Signing in, Messenger requires Smart Card suddently?

[Alex]

After deploying the Messenger update (mmssetup.exe) to
computers remotely, it is impossible to sign in using
standard credentials.

We are using Windows XP Pro and now Windows Messenger is
asking for Smart card and PIN to log onto ".NET Messenger
service". If I install it manually on each computer
everything will work fine..but I have to deploy it to
100+ computers, sigh.

Could it be a problem with the registry or dll
registration even if it seems to be running allright with
the -q option?

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings Alex,

I haven't actually seen this behavior, can you supply a screenshot (e-mail it to me if you
prefer)?
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com

"Alex" > wrote in message ...
> After deploying the Messenger update (mmssetup.exe) to
> computers remotely, it is impossible to sign in using
> standard credentials.
>
> We are using Windows XP Pro and now Windows Messenger is
> asking for Smart card and PIN to log onto ".NET Messenger
> service". If I install it manually on each computer
> everything will work fine..but I have to deploy it to
> 100+ computers, sigh.
>
> Could it be a problem with the registry or dll
> registration even if it seems to be running allright with
> the -q option?
>