Re: how to stop sign in automatically

From: askdk (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 09/29/04


Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2004 02:20:54 -0700

hi there, i have already done this but when i have opened
Outlook Express then MSN Messenger a box appears saying i
have been signed out of .net service because i am signing
in elsewhere.
can you please come up with an idea.
thanks
steve

>-----Original Message-----
>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
>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.
>
><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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