Status after signin

[dbd@smart.net]

Is there a way to control status upon signin in Windows Messenger.
In MSMessenger, there was a way to do this, but when I upgraded,
it gave me Windiows Messenger. I am running Windows Messenger 5.1

A secondary annoyance is that Help->Help Topics does not work.
Nothing happens, not even an hourglass

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings,

No, Windows Messenger has never had this capability (and never will, the product is no longer
being developed).

Just download and install Windows Live Messenger as it has this capability:
http://get.live.com/messenger/overview

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> Is there a way to control status upon signin in Windows Messenger.
> In MSMessenger, there was a way to do this, but when I upgraded,
> it gave me Windiows Messenger. I am running Windows Messenger 5.1
>
> A secondary annoyance is that Help->Help Topics does not work.
> Nothing happens, not even an hourglass