heels_fan
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join:2003-02-07
Columbia, TN
| XP only PLEASE
skype will only work for WinXP correct?
Minimum System Requirements:
PC running Windows 2000 or XP
400 MHz processor
128 MB RAM
10 MB free disk space on your hard drive
Sound Card, speakers and microphone
Internet Connection (either dial-up: minimum 36.6 Kbps modem, or any broadband: cable, DSL, etc.)
Recommended System Requirements:
PC running Windows 2000 or XP
1 GHz processor
256 MB RAM
30 MB free space on your hard drive
Full duplex sound card (most sound cards made after 1998), headset
Cable, DSL or equivalent broadband connection to Internet
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bmupton
join:2001-08-19
Saskatoon, SK
| said by heels_fan  :
skype will only work for WinXP correct?
According to the website FAQ, it's not supported under 98 or ME but it may work without problems. You have to remember that this is still beta software. So if you do try on 98/ME and come across a bug, let them know so that they can fix it.
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Sarick
It's Only Logical
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join:2003-06-03
USA | reply to heels_fan
What about a playatartion USB headset. Those you can plug right in..
Do you still need a soundcard? |
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mario55
join:2002-02-12
Pompano Beach, FL | reply to heels_fan
i used it on win 2K ... its ok for me |
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bmupton
join:2001-08-19
Saskatoon, SK
| reply to Sarick
said by Sarick :
What about a playatartion USB headset. Those you can plug right in..
Do you still need a soundcard?
That will work...did that last night 
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georgequ
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join:2003-05-10
Painesville, OH
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| reply to bmupton
said by bmupton :
said by heels_fan :
skype will only work for WinXP correct?
According to the website FAQ, it's not supported under 98 or ME but it may work without problems. You have to remember that this is still beta software. So if you do try on 98/ME and come across a bug, let them know so that they can fix it.
I am running ME and have used Skype for several months now to talk to my family in the Netherlands.
The voice quality is some of the best I have seen. And in this day and age, the encryption is a definite plus in my opinion.
Only problem is that once every so often there is an "echo" for lack of another word.
I would say for example: How are you doing today" and as soon as I finish, I hear myself say "doing today"
Whenever that happens we just stick to very short sentences. 
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macmouse
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join:2002-05-30
Saratoga, CA
| Ah, that's because you are using an standalone microphone and an pair of speakers. On one end or the other.
The problem is, when you talk, your voice comes out her speakers and is then picked up by her microphone, and then transmitted back to you.
This is not an software problem.
The "best" solution, is to get an headset with integrated microphone. Impossible to get an echo with those.
[Okay, maybe if you had it on max, with an amplifier and so on.. but certainly not under normal conditions]
Another is to decrease the volume on her speakers (not perfect) or to go to half duplex (press an key to transmit). |
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