Re: WINDOWS MESSENGER & MSN MESSENGER

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From: Jonathan Kay [MVP] (msnewsreplies_at_jonathankay.com)
Date: 06/28/04 

Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004 14:58:19 -0400

Greetings Sophie,

You'll just need to disable Windows Messenger. To disable Windows Messenger, 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). This won't remove
Windows Messenger, so features like Remote Assistance, Whiteboard and Application Sharing
will continue to work, but it will let it stay out of your way.

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.
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Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
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All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2004 Jonathan Kay.
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"Sophie" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2263a01c45cde$a736ad50$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> I've downloaded MSN Messenger 6.2. I've made it my IM
> service and have disabled Windows Messenger thru Set
> Programs Access & defaults. Yet, whenever i log onto MSN
> Messenger, I get a message telling me that "I've been
> signed out of .Net Passport because I was signed in at
> another location". Then, I am asked if I want to sign in
> using my name or as another user, and I have to re-enter
> my password to be signed on.
>
> In addition, I'm not even aware when Windows Messenger
> showed me, as I was contacted by someone I know who said
> they saw me online thru Windows Messenger. I don't want
> to use it - want to use MSN Messenger.
>
> How do I stop Windows Messenger from loading on - and stop
> that message telling me I'm already signed on?
>
> TQ for your help
>

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