Re: messenger typing delay

From: Jonathan Kay [MVP] (msnewsreplies_at_jonathankay.com)
Date: 02/29/04


Date: Sun, 29 Feb 2004 16:38:04 -0500

Greetings Randy,

You may just need to upgrade the version of DirectX you have installed:
http://microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=141D5F9E-07C1-462A-BAEF-5EAB5C851CF5
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Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com

"Randy Stiles" <stilesr@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
news:6CE4B411-9BA6-4264-9EE1-C2F5200CBFF7@microsoft.com...
> What causes a delay between keyboard entry and the text showing up in the dialog box for
> Windows Messenger? Sometimes the delay is up to a minute between the actual keystroke and
> the text displaying. My wife is getting really annoyed with the delay and I've tried
> everything I can think of. I've checked background processes during her messenger sessions,
> nothing seems to be taking an extreme amount of resources from the system.
>
> system: pentium 2Ghz w/448Mb ram
> os: windows XP
> modem connection @ 44kbps



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