magicJack and magicJack Plus Support, Reviews, FAQs and Tricks

etvaugha

New version (2.3) released.

Changelog:

- Fixed issue with service removal where app would fail halfway through removal process leaving service registered

- Added update notifications. Users will receive notification upon app start if a newer version is available

- MJ software version is now ...

etvaugha

Version 1.9 released.

Changelog:

- Embedded resource files (wrk001.rsc and wrk002.rsc) in executable to streamline app. The EXE now has no dependencies and can run from within a zip file

- QA testing to ensure compatability with lastest MJ software update

Enjoy!

etvaugha

Sorry everyone, I haven't checked this thread in quite awhile. My setup seems to be working well and I "updated" about a month ago....updates are not downloaded when running as a service; the only way to update is to uninstall and reinstall the service.

Bitterend, you seem to be nearly as ...

etvaugha

My home theater system has a USB port on it. Maybe I can just plug the MJ into that and it will work.

etvaugha

Version 1.8 is now available!

Changelog:
- Implemented additional threads for smoother, more responsive UI operation
- Improved error handling and reporting
- Refactored app architecture to be more efficient, reliable, and expandable

Let me know if there are any issues. I tested this with ...

etvaugha

Evan...When I click on the file I get the error message "unable to find version of runtime to run this application". I just installed .net framework ver4, running Windows XP Service Pack 3. Any ideas on this. I tried searc on this but did not see anything previously posted. Thanks.

I have not ...

etvaugha

babaganoosh wrote:is there a way to see the log of calls without reversing all of this? is there a text file? web page?

No.

etvaugha

DreadFury wrote:I know srvany.exe has 64bit issues as well, so I am suspecting the root of the problem probably lies here.

Does Microsoft have any documentation on this problem? For the most part, srvany should work on a 64-bit machine.

etvaugha

Just checking in to see if you have a fix for windows 7 64-bit. Changing the Magicjack.exe to compatability mode didn't work for me. Thanks again.

No 64-bit fix yet, aside from the steps listed above which don't work for everyone. I have been busy with other projects but will eventually try to ...

etvaugha

Does not work with Windows 7 64-Bit.. No dial tone.
Oh well.

Yeah it looks like 64-bit is out for the time being. :( I'll put a note on the page...

WooHoo! Got it working on my Win 7 64bit. There might be an easier way, but this is exactly what I did, and it now works as a Service. Maybe this ...

etvaugha

nitemare wrote:Does not work with Windows 7 64-Bit.. No dial tone.
Oh well.

Yeah it looks like 64-bit is out for the time being.

I'll put a note on the page...

etvaugha

It was working flawless on my Vista 32 bit. I unistalled the service and it took another update. I tried 3x and it does detect everything but no go like the 64 bit ppl. I did get it to work if i went back to the old softphone version then 1.7 worked. Then i let it update and then 1.7 took a ...

etvaugha

You have another problem, Now 1.7 is'nt working. There was another update. Your program detects the MJ hardware and software but when put in service mode you can't do shit. It happened today.

I think that's only with 64-bit versions of Windows. Version 1.7 works fine for me. I have the latest ...

etvaugha

You have another problem, Now 1.7 is'nt working. There was another update. Your program detects the MJ hardware and software but when put in service mode you can't do shit. It happened today.

I think that's only with 64-bit versions of Windows. Version 1.7 works fine for me. I have the latest ...

etvaugha

So I had made a blog post on my site about download tracking for this app. Some guy posted this as a comment:

" This screwed up my magicjack and my processes. I could not system restore to make it work again , Thanks alot for being vague and not stating what to do if it screws up. "

I found this ...

etvaugha

POBrien21 wrote:Same Win7 64-bit problem as others. Upgraded to 1.7, updated magic jack, and no dialtone/operation once service is installed. Hope the genius can fix it!

Only problem is that I don't have a machine with Win7 64.

It seems these MJ updates only cause problems...

etvaugha

When I try to install this the install windows notifies me as such:

magicjack software is not installed/detected

What next?

Try unplugging the MJ, plugging it back in, and clicking "Start MagicJack" when prompted. If that doesn't work, send me a screenshot of the following:

Click Start and go ...

etvaugha

Incidently, why doesn't mine show the TigerJet device?

Different hardware revisions of the magicJack device have different hardware ids. So the function I wrote to detect the MJ loops thru a list of several ids, querying the Win32 plug-and-play API for each hardware id in my list. As soon as it ...

etvaugha

Version 1.7 released. It is compatible with the latest magicJack update. It is also backwards compatible, i.e will work on setups that are not running magicJack's latest update.

As always, let me know if there are issues.

etvaugha

I'm taking a look at this right now.

etvaugha

I run MagicJack as a Windows service. The service is started with Windows so MJ works even if a user isn't logged in.

I wrote a tool to set up the service. You can download it at www.evanvaughan.com/magicjack.aspx

etvaugha

Version 1.6 released!

- "Force Detection" option added for people who have trouble getting the tool to detect their device
- Dial tone issue improved. It can still happen, but the occurence should be lower.
- Readme file now included. Contains help and other info
- Other misc code improvements ...

etvaugha

kpierce wrote:This works great. However when utilized the dialtone does not go away after the first number is dialed like a traditional phone. Is there a way to have the dialtone stop after a digit is dialed on the phone?

thanks

I have not figured out how to fix that.

etvaugha

Is there no way to uninstall this?

Uninstall what? This tool doesn't install itself on your machine. The only thing it does is set up a standard Windows service. If my tool can't remove that service for some reason, then the service can be manually disabled from the services control panel, or ...

etvaugha

Is there no way to uninstall this?

Uninstall what? This tool doesn't install itself on your machine. The only thing it does is set up a standard Windows service. If my tool can't remove that service for some reason, then the service can be manually disabled from the services control panel, or ...

etvaugha

can I run this tool when MJ UI is running ? Or should I stop MJ UI first and then run it?

Thanks!

The tool is designed to be used while MJ is running. It will stop the UI for you.

Thank you etvaugha.

I just run your tool and it works fine except a small bug:

When I dial a number, there is ...

etvaugha

bluefall wrote:can I run this tool when MJ UI is running ? Or should I stop MJ UI first and then run it?

Thanks!

The tool is designed to be used while MJ is running. It will stop the UI for you.

etvaugha

So I could try it without hurting things?

Any time you install any software program there is a slight risk of messing your computer up. So I'm not going to promise you that nothing will be hurt, but I can say that thousands of people have used this tool with excellent results, and that it's a ...

etvaugha

Click on start, and go to Run. Type "services.msc" and hit enter. Right click on the magicJack service, and click Properties. Stop the service if it's started. Also set the startup type to disabled.

After you've done this, unplug the magicJack and plug it back in. Click "Start magicJack" when ...

etvaugha

My MJ works well, except, sometimes when I pick up my handset, press talk, there is no dial tone. I hang up, press talk again and I am good to go.

Will running as a service fix this? Any other ideas?

Thx.
Ian

It probably wouldn't fix your problem, but it never hurts to try...

Almost sounds ...

etvaugha

...and I tried completely uninstalling magicJack and reinstalling it then running the Service Creator program. Got the same result as the screenshots above. :x

Click on start, and go to Run. Type "services.msc" and hit enter. Right click on the magicJack service, and click Properties. Stop the ...

etvaugha

When I tried to install the software it could not detect the MagicJack hardware. I went and looked and I can see the E and F drives but they have no names in when I try to look at them they show they have 0 bytes used and 0 bytes available. How can I get MagicJack to install as a service with this ...

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lucas wrote:I install the service Creator 1.5 and When I install it I cant Break Dialtone n MJ Help

The dialtone should stop once you enter a complete number. If you're still bothered by it, you can just remove the service and you'll be back to your original configuration.

etvaugha

Just a quick ? or two (or few). :)

What advantage would I have running MJ as a service?
Is it more stable this way?
Would it help in NOT having to unplug and replug the MJ so often?
Does it work well in Win7?

Thanks ..from a noobie MJ user, but fairly seasoned PC tinkerer.

The advantages of ...

etvaugha

Link should work fine...you have a period at the end of your link above, which is not a valid URL.

www.evanvaughan.com/magicjack.aspx

etvaugha

In case anyone is wondering why my download counter suddenly dropped by several hundred downloads...I found a defect in the counter and repaired it. There is still a bug which causes the jpeg counter displayed on this thread to get one download out of sync with the text counter on my site. I'm not ...

etvaugha

First of all, thank you Evan for all the work that has gone into this tool. Two questions:

1. (I'm pretty sure the answer to this one is no...) Is there a way to disable Magic Jack voice mail when it is running as a service, or a way to enable the MagicRingForever plug-in?

2. I am running Windows ...

etvaugha

Hello,

i have using the magicjack as a service done by your program with very good success, but there is only one problem, that when i try to dial a number, the dial tone never cut down after i hit the first number , meanwhile the call go through after i dial the whole number , but during the ...

etvaugha

I just ran the service tool that I DL'd from your site today. It works great however, I recently tried to call when the GF was surfing the net I tried to call and I got busy type signal when I called. When she stopped using the web and I called all was good. This wasnt the case before I installed ...

etvaugha

Version 1.5 released. It should fix the non-detection issue that some people have been experiencing.

http://www.evanvaughan.com/magicjack.aspx

etvaugha

Darn, I just got the Lucky You upgrade and the icons went away. Running as service won't work o I downloaded your 1.4 but it won't detect the dongle anymore no matter what USB port I put it in.

Any clues?

Synchron 8)

I have a fix in the works for the few people who have experienced the non ...

etvaugha

Installed great on Win7. Thanks for the hard work!

However, I am getting the constant dial tone until the call is placed. Any fix or ideas on that?

The only alternative to fix the dialtone issue you are having and still stop the popups is to install the magicJack normally and use the free ...

etvaugha

Installed great on Win7. Thanks for the hard work!

However, I am getting the constant dial tone until the call is placed. Any fix or ideas on that?

I've actually invested quite a bit of time in trying to fix this, with no success. My setup behaves the same way. It doesn't seem to bother most ...

etvaugha

Or: get a usb hub, then plug a usb wifi card and the usb magicjack dongle
you get a wireless wifi magicjack setup.

Has anyone tried this option before? Is there any reason why this should NOT work?

Most of the "Magic" of a MagicJack is done on the PC. The little USB dongle only contains logic ...

etvaugha

Hi, I received an mj 'lucky you' recently but your service tool never broke. It just behaves slower; that is, I plug in dongle, softphone will eventually say, 'Ready to call'. I close softphone and no dialtone. I run your service (under services.msc) and now it takes up to 1 minute for the dialtone ...

etvaugha

Or: get a usb hub, then plug a usb wifi card and the usb magicjack dongle
you get a wireless wifi magicjack setup.

Has anyone tried this option before? Is there any reason why this should NOT work?

Most of the "Magic" of a MagicJack is done on the PC. The little USB dongle only contains logic ...

etvaugha

Would Win 7 machine go to sleep mode (as it does by default) if magicJack service is running?

Some windows services able to awake sleeping Win 7 PC. Could it be done that magicJack do the same? I really prefer to keep a default sleep behavior of Win 7...

I think the MagicJack application ...

etvaugha

hi Evan. I just wanted to know if this program u created can disable voicemail and/or call waiting?

please and thank you

All the program does currently is set up MagicJack to run as a Windows service. I'm planning on adding features such as voicemail enable/disable and call forwarding in future ...

etvaugha

:wink: evan you are the man!!!!!!! i did what you said and the only extra step i had to do is disable the autorun feature on my windows xp in the registry and i was able to run your program and set my magicjack as a service. awesome job man i am going to have to give up a donation with all the help ...

etvaugha

Version 1.4 released.

This version is able to operate even if the MagicJack drives are unavailable. It has been released in response to the recent MagicJack update that hides/disables the two MagicJack drives and caused problems for version 1.3.

Download at www.evanvaughan.com/magicjack.aspx

As ...

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