Nik Futter
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 Posted:
Sat Apr 02, 2005 3:29 pm Post subject:
Re: Netmeeting and Windows XP Pro Sp2? |
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| Quote: | I remember that I have disabled many services with a script file from
www.ntsvcfg.de/ntsvcfg_eng.html (I think this site is temporaly down,
but can found with keyword "ntsvcfg_eng" in google cache)
You may have found the root of your problem -- find out what you
disabled and reenable. Most of this disable service advice is poorly
researched and just plain wrong.
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I don't think so that this hints a wrong. They are good decrypted. The
only think could happen that I have disabled too many services.
Microsoft has enabled many services which for the "normal" user are not
necessary. I also see a 2003 Server installation where many services
were disabled.
| Quote: | Would you go to your car engine, remove a whole bunch of
wires and belts just because a website told you to?
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I would do it - when the website is discussed by many other people and
no one has arguments against it. By the mentioned internet site I only
see comments like: "You do not need any software firewall when you
have no service to serve a port".
| Quote: | Hm, isn't "Microsoft Portrait" a replacement ?
No -- not in my mind -- Portrait is not a product but a Microsoft
Research project. I have not heard of any plans to turn it into a
project (and it has been around for a number of years).
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But is Netmeeting developed in the future ? You wrote some mails befor:
| Quote: | The last version of NetMeeting was released in 1999 and Microsoft has
announced its retirement -- it will be in no future operating
systems.
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And the last Portrait version is from July 2004 ...
And here your wrote from "current", "future" and "your guess"
(no contradiction):
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| Quote: | That said though it (Netmeeting) is shipped on all current Windows
operating systems,
Microsoft has announced its (Netmeeting) retirement -- it will be in
no future operating systems.
NetMeeting users will continue to drop off over time until it dies
completely.
My guess is that it (Portrait) will not run/be available on the next
version of Microsoft operating system just like NetMeeting.
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When I see that "MS Word 97" (from 1997 ?) runs with Windows XP very
well - why should Portrait (from 2004) not run under future Windows
versions ?
| Quote: | And the video is useful? I think that is more of toy (and even
NetMeeting and Messenger video are just upgraded toys from a video
point of view). Working "video phones" have been around since the
60's and unfortunately have not progressed much.
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I think the more it becomes available for "normal" people the more
it becomes interesting. My friend has a brother in Papua New Guinea and
for him it was nice not only to hear his voice, but also can see him
(last weekend: Easter greetings). |
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