Re: .net messenger always signing me in

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Greetings KenK,

It sounds like Windows Messenger is loading in the background. To disable this, 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.
____________________________________________
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Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
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"KenK" <KenK@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:41F8BEE8-B03D-4DD6-8A98-4FA7E9603B7F@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>I turn my computer on and I am not signed into msn messenger but people can
> still send me instant messages. I want to know how to turn off this
> automatic sign in. If i start msn messenger after someone sends me an
> instant message, it says signing out of .net messaging becuase i started
> another msn messenger. What is this .net messenger and how is automatically
> signing me in and how do I turn it off.
>


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