Hi All
I was using Microsoft Messenger 4.7 with a SIP communication service (not MSN), and after installing Windows XP SP2, Messenger 4.7 no longer allows me to connect to the SIP service, because the option is not there anymore.
I've tried using Microsoft Messenger 5.0, as recommended by Microsoft, but it works very badly, and sometimes 5.0 doesn't detect the other users online, and messes things up.

Any ideas on how to get Microsoft Messenger 4.7 and SP2 to work with a SIP communication service?
Or, how to get Microsoft Messenger 5.0 to work decently?

After SP2, the Microsoft Messenger 4.7 version is now 4.7.3000.
(thanks Microsoft!!)

thanks

cowaznik

Microsoft requiers an upgrade to at least 5.0 so 4.7 shouldnt really be working at all, try using the latest version (6.2)

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Originally posted by Scone
Microsoft requiers an upgrade to at least 5.0 so 4.7 shouldnt really be working at all, try using the latest version (6.2)

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Ooops didnt read properly, but maybe he can try msn anyway..sorry

WinMsg also has a version 5: maybe you should try that.

hi, yes it's Windows Messenger i'm talking about.
trouble with WinMsg 5 is that is doesn't work properly,
with certain SIP proxies, like SER (www.iptel.org).
WinMsg 5.0 sometimes 5.0 doesn't detect the other users online, and messes things up, like. messages are not delivered to online users.....
is there a way to get WinMsg 4.7.2009 to work with XP SP2?
(SP2 installs WinMsg 4.7.3000 which doesn't have the SIP option).
10x

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Originally posted by buqingzi
I think he's refering to windows messenger all the time in his post, which is designed for a corporate user (read: it has the SIP capability whereas Msn messenger does not).

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hi guys thanks for the help...
I have also posted in

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/newsgroups/reader.mspx

with subject

WM 4.7 under XP SP2 don't support SIP

but no luck till now.
have tried reinstalling Windows Messenger 4.7.2009 on a XP SP2 system, but it doesn't work (note: i am not interested in MSN, just SIP services), have also install add on for 4.7.2009
but no luck either.

when i uninstall SP2, Windows Messenger 4.7.2009 works just fine with SIP services.

!!! SO !!! stuck because I cannot use Windows Messenger 4.7.2009 on XP SP2,
thanks

with a friend of mine, I've installed win 4.7.2009 over the one that SP2 installs with no problem.... Of course it pops up with a dialogbox saying something like "you will loose some functionality, do you want to proceed", if you click yes, winmsg 4.7.2009 will be installed just fine...
After that download and install the addin, et voila....

yes you're right, Windows Messenger 4.7.2009 does install and work with MSN, but not with a SIP service!

Then, it's something within SP2 itself I assume (which winmsgr uses to connect to SIP).... Did you try to remove winmsgr 4.7.3000 first (in the hope it also removes the "SIP-modules" (sorry, don't have a better name for it))? Because often, when you install an older product, newer DLL's and such aren't downgraded...

to remove winmsgr: http://messenger.jonathankay.com/allsteps.aspx?ID=7
(note to others: do not use this method to remove windows messenger if you aren't going to install another windows messenger version!!! This is not meant to "disable" windows messenger!!! instead read "CookieRevised's reply to I am about to rip my hair out over MS Messanger" for that)

hi CookieRevised ... thanks for the tip,
unfortunately, it doesn't work.
I have confirmed that the problem is related to changes in the underlying RPC system in XP SP2, not just WM 4.7, and that  others with the same problem say that there is no solution at the moment.

cheers!.