voice problem with windows messenger and msn messenger

I just purchased a new sony system with windows XP - in
trying to use Windows messenger - I can hear the other
people but they can't hear me - so I downloaded MSN
Messenger and have the same problem. I have no firewall
running and neither do they. Yahoo Messenger works fine
with no problems. All Wizard setups say that everything
is working correctly. Never had this problem with Windows
ME. I have all updates. Does anyone have a suggestion as
to why this is happening. Thanks for any help.

Greetings Fuzzy,

Firstly, make sure both you and your contact have gone through the Audio (and Video) Tuning
Wizard in Messenger. To do so, open the main Messenger window, click the Tools menu, then
Audio Tuning Wizard, then go through the wizard to select and test your audio/video devices.

Then, both you and your contact should verify that the Windows XP Internet Connection
Firewall isn't on -- click Start, then click the Control Panel. If you're in category view
click Network and Internet connections then click Network Connections. Right click your
network/internet connection, then click Properties. Click the Advanced Tab, and verify that
the Internet Connection Firewall is unchecked. As well, if your contact is using some type
of third-party firewall (ZoneAlarm, Norton Internet Security, etc.) have them make sure that
Messenger is set to "Permit All", "Allow All" or "Medium" (ZoneAlarm).

If that's not the case, and if you or your contact are using a router (with UPnP support),
you may need to remove the current port forwardings. To do so, click Start, All Programs,
Accessories, Communications, Network Connections. Right-click the "Internet Gateway" (should
be under the Internet Gateway heading) and choose Properties. Choose the Settings button,
click each 'msmsgs' or 'msnmsgr' entry and then choose 'Delete' to each one. Then close
Messenger (right-click the Messenger icon, choose Exit), then restart Messenger.

Also, you and your contact might try turning off the QoS Packet Scheduler. To do so,
click Start, then click the Control Panel. If you're in category view click Network and
Internet connections then click Network Connections. Right click your network/internet
connection, then click Properties. Uncheck the QoS Packet Scheduler, then reboot and try
again.
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com

"fuzzy" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:014701c3fa79$43882ad0$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>I just purchased a new sony system with windows XP - in
> trying to use Windows messenger - I can hear the other
> people but they can't hear me - so I downloaded MSN
> Messenger and have the same problem. I have no firewall
> running and neither do they. Yahoo Messenger works fine
> with no problems. All Wizard setups say that everything
> is working correctly. Never had this problem with Windows
> ME. I have all updates. Does anyone have a suggestion as
> to why this is happening. Thanks for any help.

Thanks so much for all of your suggestions - the QoS
Packet Scheduler is what did the trick. I was ready to
return it to the store - so thanks again. Just one more
quick question regarding this QoS - by unchecking this -
could it possibly affect anything else that I may need to
know about? Thanks again Jonathan.
>-----Original Message-----
>Greetings Fuzzy,
>
>Firstly, make sure both you and your contact have gone
through the Audio (and Video) Tuning
>Wizard in Messenger. To do so, open the main Messenger
window, click the Tools menu, then
>Audio Tuning Wizard, then go through the wizard to
select and test your audio/video devices.
>
>Then, both you and your contact should verify that the
Windows XP Internet Connection
>Firewall isn't on -- click Start, then click the Control
Panel. If you're in category view
>click Network and Internet connections then click
Network Connections. Right click your
>network/internet connection, then click Properties.
Click the Advanced Tab, and verify that
>the Internet Connection Firewall is unchecked. As well,
if your contact is using some type
>of third-party firewall (ZoneAlarm, Norton Internet
Security, etc.) have them make sure that
>Messenger is set to "Permit All", "Allow All"
or "Medium" (ZoneAlarm).
>
>If that's not the case, and if you or your contact are
using a router (with UPnP support),
>you may need to remove the current port forwardings. To
do so, click Start, All Programs,
>Accessories, Communications, Network Connections. Right-
click the "Internet Gateway" (should
>be under the Internet Gateway heading) and choose
Properties. Choose the Settings button,
>click each 'msmsgs' or 'msnmsgr' entry and then
choose 'Delete' to each one. Then close
>Messenger (right-click the Messenger icon, choose Exit),
then restart Messenger.
>
>Also, you and your contact might try turning off the QoS
Packet Scheduler. To do so,
>click Start, then click the Control Panel. If you're in
category view click Network and
>Internet connections then click Network Connections.
Right click your network/internet
>connection, then click Properties. Uncheck the QoS
Packet Scheduler, then reboot and try
>again.
>____________________________________________
>Jonathan Kay
>Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
>Associate Expert
>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
>Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>
>"fuzzy" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
>news:014701c3fa79$43882ad0$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>>I just purchased a new sony system with windows XP - in
>> trying to use Windows messenger - I can hear the other
>> people but they can't hear me - so I downloaded MSN
>> Messenger and have the same problem. I have no
firewall
>> running and neither do they. Yahoo Messenger works
fine
>> with no problems. All Wizard setups say that
everything
>> is working correctly. Never had this problem with
Windows
>> ME. I have all updates. Does anyone have a suggestion
as
>> to why this is happening. Thanks for any help.
>
>
>.
>

Hi Fuzzy,

No, it won't affect anything else. Glad to be of assistance =)
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com

"fuzzy" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:02ad01c3fa7f$a8e69460$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> Thanks so much for all of your suggestions - the QoS
> Packet Scheduler is what did the trick. I was ready to
> return it to the store - so thanks again. Just one more
> quick question regarding this QoS - by unchecking this -
> could it possibly affect anything else that I may need to
> know about? Thanks again Jonathan.
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Greetings Fuzzy,
>>
>>Firstly, make sure both you and your contact have gone
> through the Audio (and Video) Tuning
>>Wizard in Messenger. To do so, open the main Messenger
> window, click the Tools menu, then
>>Audio Tuning Wizard, then go through the wizard to
> select and test your audio/video devices.
>>
>>Then, both you and your contact should verify that the
> Windows XP Internet Connection
>>Firewall isn't on -- click Start, then click the Control
> Panel. If you're in category view
>>click Network and Internet connections then click
> Network Connections. Right click your
>>network/internet connection, then click Properties.
> Click the Advanced Tab, and verify that
>>the Internet Connection Firewall is unchecked. As well,
> if your contact is using some type
>>of third-party firewall (ZoneAlarm, Norton Internet
> Security, etc.) have them make sure that
>>Messenger is set to "Permit All", "Allow All"
> or "Medium" (ZoneAlarm).
>>
>>If that's not the case, and if you or your contact are
> using a router (with UPnP support),
>>you may need to remove the current port forwardings. To
> do so, click Start, All Programs,
>>Accessories, Communications, Network Connections. Right-
> click the "Internet Gateway" (should
>>be under the Internet Gateway heading) and choose
> Properties. Choose the Settings button,
>>click each 'msmsgs' or 'msnmsgr' entry and then
> choose 'Delete' to each one. Then close
>>Messenger (right-click the Messenger icon, choose Exit),
> then restart Messenger.
>>
>>Also, you and your contact might try turning off the QoS
> Packet Scheduler. To do so,
>>click Start, then click the Control Panel. If you're in
> category view click Network and
>>Internet connections then click Network Connections.
> Right click your network/internet
>>connection, then click Properties. Uncheck the QoS
> Packet Scheduler, then reboot and try
>>again.
>>____________________________________________
>>Jonathan Kay
>>Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
>>Associate Expert
>>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
>>Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>>
>>"fuzzy" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message
>>news:014701c3fa79$43882ad0$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>>>I just purchased a new sony system with windows XP - in
>>> trying to use Windows messenger - I can hear the other
>>> people but they can't hear me - so I downloaded MSN
>>> Messenger and have the same problem. I have no
> firewall
>>> running and neither do they. Yahoo Messenger works
> fine
>>> with no problems. All Wizard setups say that
> everything
>>> is working correctly. Never had this problem with
> Windows
>>> ME. I have all updates. Does anyone have a suggestion
> as
>>> to why this is happening. Thanks for any help.
>>
>>
>>.
>>

Been reading your thread about the above and thought I'd put in my two-penny
worth.

I have not attempted to use Windows Messenger, but MSN Messenger 6.1 and the
voice capabilities (should that be incapabilities) have consumed two days,
without success to resolve.

I am running Windows XP with Norton Internet Security and Norton Anti-Virus
(2003 versions). Despite trying just about every hint I can find from
Microsoft, the guys at Symantec and other places, the problem of no voice
communication within MSN Messenger remains. I'm still unsure if the problem
may be with NIS or MSN Messenger.

Two things about this concern me:

1) You mention about disabling QoS. On my machine it is not available to
just uncheck the box, but it seems QoS has to be uninstalled. If
uninstalling of QoS does not work and I find I need to reinstall is this a
staright forward operation? From your comments it seems as if QoS is like
the equivalent of our appendix.

2) You might not know the answer to this but I read that the port that voice
communication is sent over varies (most likely not the correct technical
term). So how can you ever be able to tell NIS to allow communication over a
port you don't know the number of without enabling them all and allowing
lots of nasties in your computer.

I hope the above makes some sort of sense.
--
Jeff Wright

"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <msnewsreplies@jonathankay.com> wrote in message
news:uAua$To%23DHA.1956@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Hi Fuzzy,
>
> No, it won't affect anything else. Glad to be of assistance =)
> ____________________________________________
> Jonathan Kay
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
> Associate Expert
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>
> "fuzzy" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:02ad01c3fa7f$a8e69460$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> > Thanks so much for all of your suggestions - the QoS
> > Packet Scheduler is what did the trick. I was ready to
> > return it to the store - so thanks again. Just one more
> > quick question regarding this QoS - by unchecking this -
> > could it possibly affect anything else that I may need to
> > know about? Thanks again Jonathan.
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>Greetings Fuzzy,
> >>
> >>Firstly, make sure both you and your contact have gone
> > through the Audio (and Video) Tuning
> >>Wizard in Messenger. To do so, open the main Messenger
> > window, click the Tools menu, then
> >>Audio Tuning Wizard, then go through the wizard to
> > select and test your audio/video devices.
> >>
> >>Then, both you and your contact should verify that the
> > Windows XP Internet Connection
> >>Firewall isn't on -- click Start, then click the Control
> > Panel. If you're in category view
> >>click Network and Internet connections then click
> > Network Connections. Right click your
> >>network/internet connection, then click Properties.
> > Click the Advanced Tab, and verify that
> >>the Internet Connection Firewall is unchecked. As well,
> > if your contact is using some type
> >>of third-party firewall (ZoneAlarm, Norton Internet
> > Security, etc.) have them make sure that
> >>Messenger is set to "Permit All", "Allow All"
> > or "Medium" (ZoneAlarm).
> >>
> >>If that's not the case, and if you or your contact are
> > using a router (with UPnP support),
> >>you may need to remove the current port forwardings. To
> > do so, click Start, All Programs,
> >>Accessories, Communications, Network Connections. Right-
> > click the "Internet Gateway" (should
> >>be under the Internet Gateway heading) and choose
> > Properties. Choose the Settings button,
> >>click each 'msmsgs' or 'msnmsgr' entry and then
> > choose 'Delete' to each one. Then close
> >>Messenger (right-click the Messenger icon, choose Exit),
> > then restart Messenger.
> >>
> >>Also, you and your contact might try turning off the QoS
> > Packet Scheduler. To do so,
> >>click Start, then click the Control Panel. If you're in
> > category view click Network and
> >>Internet connections then click Network Connections.
> > Right click your network/internet
> >>connection, then click Properties. Uncheck the QoS
> > Packet Scheduler, then reboot and try
> >>again.
> >>____________________________________________
> >>Jonathan Kay
> >>Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
> >>Associate Expert
> >>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
> >>Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
> >>
> >>"fuzzy" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> > message
> >>news:014701c3fa79$43882ad0$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> >>>I just purchased a new sony system with windows XP - in
> >>> trying to use Windows messenger - I can hear the other
> >>> people but they can't hear me - so I downloaded MSN
> >>> Messenger and have the same problem. I have no
> > firewall
> >>> running and neither do they. Yahoo Messenger works
> > fine
> >>> with no problems. All Wizard setups say that
> > everything
> >>> is working correctly. Never had this problem with
> > Windows
> >>> ME. I have all updates. Does anyone have a suggestion
> > as
> >>> to why this is happening. Thanks for any help.
> >>
> >>
> >>.
> >>
>
>