Messenger

■What's the difference between Windows Messenger and MSN Messenger?

　　There are two kinds of Messenger from the Microsoft Corporation:
　　One is Windows Messenger, the other is MSN Messenger.
　　A person who has WindowsXP can use both Messenger series, but a person who uses
　　the older Windows Series (e.g. 98/2000/Office) can use only MSN Messenger.
　　This is the current situation of the Messenger series.
　　When a person who has WindowXP talks to a person who has a different Windows series,
　　the person who has WindowsXP should use MSN Messenger (because the older Windows
　　series cannot support the Windows XP messenger.
　　Microsoft says Windows Messenger and MSN Messenger can connect with each other,
　　but in reality it doesn't work very well.
　　If either person uses MSN Messenger, both should use MSN Messenger.
　　Therefore please download the newest MSN Messenger from : http://messenger.msn.co.uk
　　for the students who have only MSN Messenger.
　　Once you have downloaded MSN Messenger, you can use it in generally the same way as Windows Messenger.
　　But the one thing we have to be a bit careful of is how to start a conversation with MSN Messenger.
　　On Windows Messenger, when you click"start camera", you can start a conversation with voice and picture straight away,
　　but on MSN Messenger we have to start the picture and voice seperately. So you have to start the webcam and the other person
　　accepts it and then that person starts the webcam and you accept, and then either one of you should start voice and either one
　　accept it.

This is MSN Messenger. Sorry we only have the Japanese version to show you,
but the English version is the same.

■Which Messenger should I use?

　　If you have WindowsXP and your student also has WindowsXP:
　　you should use the Windows Messenger already installed in your computer.
　　If you have WindowsXP and your student has another Windows series(98/2000/ME etc):
　　then you need to download and use MSN Messenger in you lessons.

■How do I log/sign-in with E&E teacher's messenger address?

　　You can see the Messenger character on the right side of your computer toolbar, the green 'person'.
　　On that character, right-click once, and you will see a sign-out option.
　　Click it once and sign out,
　　Then please re-right-click on the Messenger character,
　　and choose the " sign-in" option.
　　A small window will come up and it will ask you which address and password you want to use.
　　Please type in the E&E teacher's address and password which we will provide you with.
　　This will change according to which student you will teach.

Sorry that we only have the Japanese version at the moment.

■Why do I have to switch to a different Messenger system?
　(How to switch into MSN messenger from Windows Messenger.)

　　You can see the Messenger character on the right side of your computer tool bar, the green 'person'.
　　On that charcter, right-click once, and you will see a sign-out option.
　　Once you click on it and sign out, please go to [start]-[program] on the left side of the toolbar at the bottom
　　of your computer and click on MSN Messenger.
　　Please download the newest MSN Messenger from : http://messenger.msn.co.uk/Default.aspx
　　When you choose it, MSN messenger's window will come up and ask you which address and password.
　　Then please fill them in with E&E teacher's address and password.
　　*If you can see the MSN Messenger character and Windows Messenger character on the right-hand side of the
　　bottom of your screen you can re-log-in without logging off once.

Messenger characters on the right-hand side of the bottom of your computer screen.