Outlook Express for Messenger Logon

[Ray S]

Never mind, I found it. Apparently you have to have
View/Layout/Contacts selected in Outlook Express for
the "Auto Log On to Windows Messenger" option to work.
It's repeatable on two machines so I'm sure that is the
issue. Seems like a bug to me, but I do have an
acceptable work around by leaving the contact list
displayed.

>-----Original Message-----
>I have Windows XP and am running Outlook Express and
>Windows Messenger 4.7 on two different computers (one
>laptop, one Desktop). I have the setting checked in
>Outlook Express/Tools/Options to Automatically Log on to
>Windows Messenger in both machines. On my desktop, when
I
>start Outlook Express, I automatically log onto
Messenger
>(icon in task bar has red X removed). When I do this
same
>thing on my laptop, messenger still won't log on. Any
>ideas whats wrong?
>.
>

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings Ray,

Yes, that's actually how it works (the option is a bit confusing).
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Windows MVP, Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com

"Ray S" > wrote in message ...
> Never mind, I found it. Apparently you have to have
> View/Layout/Contacts selected in Outlook Express for
> the "Auto Log On to Windows Messenger" option to work.
> It's repeatable on two machines so I'm sure that is the
> issue. Seems like a bug to me, but I do have an
> acceptable work around by leaving the contact list
> displayed.
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >I have Windows XP and am running Outlook Express and
> >Windows Messenger 4.7 on two different computers (one
> >laptop, one Desktop). I have the setting checked in
> >Outlook Express/Tools/Options to Automatically Log on to
> >Windows Messenger in both machines. On my desktop, when
> I
> >start Outlook Express, I automatically log onto
> Messenger
> >(icon in task bar has red X removed). When I do this
> same
> >thing on my laptop, messenger still won't log on. Any
> >ideas whats wrong?
> >.
> >