Shoutbox

I have one out of 5 PCs that refuses to run Win Messenger in audio/voice mode, and the only thing so far that I can find different (other than wireless link and the other 4 are wired) is that it does not have any of the .net framework updates in the update history.  But when I go to MS web, it seems like the .net framwork is something developers only should be concered with - is that so?  Is the .net framwork something to do with Messenger, because it seems like you sign in (and exhange data?) through the ".NET Messenger Service"   Perhaps I am connecting the two ".net xxx" when they really have nothing to do with each other?  I have replaced the wireless router and PCI wirless card with a different vendors and get the same result.  When I run a cable to the PC out of one of the four wired ports in router, it will work in audio/video mode - but there is no way to get a cable into that room on a permanent basis!