Re: how to stop sign in automatically
From: Jonathan Kay [MVP] (msnewsreplies_at_jonathankay.com)
Date: 09/29/04
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Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2004 10:48:45 -0400
Hi Steve,
To stop this behavior, close Outlook Express, then download and run the following .reg file:
http://messenger.jonathankay.com/downloads/stopmessenger_oe.reg
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"askdk" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:141d01c4a605$9ed764e0$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> 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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