How to Disable MSN Messenger auto sign-in

[Larry]

Hi,
**I want to manually sign-in to MSN Messenger (not auto)
I have read many messages here and tried solutions I've
found but, my MSN Messenger persists in signing me in on-
line when I start MSN9 no matter what I do.
>I had disabled Windows Messenger long time ago, so I
checked and it still does not start with Windows (requires
me to sign-in which, of course, I do not do)
>I have unchecked "Automatically run Messenger...." and
also "Allow Auto sign-in" boxes at
MSN Messenger>Tools>Options>General
>I have Norton 2002 not 2003 so I don't have that feature
>I have ZoneAlarm and have "allowed" MSN Messenger (yes,
the newly installed v6.1) all access
Still, when I restart MSN9 I then see that MSN Messenger
is already started and I am on-line. Then I start
receiving messages unless I have everyone "blocked" and I
would prefer to do some business before I reply to any
instant messages (usually the reason anyone wants to sign-
in manually?).
What can I do additionally to disable auto sign-in of MSN
Messenger? Seems like I've tried everything.
My OS is XP Home
IE6
MSN9 (as mentioned)
MSN Messenger 6.1
Thanks for any help,
Larry

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings Larry,

Unfortunately there isn't anything you can do here if you're using MSN9 -- MSN Messenger
automatically starts with MSN 9 and there is no way to stop it (as far as I know).
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com

"Larry" > wrote in message
...
> Hi,
> **I want to manually sign-in to MSN Messenger (not auto)
> I have read many messages here and tried solutions I've
> found but, my MSN Messenger persists in signing me in on-
> line when I start MSN9 no matter what I do.
>>I had disabled Windows Messenger long time ago, so I
> checked and it still does not start with Windows (requires
> me to sign-in which, of course, I do not do)
>>I have unchecked "Automatically run Messenger...." and
> also "Allow Auto sign-in" boxes at
> MSN Messenger>Tools>Options>General
>>I have Norton 2002 not 2003 so I don't have that feature
>>I have ZoneAlarm and have "allowed" MSN Messenger (yes,
> the newly installed v6.1) all access
> Still, when I restart MSN9 I then see that MSN Messenger
> is already started and I am on-line. Then I start
> receiving messages unless I have everyone "blocked" and I
> would prefer to do some business before I reply to any
> instant messages (usually the reason anyone wants to sign-
> in manually?).
> What can I do additionally to disable auto sign-in of MSN
> Messenger? Seems like I've tried everything.
> My OS is XP Home
> IE6
> MSN9 (as mentioned)
> MSN Messenger 6.1
> Thanks for any help,
> Larry
>

[Larry]

Hi Jonathan,
Well, I'm surprised at that.
One more reason I am slightly disallusioned with MSN9. I
am considering going back to MSN8.5.
I certainly trust your answers Jonathan but I might call
the MSN support and ask them also.
Just a thought though...if this is the case I wonder why
they would put in the option to "Automatically run
Messenger when I log on to Windows" plus the "Allow
automatic sign-in when connected to the Internet" (check
or uncheck)at Tools>Options>General>Sign-in? Seems as
though they are giving the user the option to auto start
or manually start MSN Messenger?
I'm going to research more. If I discover anything new
I'll post back.
Thanks Jonathan,
Larry
>-----Original Message-----
>Greetings Larry,
>
>Unfortunately there isn't anything you can do here if
you're using MSN9 -- MSN Messenger
>automatically starts with MSN 9 and there is no way to
stop it (as far as I know).
>____________________________________________
>Jonathan Kay
>Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
>Associate Expert
>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
>Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>
>"Larry" > wrote in
message
...
>> Hi,
>> **I want to manually sign-in to MSN Messenger (not auto)
>> I have read many messages here and tried solutions I've
>> found but, my MSN Messenger persists in signing me in
on-
>> line when I start MSN9 no matter what I do.
>>>I had disabled Windows Messenger long time ago, so I
>> checked and it still does not start with Windows
(requires
>> me to sign-in which, of course, I do not do)
>>>I have unchecked "Automatically run Messenger...." and
>> also "Allow Auto sign-in" boxes at
>> MSN Messenger>Tools>Options>General
>>>I have Norton 2002 not 2003 so I don't have that feature
>>>I have ZoneAlarm and have "allowed" MSN Messenger (yes,
>> the newly installed v6.1) all access
>> Still, when I restart MSN9 I then see that MSN Messenger
>> is already started and I am on-line. Then I start
>> receiving messages unless I have everyone "blocked" and
I
>> would prefer to do some business before I reply to any
>> instant messages (usually the reason anyone wants to
sign-
>> in manually?).
>> What can I do additionally to disable auto sign-in of
MSN
>> Messenger? Seems like I've tried everything.
>> My OS is XP Home
>> IE6
>> MSN9 (as mentioned)
>> MSN Messenger 6.1
>> Thanks for any help,
>> Larry
>>
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