Microsoft KB Archive/244216

= Microsoft Phone is incompatible with Windows 2000, with Windows NT, and with Windows XP =

Article ID: 244216

Article Last Modified on 3/1/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
 * Microsoft Windows XP Professional
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition

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This article was previously published under Q244216



SYMPTOMS
You cannot install the Microsoft Cordless Phone PC Phone System software in Windows 2000, Windows NT or Windows XP. When you attempt to install this software, you receive the following error message:

Microsoft Call Manager was not intended for this version of Windows.



CAUSE
The Microsoft Cordless Phone PC Phone System software is designed to run on Microsoft Windows 95 and Microsoft Windows 98 only. (It is not compatible with Windows Millennium.)



STATUS
This behavior is by design.



MORE INFORMATION
When you upgrade from Windows 95 or Windows 98 to Windows 2000 Professional or Windows XP, the Microsoft Cordless Phone PC Phone System software is added to the Compatibility report to indicate that the software will not work in Windows 2000 or Windows XP after the upgrade. The shortcut for the software is also removed from the Start menu.

Additional query words: MSPS

Keywords: kbappcompatibility kbprb KB244216

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