Re: My Status="Busy" when using Remote Desktop

From: Jonathan Kay [MVP] (msnewsreplies_at_jonathankay.com)
Date: 09/29/04 

Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 20:14:04 -0400

Greetings Sal,

This is by design. Assuming you're using Windows Messenger 5, click the Tools menu, then
Options, then Preferences tab, uncheck 'Block alerts and set status to "Busy" when running
full-screen programs' and then click OK.
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"Sal Bompensaro" <jackson@sanford.son> wrote in message
news:47udnYxYYfMtQ8TcRVn-jQ@giganews.com...
> Hi,
>
> I'm using Windows Messenger on Windows2003 Server. For some reason,
> whenever I am working in a Remote Desktop window, my status is automatically
> set to "busy." When I click out of the Remote Desktop window, my status
> moves back to "Online"... Is this a known bug? Is there a workaround?
>
> Sal
>
>

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