Re: How do I make a telephone call?

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From: Wislu Plethora (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 03/26/04


Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2004 07:28:08 -0800


>-----Original Message-----
>Great. Thanks.
>
>I thought that by being on this particular site, further
explanation would not necessarily be required for
something this simple, but let me elaborate. This should
be a no-brainer, but I am not familiar with Windows XP.
>
>I am looking for a simple method to make phone calls
through my computer, using a microphone and a set of
speakers. The last version of Windows that I used, which
was Windows ME, was simple. You went to the Control
Panel, configured the Phone Tools, and away you went. I
can find nothing similar to this, and, using the Support
and Help on the Start Menu is both frustrating and, so
far, fruitless.
>
>Commentary on my mental facilities aside, I am looking
for a direct answer to a simple question. If you can
help, great. If not, so be it.
>
>

The key phrase is "phone tools." That is the name of a
3rd-party application (from BVRP, iirc) that was
probably bundled with your computer or modem. If you still
have the driver disk for the modem or a general drivers
disk for the computer, it might be there. If it is, it
may or may not be compatible with XP.



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