NetMeeting 2.1 Netmeet.txt file (176285)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft NetMeeting 2.1 for Windows 95
  • Microsoft NetMeeting 2.1 for Windows NT 4.0

This article was previously published under Q176285

SUMMARY

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                README for Microsoft NetMeeting 2.1
                              October 1997
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             (c) Copyright Microsoft Corporation, 1997


This document provides complementary or late-breaking information
to supplement existing documentation.


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HOW TO USE THIS DOCUMENT
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To view Netmeet.txt on screen in Notepad, maximize the Notepad
window.

To print Netmeet.txt, open it in Notepad or another word
processor, and then use the Print command on the File menu.


CONTENTS
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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS AND SETUP
USING MICROSOFT NETMEETING
PLACING A CALL
RECEIVING A CALL
SHARING AN APPLICATION
WHITEBOARD
CHAT
FILE TRANSFER
AUDIO COMMUNICATION
HANGING UP
VIDEO
GENERAL KNOWN ISSUES
WINDOWS NT ISSUES


SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS AND SETUP
=============================

Microsoft(R) NetMeeting(TM) enables real-time audio, video, and
data communication over the Internet.

In order to use Microsoft NetMeeting, you must have the
following configuration:

- Microsoft Windows(R) 95 or Windows(R) 98
- At least a 486/66 processor with 8 megabytes of RAM
  (Pentium with 12 MB of RAM recommended)

              --or--

- Microsoft Windows NT(R) version 4.0
- At least a 486/66 processor with 16 megabytes of RAM
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3 required to enable
  sharing applications on Windows NT


IMPORTANT NOTES:

  * NetMeeting does not run on Windows version 3.1 or beta
    versions of Windows 98 older than Beta 3.

  * It is strongly recommended that you uninstall earlier beta
    versions of Microsoft NetMeeting before installing NetMeeting
    2.1.

- If you use special characters, such as "\\" or double-byte
  characters, when typing the installation location for NetMeeting
  during setup, NetMeeting may not install correctly.

- NetMeeting no longer supports placing calls over IPX or over
  PSTN.

- NetMeeting works best with a fast Internet connection (a 28.8k-
  baud or faster modem or a local area network).

- To use the audio features of NetMeeting, you need a sound card,
  speakers, and a microphone.

- To send video with NetMeeting, you need either a video-capture
  card and camera or a video camera that connects through your
  computer's parallel (printer) port. You will not be able to
  send video on some computers with a processor slower than a
  Pentium.

  Computers with a bidirectional (ECP or EPP) parallel port will
  perform noticeably better with parallel port video cameras than
  computers with a unidirectional parallel port.

  Cameras that connect to a video-capture card will use less of
  your computer's processor than cameras that connect through your
  computer's parallel port. It is recommended that you do not use
  a color parallel port camera unless your computer is at least a
  Pentium 133.

- The application-sharing feature may not perform well while you
  are using audio and video and are connected over a slow
  connection. Additionally, you might experience "choppy" audio
  while using video.

  The default setting for video over a 28.8-baud modem connection
  is medium quality. To change this setting, click the Tools menu,
  click Options, click the Video tab, and then change the Video
  Quality option.

- Windows NT users will be able to share applications if they have
  installed Service Pack 3 for Windows NT 4.0.

For more information about NetMeeting, including the NetMeeting
Resource Kit, see http://www.microsoft.com/netmeeting/.

For the NetMeeting Software Development Kit (SDK), see
http://www.microsoft.com/netmeeting/sdk.

For information about product support, see the Support.txt
file in your Windows or NetMeeting program directory.

To uninstall Microsoft NetMeeting
---------------------------------
1. In Control Panel, double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon.

2. On the Install/Uninstall tab, click Microsoft NetMeeting, and
   then click Add/Remove Programs.

3. If a dialog box appears asking if you want to restart your
   computer, click Yes.

               -or-

1. In Control Panel, double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon.

2. On the Windows Setup tab, click Communications, and then click
Details.

3. Clear the Microsoft NetMeeting check box.


Warnings and Known Bugs
-----------------------
- If you uninstall Windows NT Service Pack 3 after installing
  NetMeeting 2.1, you will receive an error message when you
  restart your computer. To prevent this, carry out the following
  steps:

  1. Close the error message window.

  2. In the Display properties dialog box, click Cancel.

  3. In Control Panel, click the Devices icon.

  4. Click mnmdd, and then click the Startup button.

  5. Change the Startup Type from System to Disabled, and then
     click OK.

  6. Restart your computer so the change can take effect.

- If, after enabling application sharing on the NT version of NetMeeting,
  your computer faults, you may have an incompatible display driver
  and will need to do one of the following:

  - Uninstall / reinstall NetMeeting and not enable application sharing

  - Upgrade the driver

  - Use a generic display driver

  - Install a different video adapter

  - Install the current release of the NT Service Pack.


USING MICROSOFT NETMEETING
==========================

- Microsoft NetMeeting includes support for the H.323 audio
  and video conferencing standard. NetMeeting can be used to
  place calls to and receive calls from products that are H.323-
  compatible, including the Intel Internet Video Phone. With
  appropriate equipment and services that are currently under
  development by third parties, NetMeeting can place a call to
  a telephone using an H.323 gateway.

  You can also use the following directory servers not maintained
  by Microsoft:

  ils.four11.com
  ils.business.four11.com
  ils.family.four11.com

  NOTE
  * You will not be able to use these servers to locate people on
    the Internet if you connect to the Internet through a proxy
    server that does not support Remote WinSock.

- Audio and video work only over TCP/IP and with one other person
  at a time.

- If you use this version of NetMeeting to call someone who
  is using NetMeeting 2.0, the call-switching feature may not work
  correctly.

- This version of NetMeeting enables up to 32 users to share an
  application. However if a computer running NetMeeting 2.0 is in
  the conference and more than three users are sharing, that computer
  will not be able to host an application. In addition, you can be
  connected to only one other person with audio and video at a time.

  The total number of people who can successfully participate
  in your meeting will vary based on available network bandwidth
  and the speed of the participants' computers.

- Some activities cause large amounts of data to be sent between
  the computers in your meeting (for example, speaking and sharing
  several applications while transferring a large file). In extreme
  cases, this might cause computers in the meeting to become very
  slow. To remedy this, stop one or more of the meeting activities.

- If you try to make a TCP/IP call on your local area network or
  through a proxy server and MSN or Dial-Up Networking displays a
  connection dialog box, you can disable this by clicking the
  Internet icon in Control Panel and then making sure that Auto-
  Dial is not selected.

- Sharing of DirectX, OpenGL, MS-DOS(R), and graphics-intensive
  games and AVIs does not work well and is not supported.

- If different computers have different screen resolutions during
  a meeting, the shared windows can be as large as the highest
  resolution desktop allows. Users with lower resolution desktops
  must scroll to view windows that don't fit their screens.

- You must have a 32-bit TCP/IP stack and Windows sockets
  interface to use NetMeeting with TCP/IP. NetMeeting has
  been tested with the 32-bit TCP/IP and Windows sockets built
  into Windows 95 and Windows NT version 4.0.

- Application-sharing, Whiteboard, and Chat might not work
  properly between computers with different language settings
  and keyboard layouts.

- Microsoft NetMeeting supports using Windows 95 and Windows NT
  version 4.0 system policies to set default configurations in
  a corporate environment.

  Microsoft NetMeeting system policies are documented, and a
  system policy file is included in the NetMeeting Resource Kit.
  For more information about the NetMeeting Resource Kit, see
  http://www.microsoft.com/netmeeting/reskit.

- If NetMeeting hangs or faults when it starts, check to see if
  you have a damaged font in your fonts folder or or if you have
  an incompatible font installed such as the Franklin Gothic Book
  font or the fonts installed by HP Fonts for Family.

- If you are using Internet Explorer 4.0 in Offline mode and
  you try to start NetMeeting, NetMeeting will not automatically
  connect to the Internet. To work around this problem, dial
  up using RAS (for Windows NT computers) or Dial-Up Networking
  (for Windows 95 computers). Or, in Internet Explorer, click the
  File menu, and then click Work Offline to clear the check mark.

- NetMeeting does not function properly over SLIRP connections
  or other simulated SLIP/PPP connections.


PLACING A CALL
==============

You can place Microsoft NetMeeting calls to multiple users. Any
person in a meeting can place NetMeeting calls to other people.
In addition, other people can join a NetMeeting call in progress
by calling one of the participants.

Warnings and Known Bugs
-----------------------
- If you cannot connect to someone by using their computer name,
  try using their IP address.

- If you click someone's name in the Web directory and get a
  message asking whether you would like to open or save the file,
  select open file.

- If you click someone's name in the Web directory and get a
  message saying that the file type is unrecognized, you need
  to configure your browser to associate the ILS directory files
  with Microsoft NetMeeting.

  For instructions on how to do this, refer to your browser
  documentation. You will need the following information:

  MIME file type: "text/iuls"
  Command line: "rundll32.exe msconf.dll,NewMediaPhone %l"

  MIME file type: "text/h323"
  Command line: "rundll32.exe msconf.dll,NewMediaPhone %l"

- Some ISDN devices are configured to automatically connect to
  the network. This might cause the ISDN device to try to connect
  to the network while NetMeeting is running. To stop this from
  happening, turn off Auto-Dial on the ISDN device.

- If you do not see your name in the directory, you might not be
  logged on, or you might be logged on to a different directory
  server. To change the directory server you log on to, click the
  Tools menu, click Options, click Calling, and then change your
  Server Name.

  To log on to the directory server, click the Call menu, and
  then click Log On To [your directory server].

- If you have an active network connection using a network card
  and a second active connection using a second network card,
  you might not be able to connect to the directory.

- If you experience connection problems when dialing via a null
  modem connection, try lowering the baud rate for your modem.

- Some conference bridges (also known as Multipoint Conferencing
  Units, or MCUs) are case-sensitive, so when you type the
  conference name to place a call, you may need to use the same
  capitalization as that shown on the bridge.

- To receive calls over a null modem cable, click the Tools menu,
  click Options, and then click the Protocols tab. Select the
  Null Modem protocol, and then click Properties. Select the COM
  port to which the null modem cable is connected.

- NetMeeting does not detect incoming calls on a COM port to
  which a null modem cable is connected. To receive calls over
  a null modem cable, you must place a call on the COM port.

- Changes made to the COM port properties in NetMeeting apply
  only in NetMeeting. It is recommended that you do not change
  the COM port settings while you are placing or participating
  in a NetMeeting call.

- NetMeeting uses the COM port typed into the New Call dialog box
  to place the call, not the COM port specified in the Null Modem
  Protocol Properties dialog box.

- NetMeeting can use only COM1 and COM2 to place and receive null
  modem calls.

- Null modem calls at high baud rates may not work.

- If you connect to someone through a proxy server, you may need
  to manually connect audio and video after joining the call.


RECEIVING A CALL
================

You are ready to receive incoming calls if you are running
Microsoft NetMeeting and have not selected Do Not Disturb on
the Call menu.

Warnings and Known Bugs
-----------------------
- If you are not able to receive calls, it may be because your IP
  address is registered incorrectly with the directory service.
  You can prevent this by releasing the LAN IP address before
  connecting to the Internet. To release the IP address, do the
  following:

  On Windows 95    Click the Start menu, click Run, and
                                            then type Winipcfg.exe

  On Windows NT    Click the Start menu, click Run, and
                                            then type Ipconfig /release


SHARING AN APPLICATION
======================

Any person in a meeting can share an application with the other
participants. When you share an application, other people can
see the application. When you Collaborate, other people can both
see and use the application.

Warnings and Known Bugs
-----------------------
- Windows NT users will be able to share applications if they
  have installed Service Pack 3 for Windows NT 4.0.

- If NetMeeting is installed in a directory where the path
  contains extended characters, application sharing might not
  work.

- Sharing one Windows Explorer window shares all of them. If you
  run a program while sharing Windows Explorer, the program will
  also be shared.

  Examples of Windows Explorer windows include Control Panel,
  Briefcase, the Received Files folder, or any Windows Explorer
  folder.

- Internet Explorer 4.0 users: If you share a Windows Explorer
  window, with collaboration enabled, and the person with whom
  you are collaborating closes the window, all applications and
  windows that you open afterwards will be shared.

  To undo sharing in this situation, open a Windows Explorer
  window again, and un-share it.

- When you share an application and collaborate, remote users
  can use the File Open and File Save dialog boxes in your
  application to gain access to or delete files on your computer
  or network.

  To stop someone from using your shared program while you do
  not have control of the cursor, press ESC.

  To stop someone from using your shared program while you do
  have control of the cursor, click the Stop Collaborating
  button.

  It is recommended that you do not leave your computer unattended
  while sharing an application and collaborating.

- When you launch another application from within the application
  you are sharing (such as a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet from
  within Microsoft Word), there's a possibility that the recently
  launched application won't be shared properly.

- You cannot drag an object onto a shared application or drag an
  object from a shared application to the desktop.

- When you share an application with an Input Method Editor
  (IME), you should show the IME status bar so that other
  people can use the mouse to activate the IME.

  If the IME does not support showing the status bar, or if other
  people are having trouble activating the IME, you should
  activate and deactivate the IME for them.

- If the IME window fails to repaint during a meeting, you can
  cause it to repaint by clicking anywhere on the desktop.

- You may not be able to share applications on a computer with a
  product installed that has application sharing or remote
  control features.


WHITEBOARD
==========

The Whiteboard enables you to draw simultaneously with other
people. Everyone in the meeting can see what is drawn on the
Whiteboard. When one person in a meeting runs Whiteboard, it
appears on everyone's screen.

Warnings and Known Bugs
-----------------------
- On a computer running Windows NT, if the directory in which
  NetMeeting is installed contains spaces in its name, you
  will not be able to run Whiteboard or Chat.

- Whiteboard does not maximize to the full size of an 1152 by
  864 or larger display.


CHAT
====

Chat enables you to type messages for other users to see. When
one person in a meeting runs Chat, it appears on everyone's
screen.

Chat files are stored with the .txt file extension. If Microsoft
Notepad, or another program that can read files in .txt format,
is installed on your computer, it can be used to open Chat files.

Warnings and Known Bugs
-----------------------
- On a computer running Windows NT, if the directory in which
  NetMeeting is installed contains spaces in its name, you will
  not be able to run Whiteboard or Chat.


FILE TRANSFER
=============

- Files dragged onto the list of people on the Current Call tab
  are sent to all the people in the meeting.

- To send a file to a specific person, right-click that person's
  name in the list of people in the meeting, and then click Send
  File.

- To send a file to everyone in the meeting, click the Tools
  menu, click File Transfer, and then click Send File.

Warnings and Known Bugs
-----------------------
- If you try to send a shortcut to a file, the actual file will
  be sent instead.

- Exchanging files with Intel ProShare 2.0 does not always work
  properly.


AUDIO COMMUNICATION
===================

- Audio is supported only over TCP/IP and with one other person.

- Sound quality can vary significantly depending on your sound
  card and microphone.

- Using full-duplex audio can require both more bandwidth and
  more CPU than using half-duplex audio, and therefore may result
  in poor sound quality.

- If you modify your sound card device driver in any way, such
  as upgrading to a full-duplex driver, you will need to run the
  Audio Tuning Wizard again in order for NetMeeting to work
  correctly.

Warnings and Known Bugs
-----------------------
- If you are using a Videum (Winnov) video-capture card and
  have the new 2.0 drivers, you can change the audio input for
  the card by opening the Videum Configure program (under the
  Winnov Videum program group) and selecting the desired audio
  input for the video input being used with Netmeeting. The default
  is to use the Camera microphone for the MXC video connection
  and Line Input for all other video connections. After you do
  this, the correct audio input will be selected when you start
  NetMeeting.

- Audio input for users of Winnov cameras will automatically be
  switched whenever video is in use. If your video is connected
  using the MXC connection, the camera input will be used for
  audio. If your video is connected using the Composite or
  S-Video connection, the Line Input will be used for audio.
  You can solve this problem by upgrading to the new 2.0 drivers
  and by using the Videum Configuration application.

- Users of Microsoft NetMeeting and Intel Internet Video Phone
  can talk to each other only if both users have a computer with
  a Pentium processor.

- If you have a SoundBlaster sound card with full-duplex sound
  enabled, and you have problems with your computer locking up
  when using NetMeeting, you may need to update your Sound-
  Blaster drivers.

- You may receive a message in the Audio Tuning Wizard that
  explains that your sound card is unsupported. This occurs when
  the sound card does not support some of the features required
  for it to be supported by NetMeeting. The audio features in
  NetMeeting may work even if you get this message, but you might
  experience poor audio quality.

  If your sound card is unsupported, you might want to contact
  the manufacturer to find out if newer sound card drivers are
  available.

- If you are experiencing "choppy" full-duplex sound quality, try
  switching NetMeeting to half-duplex sound quality. To do this,
  carry out the following steps:

  1. Make sure that you are not in a NetMeeting call.

  2. On the Tools menu, click Options.

  3. On the Audio tab, clear the Enable Full Duplex Audio check
     box.

  It is recommended that you not switch between full-duplex and
  half-duplex audio while in a meeting with audio.

- If, during a call, you get half duplex sound even though you
  have a full duplex audio card and drivers. This may happen
  if your sound card does not support full duplex DirectSound
  drivers or has faulty full duplex DirectSound drivers. Contact
  your sound card manufacturer for updated DirectSound drivers
  or disable the DirectSound functionality in NetMeeting.

  To disable DirectSound in NetMeeting, edit the following
  registry key:
  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet
  Audio\NacObject\DisableDirectSound
  to the following value. "01 00 00 00"

- When in an audio / video call, you may hear the other person's
  voice sped up or slowed down. This may happen when one or both
  of the participants have an old or incompatible sound driver.
  Contact your sound card manufacturer for updated drivers.

- If you are having problems with your audio quality or sound
  card when using NetMeeting, the problems could be related to
  your hardware configuration or driver installation. To see
  the latest support information, click the Help menu, and then
  click Online Support.

- If your computer has more than one audio device, you should
  make sure that the audio devices selected in the Audio Tuning
  Wizard match the selections in the Multimedia properties in
  Control Panel.

- If you upgrade your computer's processor, you should re-run
  the audio tuning wizard.

- Full-duplex audio might not work with Media Vision Pro Audio
  Spectrum 16 sound cards.

- Computers with a 486 processor will not be able to use audio
  with other software based on the H.323 audio conferencing
  standard over a Dial-Up Networking (modem) connection. They
  will be able to use audio with other NetMeeting users over
  a Dial-Up Networking connection or with other H.323-based
  audio conferencing products over a local area network (LAN).

- When you are in an audio conference using NetMeeting, an
  application that has the ability to record sound, such as
  Microsoft PowerPoint, will appear to be recording sound
  as instructed. However, since NetMeeting is already using
  the sound card, the other application is not actually
  recording.

- If you have a Tecra 740, you may need to manually set
  the microphone volume level in the Multimedia properties
  in Control Panel.

- If you experience poor audio quality, try clearing the
  Microphone check box and then selecting it again.

- If you are using a Gravis Ultrasound sound card and you
  are experiencing choppy audio quality, try the following:

  1. Make sure that you are not in a NetMeeting call.

  2. On the Tools menu, click Options.

  3. On the General tab, in the Network bandwidth section,
     select a bandwidth setting that is slower than the
     current selection.

HANGING UP
==========

When you hang up, you disconnect anyone you called or anyone
who called you. If the disconnected users have invited or
accepted other users into the meeting, they are also disconnected.
Audio connections between people might not be disconnected.

Warnings and Known Bugs
-----------------------
- If you are using a 56 kps modem in a NetMeeting call with two
  or more other people, hanging up may not work correctly.
  Switching audio and video during the call may also cause one
  or more participants to be disconnected.


VIDEO
=====

- To use the video features of NetMeeting, you need either a
  video-capture card and camera or a video camera that connects
  through your computer's parallel (printer) port. Sending video
  does not work on some computers that have a processor slower
  than a Pentium.

- Video is supported only over TCP/IP and with only one other
  person at a time.

- Running video in a multiuser meeting can negatively impact
  performance on all the computers in the meeting. For example,
  opening a video window while sharing an application can make
  it difficult for others to take control of the application.

- If you have more than one video device installed, or you have
  not properly uninstalled a video device that was previously
  installed, you might not be able to use video.

- If your video device is not properly uninstalled and you have
  enabled video in NetMeeting, the remaining camera software
  may warn you repeatedly that it cannot find the camera.

- If your computer's processor is slower than a Pentium, sending
  video may result in poor audio and video quality.

- Computers with a bidirectional (ECP or EPP) parallel port will
  perform noticeably better with parallel video cameras than
  computers with a unidirectional parallel port.

- Cameras that connect to a video-capture card will use less of
  your computer's processor than cameras that connect through
  your computer's parallel port. It is recommended that you not
  use a color parallel port camera unless your computer is at
  least a Pentium 133.

- If you disconnect your camera while using the video features
  in NetMeeting, your camera's software may display messages
  telling you that the camera is not responding. To disable
  these messages, click the Tools menu, click Options, click
  Video, and then clear the Automatically Send Video At The
  Start Of Each Call check box.

- It is recommended that you not run another program that uses
  video while running NetMeeting.

- If some areas of your video window contain the wrong colors,
  your camera might be aimed at an area with insufficient light.
  Some video drivers might provide a low-light filter option.

- If you are using the video features in a dark area, some
  cameras will cause your computer to become extremely slow
  and unresponsive.

- If you use a Black and White Connectix Camera, it is
  recommended that you use the version 2.1 update (or newer)
  of the video drivers. You can download drivers from
  http://www.connectix.com.

- Audio input for users of Winnov cameras will automatically be
  switched whenever video is in use. If your video is connected
  using the MXC connection, the camera input will be used for
  audio. If your video is connected using the Composite or
  S-Video connection, the Line Input will be used for audio.

- With some cameras, you may be able to reduce CPU usage by
  manually adjusting the settings in the Source and Format
  dialog boxes instead of letting the video driver software
  do it automatically.


GENERAL KNOWN ISSUES
====================

- If you have a beta version of NetShow Player v. 2.0, it
  might cause your computer to crash. To fix this, upgrade to
  the latest version of NetShow Player and/or deleted the file
  VDK32118.ACM from your \windows\system folder.

- You cannot run ReachOut 5.0 on computers on which Microsoft
  NetMeeting is installed.

- To find the name that NetMeeting uses as your NetBIOS name,
  carry out the following steps:

  1. In Control Panel, click the Network icon, and then click the
     Identification tab.

  2. Select the Computer Name text box.

- If you use User Profiles for multiple users to maintain your
  Windows preferences on all the computers on a network, you
  might have to run the Audio Tuning Wizard again when you switch
  computers.

- Both Microsoft FrontPage and Microsoft NetMeeting currently use
  the same file type (.cnf). NetMeeting uses this file type for
  Speed Dials.

- When you are in a meeting, your Clipboard is shared with
  everyone else in the meeting. This enables you to paste objects
  other people cut or copy to the Clipboard into your local
  programs. You can set a system policy that disables Clipboard
  sharing.

- If you are running Windows 95 Version 4.00.950B, and you cancel
  the Dial-Up Networking dialog box that appears when you start
  NetMeeting, NetMeeting appears to stop responding; however,
  NetMeeting will work properly after about two minutes. However,
  you will not be logged onto the directory server until you manually
  connect to your Internet service provider and then on the Call
  menu, choose Log On To [your directory server].

- If you create a SpeedDial shortcut, clicking Send To Mail
  Recipient will work only if your e-mail program is MAPI-aware
  (for example, Microsoft Outlook Express).

- You can return calls by using the History tab only if
  the person who called you was using NetMeeting 2.0 or
  NetMeeting 2.1.

- If you are using NetMeeting over a 28.8 kbp connection, you may
  be able to get better audio and video quality by clicking the
  Tools menu, clicking Options, and then choosing ISDN or Local
  Area Network from the Network Bandwidth section.


WINDOWS NT ISSUES
=================

- If you use Windows NT, you will be able to share applications
  if you have installed Service Pack 3 for Windows NT 4.0.

- Enabling Application Sharing on Windows NT may negatively
  affect the performance of your display driver. This will affect
  the rate at which information is drawn on the screen.

- Some Creative Labs SoundBlaster drivers (specifically those
  posted on their Web site January 15, 1997) are not compatible
  with NetMeeting. SoundBlaster drivers that come with Windows
  NT 4.0. do work with NetMeeting, as do the more recently
  posted drivers, which also support full-duplex audio.

- If you use Windows NT, you will experience problems if
  you share a 32-bit application and then insert an object
  that is a package. This opens the Object Packager, which is
  automatically shared and will subsequently fault. This fault
  will not cause the original shared application or NetMeeting
  to fault, only the Object Packager.

- If you enabled the floating point workaround during
  installation of Windows NT on a computer that is equipped
  with a flawed Intel Pentium chip, NetMeeting audio quality
  will be poor, or audio will not work at all.

- When you share a 16-bit application, all the 16-bit applications
  that are running on your computer will also automatically be
  shared.

- If you are using NetMeeting on Windows NT and you are unable to
  receive a call, restart your computer and try again.

- If you do not have a sound card, you will need to manually
  specify the bandwidth of your connection. To do this, click
  the Tools menu, click Options, and then click Network Bandwidth.

- You may need to uninstall Dial-Up Networking in order to log
  on to a Directory Server via a proxy.

- If, after placing a call, you see a message for more than one
  minute that NetMeeting is waiting for a response from the
  other person, quit NetMeeting and then try to contact the
  person again.

- If you are unable to see a video image in NetMeeting, it is
  recommended that you upgrade to DirectDraw 3.0 or newer.

- If you suspend your computer, or if it is set to suspend
  automatically, you should quit and then restart NetMeeting
  after resuming.

- If you receive a SpeedDial in an e-mail message, your mail
  program may convert it to a text (.txt) file. You will be
  able to use it as a SpeedDial if you rename it with a .cnf
  extension.
				

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/20/2003
Keywords:KB176285