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README for Microsoft NetMeeting 2.0
April 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
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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
- 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.
* It is strongly recommended that all NetMeeting users upgrade to
NetMeeting 2.0 to avoid incompatibility issues.
* It is strongly recommended that you uninstall earlier beta versions
of Microsoft NetMeeting before installing NetMeeting 2.0.
- NetMeeting works best with a fast Internet connection (a 28.8-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 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. 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 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 low
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.
- If you are unable to use some of NetMeeting's features, there may be
a problem with your installation of NetMeeting. Uninstall NetMeeting,
download the latest version, and try again.
- If NetMeeting is installed in a directory with a path that contains
extended characters, application sharing might not work.
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/.
To run Microsoft NetMeeting
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1. After installation, if a dialog box appears asking if you want to
restart your computer, click Yes.
2. Start Microsoft NetMeeting as follows:
Click the Start button, point to Programs, and then click
Microsoft NetMeeting.
3. When you open NetMeeting for the first time, a wizard appears
that helps you get ready to use NetMeeting. If you cancel this
wizard, you will not be able to use NetMeeting.
To uninstall Microsoft NetMeeting
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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.
3. If a dialog box appears asking if you want to restart your computer,
click Yes.
Warnings and Known Bugs
-----------------------
- If you uninstall Windows NT Service Pack 3 after installing
NetMeeting 2.0, 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. Click Cancel in the Display Property Dialog
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.
USING MICROSOFT NETMEETING
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- Microsoft NetMeeting now 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 telephone call using an
H.323 gateway.
- Microsoft maintains the following User Location Servers on the Internet:
ils.microsoft.com
ils1.microsoft.com
ils2.microsoft.com
ils3.microsoft.com
ils4.microsoft.com
ils5.microsoft.com
You can use one of these even if it does not appear in the list of servers
in the wizard.
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.
You can use all other features with more than one other person over TCP/IP,
modems, and IPX.
- NetMeeting supports meetings of up to 32 people. In addition, you can be
connected to only one other person with audio and video at a time. Only
three people at a time can share applications running on their computers.
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 double-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 bu