NetMeeting Requires Service Pack 3 for Application Sharing (167896)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft NetMeeting 2.11 for Windows NT 4.0
  • Microsoft NetMeeting 2.1 for Windows NT 4.0
  • Microsoft NetMeeting 2.0 for Windows NT 4.0
  • Microsoft NetMeeting 3.01 for Windows NT 4.0

This article was previously published under Q167896

SYMPTOMS

You may not be able to share programs in a conference using NetMeeting version 2.0 or later. If you click Enable Sharing on the Tools menu, the following error message may be displayed:
To enable application sharing, you must install Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3 or later. For more information contact your system administrator or see Http://www.microsoft.com/NTServerSupport/.

CAUSE

When you are using NetMeeting 2.0 or later in Windows NT 4.0, you must install Service Pack 3 to enable application sharing.

RESOLUTION

Install Service Pack 3 or later for Windows NT 4.0. For information about obtaining Service Pack 3, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack

MORE INFORMATION

You can install NetMeeting 2.0 or later and participate in conferences using all the NetMeeting features, including using programs shared by other conference participants using Microsoft Windows 95 and NetMeeting 2.0 for Windows 95. The only feature not available is the ability to share your program with other users.

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:12/3/2003
Keywords:kberrmsg kbusage KB167896