Re: WINDOWS MESSENGER & MSN MESSENGER

From: Sophie (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 06/29/04 

Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 09:37:45 -0700

Hi Jonathan and thank you for your answer.

I did what you suggested but... it stills tells me I'm
signed at another location! Any idea? Thanks for your
help.
Regards
Sophie
>-----Original Message-----
>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.
>____________________________________________
>Jonathan Kay
>Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
>Associate Expert
>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
>Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2004
Jonathan Kay.
>You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
>
>"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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