We have a Windows 2008 R2 server and we are building a backup server for it and cannot seem to locate the MS Office Communicator 2005 client install. I have spent 3 days looking for it, I know its no longer supported but we use it everyday and have a MS Office Live Communicator 2005 server so we require this client. I know there are a few third party SIP messengers but we like MS Office Communicator 2005 very much and would like both servers to be as similar as possible. I have an MS Action Pack and we downloaded the client from the but its no longer available. So if anyone can help me get the communicator.msi for Live Comm 2005 I would be very grateful. I even have the activation key for the client, just no installer. I can't imagine I'm the only organization that likes this simple IM app and still uses it, or maybe I am. If tehre is a similar substitute app that works I'm all ears. Thanks.

I'd hunt for en_office_communicator_2005.iso on your network wherever you can, it should be a smaller file, less than 10MB.  There were some backwards compatibility issues with using Communicator 2007 if I recall, so that may not be a great option either.  The media seems to be available from MSDN still if you have access there somehow.

Hi Basin Western,

You can contact Microsoft Customer Support Services to obtain the installation package. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft website:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Best regards,

Eric

• Marked as answer by Eric_YangKModerator 23 hours 14 minutes ago

Hi Basin Western,

You can contact Microsoft Customer Support Services to obtain the installation package. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft website:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Best regards,

Eric

• Marked as answer by Eric_YangKModerator Sunday, March 08, 2015 8:03 AM

Hi Basin Western,

You can contact Microsoft Customer Support Services to obtain the installation package. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft website:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Best regards,

Eric