Re: Windows Messenger Auto Sign in (Make It Stop!!!)

Hmm... I have a similar but weirder problem that is getting very annoying.

I use MSN messenger (7.0) for my IM service, but of course Windows Messenger
(4.7) loads with Win XP behind the scenes when MSN Messenger starts.

I can be away from my PC for the entire day, and MSN Mess is set to NOT log
in automatically or to start automatically... nevertheless Win Mess seems to
log in behind the scenes during idle periods as I'm finding chat boxes open
when I return to the PC, sent by contacts who thought I was logged in.

This was confirmed just now... I started up BOTH MSN Mess and Win Mess,
logged into Win, logged out, and had both icons showing "not logged in". I
went and had breakfast. When I came back to the PC, Win Mess had logged
itself on.

How do I stop this misbehavior? "Bad, bad software!!"

Alan in Hoboken

"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <msnewsreplies@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:O8dYsYXkFHA.3064@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Greetings,
>
> The only real way is to remove your saved Passport. To do so, click the
> Start Button, then click the Control Panel. Then, click User Accounts in
> the Control Panel. Select the Windows account name in question, and then
> on the left side of the screen, under Related Tasks, click 'Manage my
> Network Passwords'. In the window that opens, click the Passport.Net\*
> (Passport) entry and click 'Remove'.
> ____________________________________________
> 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) 2005 Jonathan Kay.
> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
>
>
> "Arcane" <Arcane@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:36865F0A-E245-4614-A059-DD6EA795311C@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> MSN Messenger has an auto sign in option, but Windows messenger does
>> not...
>> ~sighs~ Does anyone know a way I can stop Windows messenger from signing
>> me
>> in when someone tries to use it?
>
>


.