Re: MSN Messenger thinks I'm on another computer?
From: Patrick (panamapatrick_at_nospam.hotmail.com)
Date: 04/24/04
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Date: Sat, 24 Apr 2004 17:11:00 -0500
Mcploppy:
Do I put a check mark to "Allow this program to run in the background" or do
I disallow this?
Patrick
"Mcploppy ©" <gregMYSHOEScrawfordMYSHOES@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Patrick bashed at the keyboard and said :
>
> > Whenever I start Internet Explorer I get the message:
> > MSN Messenger
> > "You have signed into Messenger on another computer.
> > Clik here to sign in again"
> > This computer is new to me running a Gateway desktop and XP Home. Any
> > ideas how to prevent this message from appearing everytime I start
> > access to Internet Explorer.
> > Thanks in advance,
> > Patrick
>
> From a previous post:
>
> The behavior that you're describing occurs when Windows Messenger, the
> built-in Messenger
> client in Windows XP is automatically starting in the background and
signing
> you in -- since
> you can't be signed into the same Passport in more than one computer or
> application, you see
> the "you have signed into another computer" message and people will see
you
> online.
>
> To stop this, you'll need to disable Windows Messenger. To do so, open it
> up (click Start,
> then Run, type "msmsgs" and click OK), click Tools, Options, Preferences
tab
> and uncheck 'Run
> this Program when Windows starts' or 'Run Windows Messenger when Windows
> starts' (depending
> on version) as well as 'Allow this program to run in the background' or
> 'Allow Windows
> Messenger to run in the background' (depending on version).
>
> Also, do you have Norton Antivirus installed? Recent versions of Norton
> Antivirus added a
> new "instant messaging scanning" feature, which can conflict with
Messenger
> and cause it to
> also keep starting. To stop it, open Norton Antivirus (Right-click on the
> Norton Antivirus
> icon in the System Tray/Notification Area (by the clock), choose 'Open
> Norton Antivirus'),
> click Options, then Instant Messenger then uncheck MSN Instant Messenger
and
> click OK.
>
> After you've done all this, reboot, then press Ctrl-Alt-Del (or
right-click
> in an empty area
> of the taskbar and choose "Task Manager"), then click the Processes tab,
and
> look for
> msmsgs.exe (which is Windows Messenger). It it's still listed, Windows
> Messenger is still
> starting and you'll need to post back here.
>
>
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