Re: how to stop sign in automatically

From: Jonathan Kay [MVP] (msnewsreplies_at_jonathankay.com)
Date: 09/27/04 

Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2004 09:06:53 -0400

Greetings,

You'll simply 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). 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
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<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:277101c4a43e$91133820$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> My Windows Messenger keeps signing me in everytime that I
> connect to the internet. I went to "tools" then looked
> under everything to see if there was something I could
> click on to stop it from signing me in automatically...no
> such luck! PLEASE HELP!

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