automatic login on public computers

[Barbara M]

Is there any way to disable automatic logins in messenger on public computers?
I have disabled the options to "run the program when windows starts" and
"allow this program to run in the background".
Can the saved credentials be diabled permanently?

When a new user logs onto the computer and opens messenger, it automatically
signs in the last person who was on.

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings Barbara,

Sure is. Just download and run this .reg file on the PC in question:
http://messenger.jonathankay.com/downloads/disablenetcreds.reg

It will need to be rebooted to see the change.

Note that this will only work in Windows Messenger, not MSN Messenger or Windows Live
Messenger.

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Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Live Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2006 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
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"Barbara M" <Barbara > wrote in message
...
> Is there any way to disable automatic logins in messenger on public computers?
> I have disabled the options to "run the program when windows starts" and
> "allow this program to run in the background".
> Can the saved credentials be diabled permanently?
>
> When a new user logs onto the computer and opens messenger, it automatically
> signs in the last person who was on.

[Barbara M]

Thanks, Jonathan. That did the trick.


Barbara Murphy

"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:

> Greetings Barbara,
>
> Sure is. Just download and run this .reg file on the PC in question:
> http://messenger.jonathankay.com/downloads/disablenetcreds.reg
>
> It will need to be rebooted to see the change.
>
> Note that this will only work in Windows Messenger, not MSN Messenger or Windows Live
> Messenger.
>
> --
> Jonathan Kay
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Live Messenger
> Associate Expert
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
> All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2006 Jonathan Kay.
> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
> --
>
> "Barbara M" <Barbara > wrote in message
> ...
> > Is there any way to disable automatic logins in messenger on public computers?
> > I have disabled the options to "run the program when windows starts" and
> > "allow this program to run in the background".
> > Can the saved credentials be diabled permanently?
> >
> > When a new user logs onto the computer and opens messenger, it automatically
> > signs in the last person who was on.
>
>
>

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Hi,

Great!

--
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Live Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2006 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
--

"Barbara M" > wrote in message
...
> Thanks, Jonathan. That did the trick.
>
>
> Barbara Murphy
>
> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Greetings Barbara,
>>
>> Sure is. Just download and run this .reg file on the PC in question:
>> http://messenger.jonathankay.com/downloads/disablenetcreds.reg
>>
>> It will need to be rebooted to see the change.
>>
>> Note that this will only work in Windows Messenger, not MSN Messenger or Windows Live
>> Messenger.
>>
>> --
>> Jonathan Kay
>> Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Live Messenger
>> Associate Expert
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
>> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>> All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2006 Jonathan Kay.
>> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
>> --
>>
>> "Barbara M" <Barbara > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > Is there any way to disable automatic logins in messenger on public computers?
>> > I have disabled the options to "run the program when windows starts" and
>> > "allow this program to run in the background".
>> > Can the saved credentials be diabled permanently?
>> >
>> > When a new user logs onto the computer and opens messenger, it automatically
>> > signs in the last person who was on.
>>
>>
>>