Re: MSN Messenger sign in problems

Greetings,

Assuming you haven't logged in from somewhere else (and possibly saved your Passport there),
you may simply have Windows Messenger running in the background.

You should just 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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"Alan1234" <Alan1234@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:FE32F52A-8480-42FB-8B48-DCF7D253FA52@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>I have just changed my computer and I am using Windows XP Home and MSN
> Messenger 7. Whenever I sign in to passport I get a message to say that I am
> being signed out because I am signed in at a different location. Can anyone
> help please?
>


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