Threads Replies Last Post 19 Pages: 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  11  12  13  14  15  16  17  18  19   Microphone doesn't work in video call but does in voice call Hi, When I do a voice call in Windows Live Messenger, everything works correctly. However, when I make a video call, everything is working, except that the slider for my microphone is disabled (and is on 0), and the Mute button doesn't work either (not that I'd like to mute it -- I'd like it to be NOT mute). What's wrong? Is the video call feature trying to use another recording de... 7 12.05.2007 22:34:00 Live Messenger freezes when connected to Internet Scenario: Not sure if it's relevant or not, but I'm connected to the Internet via Wireless LAN. Anytime the Wireless LAN connection is disabled (via disable, or during the interval where it's disabled via repair), Messenger is responding normally and I can access dialogs, click "Sign In ..." etc. Bug: Anytime the Wireless LAN connection is enabled, Messenger is completely frozen, w... 2 12.05.2007 19:58:01 Audio problems Problem: Can see video but not to hear my contacts and they can't hear me. Info: - Vista Ultimate - LifeCam VX-6000 - Windows Live Messenger 8.1 - When using the Microsoft LifeCam console I can capture video and audio fine. - I was able to start an audio converstaion by using "Call Computer" option and then send me camera option. (Both Audio and video are in poor quality). Used to w... 2 12.05.2007 19:20:00 Audio and Video Setup Live Messenger I have a Microsoft Lifecam3000 - since upgrading to Vista I have not been able to make any adjustments to my speaker or microphone volume. Due to this problem I have stopped using Windows Live Messenger. I have checked my Webcam and am able to set volume and speakers up OK. Is there an update I have missed or is this a known problem that will be fixed in time? ... 7 12.05.2007 18:25:00 Windows Live Messenger voice conversations I have WLM version 8.1 (Build 8.1.0178.00). In previous versions I could have free voice conversations with others. Now I cannot figure out how to have free voice conversations. Can I still have free voice conversations, and if so, how? Or is Microsoft requiring me to subscribe to their voice service, for which I have to pay?... 2 12.05.2007 02:56:16 Proxy Settings Messenger 8.1 Is there a way to set the proxy server in Messenger 8.1 separate from IE. I have to use one proxy server to surf the web and a different one to get Messenger to work. Looking in the connection settings area it says it uses IE settings, but I know in previous version you were able to set it separately. Anyone know if there is a trick to do it. Thanks, Mike... 4 12.05.2007 02:54:55 Is there any way to... Is there any way to get Windows Live Messenger to send email via Outlook Express instead of Hotmail and to not use Internet Explorer when the Help button is clicked? IE is not my default browser and I don't like Hotmail. Thank you. ... 11 12.05.2007 02:53:38 Auto Sign-on Problem I have two PCs at home both running Windows XP Pro and Windows Live Messenger 8.1. At boot time one PC works flawlessly and starts Windows Live Messenger automatically. Despite the settings being identical, the second PC does NOT load Windows Live Messenger automatically. While the second PC can be signed in manually without a problem, this is a nuisance. I’ve been all over looking... 1 11.05.2007 18:14:01 Installing latest Windows Live Messenger Hi there, hoping someone can help me with this as I hesitate to instal the latest Windows Live Messenger after the last miserable failure of 8.0 on my PC. I really do want to have the latest msngr, it looks good but then so did the last one till I tried to use it. I ended up going back to MSN Msngr 7.5 which I still have. My Q is, do I have to uninstall MSN 7.5 before installing the l... 4 11.05.2007 02:28:33 Messenger won't let me login. Messenger won't let me login. It keeps saying Error: 80048820 . And I have it set to log me in automaticly. Can any body help me? -- Connor Belanger ... 1 10.05.2007 23:23:16 Some Live Messenger changes routing table and disconect VPN Hi, I have found in some cases ( 2 of 10 PCs) where the Live Messenger modifies the routing table when I sign on or sign out, that destroy my VPN connection (Nortel IPSec), in the routing table appears new routes with destination to Microsoft (207.46.x.x or 65.54.x.x). Is there a way to avoid that modification to the routing table?... 1 10.05.2007 19:41:00 adding all my outlook contacts at one time? am i able to import all of my contacts in one shot so i don't have to spend so much time entering each one. i remember i used to have yahoo and it asked you to add all in one time. can live do this? thanks!... 1 10.05.2007 17:11:00 Show Khmer Unicode with GAP between word! Why does the Latest Windows Live Messenger still not fully support Khmer Unicode? I'm running Windows Live Messenger ver. 8.1 on Windows XP Professional SP2. Any solution? ... 1 10.05.2007 09:48:27 Mailing Conversations One of my contacts managed to send the conversation line they were typing directly to my hotmail account instead of into the live messenger conversation window. This appeared diferently to all my other ordinary emails from this contact in that the senders address actually has their msn nickname in it including their font custom codes e.g. From: (L)[c=57] Contacts Nickname [/c](L) (em... 2 10.05.2007 02:05:17 Video Conversation in Messenger causes PC to reboot Hello, hopefully someone can help with this... I have been trying to have a video conversation with my dad. We both have the same webcams and decent spec PC's running XP and Windows Live Messenger. Once we have a video conversation established with cam and sound working fine, my dads PC reboots itself. This can happen anything from 20 secs to 5 mins after starting the conversation. Any i... 2 10.05.2007 01:51:05 New message sound notifications I am repeatedly but intermittently not getting sound notifications of new messsages. My volume is up in the system tray, my speakers are up and I hear other sounds. Are some users able to block sound notifications on their messages?... 1 09.05.2007 20:20:01 Live Messenger is filtering my messages Hi there, Uber bug here, try sending the following messages to anyone on MSN version 8.1.0178.00 http://www.microsoft.com/reallysafewebsite/safedownload.php << wont send http://www.reallynastywebsite/destroyyourpc.php < will send "Hey man, could you just upload the new version of download.php to the ftp site for me?" << wont send ...... 6 09.05.2007 03:35:20 Messenger_×_Plug_and_Play_service Hi, On my notebook, running Vista x86 Czech Home Premium, I cannot start the latest (czech) version of Live Messenger. The process msnmsgr.exe just stops responding, and is blocked such way that it cannot be terminated using Task Manager neither windows can log out on system shut-down. The messenger's main window is not appearing. The messenger does not know about itself, because you ... 3 08.05.2007 13:40:05 THIS IS JUST WEIRD! I used MSN Messenger at work for years. Now I no longer work there but want to keep in touch with my friends there. WHY are you not allowed to add people from my old company name that are on Windows instant messenger there. I get that stupid message where it says that if they don't have a passport account (i.e. hotmail email address) they won't let you add them...WTF?... 2 08.05.2007 12:16:31 what IP addresses does live messenger talk to? Hi, I have clients using live messenger behind a whitelisting proxy, ie. they can only go to Internet sites which I specifically allow. I am having difficulty pinning down the complete list of sites which messenger needs to talk to. So far, I have the following: 152.163.241.0/24 207.46.1.0/24 207.46.107.0/24 207.46.108.0/24 207.46.110.0/24 207.46.26.0/24 207.46.27.0/24 64.12.16... 1 08.05.2007 10:13:02 Finding People with Windows Live ID's Is there anyway to search for people you know who have Windows Live ID's so you can add them to your contacts a la Skype search function which checks your Outlook contacts against the registered Skype database?... 3 08.05.2007 03:47:01 picture on messenger I have 2 computers with Windows Live Messenger (both have version 8.1.0178.00, both are XP SP2 with all available updates added). When I open WLM on computer A, it shows the picture that I chose above my email address (before signing into WLM). On computer B, there is no such picture. I have compared the Tools/Options (all tabs) on both computers and they appear to be exactly the same... 4 08.05.2007 03:26:36 Security Sending IM I'm curious: we have this service at work, but we're not sure if we can see the staff's instant messages or if we can keep a log of them. Anyone know? If we can see our staff's and/or keep a log, how do we do this? Tracey Crockett Chores, Errands 'N More... 1 07.05.2007 19:12:01 Windows Live 8.1 Missing Messages? G'day all, i have an unusual problem with Windows Live MEssenger 8.1. I live in Australia, and i have a friend in Poland, and every now and again, messages will get lost between us. I mean 90% of the messages get though ok, but every now and again, say a group of 3 or 4 messages in a row won't get though. No error messages, nothing but silence. It works both ways, i can sometimes send 3 ... 2 07.05.2007 17:03:52 Custom Emoticons. I have just created a new MSN ID. I wanted to know is it possible to transfer my custom emoticons from my old MSN ID to my new MSN ID. I have tried copying "C:\Documents and Settings\Kamal\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Messenger\oldmsnid@hotmail.com" to "C:\Documents and Settings\Kamal\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Messenger\newmsnid@hotmail.com" but this hasn't ... 2 07.05.2007 03:17:05 19 Pages: 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  11  12  13  14  15  16  17  18  19