "Video Conference" functionality has changed in 7 and is only compatible with 7
>> clients. If the 6.2 user initiates, it should work. Also, if you initiate the "Webcam"
>> function and then Audio, those functions are still completely compatible.
>> ____________________________________________
>> Jonathan Kay
>> Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
>> Associate Expert
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
>> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>> All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2005 Jonathan Kay.
>> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
>>
>> <billurie@nospam.org> wrote in message news:%23BTL$hHPFHA.576@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>>
>>>I have upgraded my MSN Messenger to 7.0 .....
>>>In trying to Video Conference with someone
>>>who still has 6.2, I got this message in the text window:
>>>
>>> The invitation to this video conversation was not sent because imfes@comcast.net (E-mail
>>> Address Not Verified) is using an older version of Messenger that does not support this
>>> feature
>>>
>>>I would take this as proof-positive, right from 'the system'
>>>itself, that the two are not compatible.
>>>
>>>I liked the 6.2 interface better. Is there a way that I
>>>can have both running on my system, in the same partition,
>>>to be able to conference with people who have not upgraded?
>>>
>>>--
>>> William B. Lurie
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> William B. Lurie

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Why do you think that sounds feasible?

It's NOT. You can have one or the other on ONE operating system. Now, you
could dual boot but I won't get into that with you.

--
Regards,

Richard Urban

aka Crusty (-: Old B@stard :-)

If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!


<billurie@nospam.org> wrote in message
news:ul6Sl1SPFHA.2680@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Thanks, Jonathan. I can see how running in the same partition
> could be expected to cause conflict. However, I imagine that
> if I put 6.2 in a different partition, and have only one partition active
> at any time, I should be able to use 7 in one and 6.2 in the other.
> Doesn't that sound feasible? If so, can you give me a link
> to where I can download 6.2 again?
>
> Jonathan Kay [MVP] wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm afraid not. Remember that people using 6.2 can still initiate video
>> conference with you however.
>> ____________________________________________
>> Jonathan Kay
>> Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
>> Associate Expert
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
>> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>> All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2005 Jonathan Kay.
>> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
>>
>> <billurie@nospam.org> wrote in message
>> newsTJku2QPFHA.3704@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>>
>>>Thank you, Jonathan, that clears it up most of the way. Now,
>>>so that I'd be able to initiate videoconferencing with
>>>people who are still in 6.2, can I somehow have both
>>>6.2 and 7 running in the same partition?
>>>
>>>Jonathan Kay [MVP] wrote:
>>>
>>>>Greetings,
>>>>
>>>>The "Video Conference" functionality has changed in 7 and is only
>>>>compatible with 7 clients. If the 6.2 user initiates, it should work.
>>>>Also, if you initiate the "Webcam" function and then Audio, those
>>>>functions are still completely compatible.
>>>>____________________________________________
>>>>Jonathan Kay
>>>>Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
>>>>Associate Expert
>>>>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
>>>>Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>>>>All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2005 Jonathan Kay.
>>>>You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
>>>>
>>>><billurie@nospam.org> wrote in message
>>>>news:%23BTL$hHPFHA.576@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>I have upgraded my MSN Messenger to 7.0 .....
>>>>>In trying to Video Conference with someone
>>>>>who still has 6.2, I got this message in the text window:
>>>>>
>>>>>The invitation to this video conversation was not sent because
>>>>>imfes@comcast.net (E-mail Address Not Verified) is using an older
>>>>>version of Messenger that does not support this feature
>>>>>
>>>>>I would take this as proof-positive, right from 'the system'
>>>>>itself, that the two are not compatible.
>>>>>
>>>>>I liked the 6.2 interface better. Is there a way that I
>>>>>can have both running on my system, in the same partition,
>>>>>to be able to conference with people who have not upgraded?
>>>>>
>>>>>--
>>>>> William B. Lurie
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>--
>>> William B. Lurie
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> William B. Lurie