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Originally posted by mwe99
This may be simple but you are running Windows 2000 + right?
Try downloading from the link provided by GilgaMesh which should work if not you could use something like Ink Redistributables
Required for ink messaging: Windows 2000/XP
By installing this package, you will enable ink messages (send your handwriting instead of regular text messages) by default in MSN Messenger 7
When I download Ink Redistrubutables I need to choose the Everyone option, correct? And the default file path for the installation is simply C:\Program Files? The zip file comes with an .ini and .msi file. What do I do with these? Do I need to reboot after the installation?
Thanks
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Originally posted by mwe99
Click Continue then click No do not validate...
When you click continue this will appear..
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I get a different web page when I click on the Journal Viewer download link. I'd like to paste the copy of the page here as you did but I don't know how. There is no option to waive the validation.
O.K., I figured out that you had to hit "Continue" to get to the above page for the Journal Viewer download. I downloaded it, rebooted. and I get the following when I click on the handwriting tab:
[b]Not all participants can view handwriting, so your messages will be sent as text
It doesn't work at all now. At least before I was able to switch from text to handwriting, though the mouse wouldn't write.
I downloaded and installed Ink Redistributables but that doesn't seem to help, either.
I'm sure I'm doing something wrong but don't know what.
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Originally posted by CookieRevised
If you're using MSN Messenger 7, you don't need the full plugin anymore. MSN Messenger 7 already has support for handwriting build-in. To activate it you need the Ink Redistributables and they can be downloaded from: http://www.kaonet.net/files/msn/InkRedist.zip
If you're using MSN Messenger 6, then besides the Ink Redistributables you also need a Messenger Plus! plugin to enable the handwriting feature. This can be downloaded directly from this link: HandWriting_without_convert.zip (535.09 KB)
Note 1: Handwriting is designed only for Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. It was not specifically designed for Windows 2000, but it may work. This means it is also possible that for your Windows 2000 system it doesn't work! It will certainly not work on Windows 98(se) or Windows ME.
Note 2: When you install the Ink Redistributables (weither it is alone or with the plugin), you need to install them with the option "For Everybody" ticked, otherwise it will not work.
Note 3: the convert button will still not work after you've installed the Ink Redistributables and/or the full plugin. For this you need to install another DLL which you can find here together with installaltion instructions: http://www.mongfish.com/msnmsgr/ (read the instructions first). With the convert button you can write text with your mouse and it will be automatically converted to typed text.
This page doesn't exist.
http://www.mongfish.com/msnmsgr/
