Messenger Auto Sign in

[Christopher Fierro]

As for Windows Messenger, Tools-Options-Preferences,
uncheck the "Run this program when Windows start", that
will keep from loading/signing in on boot. And to keep
it from signing in automatically, you first need to sign
out, click "Sign on as a different user", then sign back
in with the "Sign in automatically" checkbox unchecked.

As for MSN Messenger, it should be somewhat similar, I do
not have it installed, so I'm not much help in that
aspect.

Chris Fierro
>-----Original Message-----
>How do I prevent Windows Messenger & MSN Messenger from
>automatically signing in? I don't want it perminantly
>disabled. I just don't want it loading into the system
>tray or running in the background. I only want it to
work
>when I go into programs & then sign in.
>.
>

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings Steve,

Do you have Norton Antivirus installed? Recent versions of Norton Antivirus added a new
"instant messaging scanning" feature, which can conflict with Windows 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



"steve" > wrote in message
...
>I have XP pro with messenger 4.7 and 6.1 installed. When
> i start the pc messenger 4.7 signs me in automatically
> but doesn't show in the tool bar window. I only know I've
> signed in when I start v6.1 I have both set to not
> automatically start but v4.7 seems relentless in its
> quest. How do i stop this???????