windows messenger for xp

[Nisha]

Hi There

There may be a really simple answer to my questions but i
haven't been able to work them out yet!

I have installed messenger 5.0 and am able to sign into
this fine, however when i close the active window box
down i am signed out of messenger. I know on version 4.7
the icon remained at the botton right corner of my screen
and continued to run in the background but with 5.0 the
icon only remains on the screen while the window is open.

Is there a way to have this version run in the background
once i have signed in?

I have been using version 4.7 in the meantime but have
had problems with this as well. Messenger is still
running in the background but it is not correctly showing
who is online/offline and after about 30 minutes of not
using it i find that it still shows people online who i
know are offline.

Can you help?

Many thanks
Nisha

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings Nisha,

To correct this, just right-click the MSN Messenger 5 icon in the notification area (system
tray -- by the clock), choose Exit, then download and run the following .reg files:
http://messenger.jonathankay.com/downloads/msn5_runbackground.reg

After running/importing, click Start, then (All) Programs, MSN Messenger 5 to restart MSN
Messenger 5. When you click the 'X' now, it should just go down the taskbar as it should.
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Windows MVP, Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com

"Nisha" > wrote in message
...
> Hi There
>
> There may be a really simple answer to my questions but i
> haven't been able to work them out yet!
>
> I have installed messenger 5.0 and am able to sign into
> this fine, however when i close the active window box
> down i am signed out of messenger. I know on version 4.7
> the icon remained at the botton right corner of my screen
> and continued to run in the background but with 5.0 the
> icon only remains on the screen while the window is open.
>
> Is there a way to have this version run in the background
> once i have signed in?
>
> I have been using version 4.7 in the meantime but have
> had problems with this as well. Messenger is still
> running in the background but it is not correctly showing
> who is online/offline and after about 30 minutes of not
> using it i find that it still shows people online who i
> know are offline.
>
> Can you help?
>
> Many thanks
> Nisha

[Nisha]

Thankyou so much Jonathon! That had been annoying me for
months and you solved it in one day!! :0)

Nisha

>-----Original Message-----
>Greetings Nisha,
>
>To correct this, just right-click the MSN Messenger 5
icon in the notification area (system
>tray -- by the clock), choose Exit, then download and
run the following .reg files:
>http://messenger.jonathankay.com/downloads/msn5_runbackgr
ound.reg
>
>After running/importing, click Start, then (All)
Programs, MSN Messenger 5 to restart MSN
>Messenger 5. When you click the 'X' now, it should just
go down the taskbar as it should.
>____________________________________________
>Jonathan Kay
>Windows MVP, Messenger
>Associate Expert
>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
>Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>
>"Nisha" > wrote in message
...
>> Hi There
>>
>> There may be a really simple answer to my questions
but i
>> haven't been able to work them out yet!
>>
>> I have installed messenger 5.0 and am able to sign into
>> this fine, however when i close the active window box
>> down i am signed out of messenger. I know on version
4.7
>> the icon remained at the botton right corner of my
screen
>> and continued to run in the background but with 5.0 the
>> icon only remains on the screen while the window is
open.
>>
>> Is there a way to have this version run in the
background
>> once i have signed in?
>>
>> I have been using version 4.7 in the meantime but have
>> had problems with this as well. Messenger is still
>> running in the background but it is not correctly
showing
>> who is online/offline and after about 30 minutes of not
>> using it i find that it still shows people online who i
>> know are offline.
>>
>> Can you help?
>>
>> Many thanks
>> Nisha
>
>
>.
>

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Hi Nisha,

Glad to be of assistance =).
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Windows MVP, Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com

"Nisha" > wrote in message
...
> Thankyou so much Jonathon! That had been annoying me for
> months and you solved it in one day!! :0)
>
> Nisha
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Greetings Nisha,
> >
> >To correct this, just right-click the MSN Messenger 5
> icon in the notification area (system
> >tray -- by the clock), choose Exit, then download and
> run the following .reg files:
> >http://messenger.jonathankay.com/downloads/msn5_runbackgr
> ound.reg
> >
> >After running/importing, click Start, then (All)
> Programs, MSN Messenger 5 to restart MSN
> >Messenger 5. When you click the 'X' now, it should just
> go down the taskbar as it should.
> >____________________________________________
> >Jonathan Kay
> >Windows MVP, Messenger
> >Associate Expert
> >http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
> >Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
> >
> >"Nisha" > wrote in message
> ...
> >> Hi There
> >>
> >> There may be a really simple answer to my questions
> but i
> >> haven't been able to work them out yet!
> >>
> >> I have installed messenger 5.0 and am able to sign into
> >> this fine, however when i close the active window box
> >> down i am signed out of messenger. I know on version
> 4.7
> >> the icon remained at the botton right corner of my
> screen
> >> and continued to run in the background but with 5.0 the
> >> icon only remains on the screen while the window is
> open.
> >>
> >> Is there a way to have this version run in the
> background
> >> once i have signed in?
> >>
> >> I have been using version 4.7 in the meantime but have
> >> had problems with this as well. Messenger is still
> >> running in the background but it is not correctly
> showing
> >> who is online/offline and after about 30 minutes of not
> >> using it i find that it still shows people online who i
> >> know are offline.
> >>
> >> Can you help?
> >>
> >> Many thanks
> >> Nisha
> >
> >
> >.
> >