Microsoft NetMeeting - Discontinued

Discontinued

As of Windows Vista, NetMeeting is no longer included with Microsoft Windows, and Microsoft recommends using newer applications such as Windows Meeting Space, Remote Desktop Connection, Remote Assistance, Windows Live Messenger and Microsoft Office Live Meeting in place of NetMeeting. Windows Meeting Space works only over peer-to-peer IPv6 local networks, not the internet, only has collaboration features and lacks NetMeeting's conferencing features, however Windows Live Messenger allows 1-to-1 audio-video conferencing. Live Meeting is a paid subscription/service-based offering that includes multi-party conferencing features. For internet collaboration and screen sharing, Microsoft had released SharedView for internet collaboration and screen sharing, however this was End-of-Life 31 January 2012.

However, NetMeeting can still be installed and run on the 32-bit version of Windows Vista. A hotfix for 32-bit Windows Vista was published by Microsoft on March 22, 2007. Users can obtain this hotfix by contacting Microsoft Support. The hotfix contains an installer package to install NetMeeting 3.02 on Windows Vista Business, Enterprise or Ultimate editions. Version 3.02 is essentially a port of 3.01 to Windows Vista: however, some features are not available in 3.02 such as remote desktop sharing invitations (incoming) and whiteboard area selection. Microsoft has stated that the Vista compatible version is unsupported and is only meant as a transition tool to help support collaboration sessions when used with Windows XP-based computers. NetMeeting 3.01 can also be installed under Windows Vista by setting the installer's compatibility level to NT4. There is no KB927853 for 64-bit Windows Vista.

The Windows Vista version of NetMeeting does not install and work properly natively on Windows 7. However, Windows XP Mode (a virtual XP computer running within Windows 7) can be used to regain all NetMeeting functionality. Windows Meeting Space has also been removed in Windows 7. Microsoft SharedView requires internet connectivity, it does not work only over a local LAN and is scheduled to be discontinued by end of January 2012.