Re: permission issue on windows server 2003

From: Argus_IS (ArgusIS_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 07/30/04 

Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2004 13:49:06 -0700

Hi, thanks for the quick response.

P.s. Do you know where I can get more info on how 'Windows messenger' and 'Msn messenger' comunicate with varius protocols.?

"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:

> Greetings,
>
> Do you happen to have the Internet Connection Firewall engaged? If so, only users with
> administrative privileges will be able to automatically open and forward the necessary ports
> for these features in Messenger to work properly. As such, you'll need to turn off the ICF
> is you wish to use these.
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> "Argus_IS" <Argus_IS@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:45BA68F4-06C6-48F1-83CF-FF0515EC7F9A@microsoft.com...
> > Hi.
> >
> > If a user who is a member of the local computer Users or 'Power Users' group starts 'MSN
> > messenger 6.2 ' or 'Windows messenger 5.0' he/she can't communicate with others through
> > the webcam. If he/she is a member of the administrators group they can. I'm concluding
> > that this is therefore a security related issue.
> >
> > When a non Administrators member starts a video conversation it appears as if no image is
> > transmitted to the recieving party. The image appears blank and then the connectio
> > nattempt times out.
> >
> > Has anyone any idea on how to resolve this without using the local computers administrators
> > group.
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>

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