Changes Made in NetMeeting 3.01 Service Pack 1

The following changes have been made in NetMeeting 3.01 Service Pack 1:

NOTE: NetMeeting 3.01 SP1 is version 4.4.3388.

• The Automatically Accept Calls setting is preserved by default when NetMeeting is quit and started again.
• A new Microsoft NetMeeting Resource Kit policy has been added to use computer-specific certificates for privacy. This policy enables multiple users in Microsoft Windows 95 and Microsoft Windows 98 to place secure NetMeeting calls.
• Passwords for Remote Desktop Sharing are now preserved on Windows 95-based and Windows 98-based computers that do not have network adapters.
• A new NetMeeting Resource Kit policy has been added to turn off all H.323 signaling and place calls using only the T.120 protocol.
• A problem that caused shared Microsoft Office 2000 programs to have corrupted text on Thai and other complex-script platforms was corrected.
• A problem that caused an error in Rsvp.exe when hanging up a NetMeeting call was corrected.
• A new NetMeeting Resource Kit policy has been added to turn on or off the use of Winsock 2 functions (such as RSVP) in NetMeeting.
• A problem in which Chat drops messages to computers connected to slow network links was corrected.
• A problem in which Conf caused an invalid page fault in (unknown) when receiving a call was corrected.
• A problem in which Conf caused a divide error when NetMeeting starts was corrected.
• A problem in which the File Transfer tools opens the wrong folder to view received files was corrected.
• A problem in which the Accept/Ignore dialog box obtains the window focus while NetMeeting runs in background mode was corrected.
• The NetMeeting Resource Kit wizard was changed so that policies apply to all users of a computer.
• A problem in which the Whiteboard tool loses text from saved files in some circumstances was corrected.
• The default setting for the Automatically Adjust Microphone feature is now "Off."
• Call placement time to and from computers sending video has been significantly reduced over slower networks.

Additional changes have also been made in the service pack to enhance NetMeeting performance. NetMeeting Service Pack 2 (SP2) is now available. It includes the latest version of NetMeeting 3.01, software development kit (SDK) bug fixes, and all of the fixes that are previously included in SP1. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: