it signs me in when i don't want it to

[Viv]

Hi Andrea,

I am having a similar problem and I have also posted a
message up. Did you get any feedback for your query? If
you found a possible solution I would very much
appreciate it if you forward it to me. It's driving me
nuts that I cant cant control when I log onto messenger
too.

Cheers,

Viv


>-----Original Message-----
>I'm using Windows XP at work on a shared computer. I
>signed in to Messenger once a long time ago, and now it
>signs me in automatically every time the computer gets
>turned on. It can get embarassing if someone sends me a
>naughty message, but someone else is using the
computer!
>
>I tried unistalling it in the Windows control panel and
>in MSN.ca, but all that did was get rid of the icons.
>It's still signing me in every morning.
>
>I'd still like to use Messenger now and then, but I'd
>like to be able to have control over when I sign in.
>
>Please help!
>
>Andrea

>.
>

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings Viv,

To turn off the automatic login, so it can't login by itself, 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'.
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Windows MVP, Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com


"Viv" > wrote in message ...
> Hi Andrea,
>
> I am having a similar problem and I have also posted a
> message up. Did you get any feedback for your query? If
> you found a possible solution I would very much
> appreciate it if you forward it to me. It's driving me
> nuts that I cant cant control when I log onto messenger
> too.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Viv
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >I'm using Windows XP at work on a shared computer. I
> >signed in to Messenger once a long time ago, and now it
> >signs me in automatically every time the computer gets
> >turned on. It can get embarassing if someone sends me a
> >naughty message, but someone else is using the
> computer!
> >
> >I tried unistalling it in the Windows control panel and
> >in MSN.ca, but all that did was get rid of the icons.
> >It's still signing me in every morning.
> >
> >I'd still like to use Messenger now and then, but I'd
> >like to be able to have control over when I sign in.
> >
> >Please help!
> >
> >Andrea
>
> >.
> >