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May 16, 2008  
Subject: Webcam support with various Messenger products
Group: microsoft.public.windows.live.messenger
Date: 5/8/2008 4:32:03 PM
From: =?Utf-8?B?cmxpdHRsZXNvbg==?= [Email Address Protection]

Have one PC with Office Communicator 2005 (version 1.0.559).
Have one PC with Windows Live Messenger 2008 (build 8.5.1302.1018).

Both PCs have functioning webcams.

Try to initiate a webcam session between the two PCs.

The Communicator PC says: "Cannot start the selected conversation type with
this person. Send an instant message instead."

The Live Messenger PC says: "Your invitation to share your webcam could not
be sent because < Name > is using a version of Messenger that does not
support this feature."

Both Communicator and Messenger have menu options to select webcams.

Any ideas on why this won't work?

Thanks.



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Subject: Re: Webcam support with various Messenger products
Group: microsoft.public.windows.live.messenger
Date: 5/8/2008 7:43:25 PM
From: "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" [Email Address Protection]

Greetings,

This won't work in this scenario. The two clients are not compatible -- like the error
message says.

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"rlittleson" <rlittleson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:959CA257-A667-449F-B6F8-928206BA0A6E@microsoft.com...
> Have one PC with Office Communicator 2005 (version 1.0.559).
> Have one PC with Windows Live Messenger 2008 (build 8.5.1302.1018).
>
> Both PCs have functioning webcams.
>
> Try to initiate a webcam session between the two PCs.
>
> The Communicator PC says: "Cannot start the selected conversation type with
> this person. Send an instant message instead."
>
> The Live Messenger PC says: "Your invitation to share your webcam could not
> be sent because < Name > is using a version of Messenger that does not
> support this feature."
>
> Both Communicator and Messenger have menu options to select webcams.
>
> Any ideas on why this won't work?
>
> Thanks.
>
>


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