ArGH!! Help Required!!

[Madeline]

hey - can anyone tell me how to stop windows messenger
automatically logging into my account whenever anyone
connects to the internet?!? it is really irritating
because it doesnt even ask for a password so basically
anyone could log into my account!! Arrrrrrrrrgh!! XXX

[Robert Michon]

Use the options section of Messenger to select whether Messenger starts
automatically when Windows Starts.

Open Messenger, Tools>Options>"Preferences" tab

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Bob Michon
Associate Expert
Expert Zone---http://microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/default.asp
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"Madeline" > wrote in message
...
> hey - can anyone tell me how to stop windows messenger
> automatically logging into my account whenever anyone
> connects to the internet?!? it is really irritating
> because it doesnt even ask for a password so basically
> anyone could log into my account!! Arrrrrrrrrgh!! XXX

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings Madeline,

To turn off the automatic login, click the Start Button, then click the Control Panel. Then,
click User Accounts in the Control Panel. Select your account name, 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'. This will also then
require a password so that no one can get into your account.
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Jonathan Kay
Windows MVP, Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com


"Madeline" > wrote in message
...
> hey - can anyone tell me how to stop windows messenger
> automatically logging into my account whenever anyone
> connects to the internet?!? it is really irritating
> because it doesnt even ask for a password so basically
> anyone could log into my account!! Arrrrrrrrrgh!! XXX