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strange message at boot-up
When I boot up my computer I get a window that pops up
saying "You have signed in to Messenger on another computer click here to sign in again" then when I click on that another window pops up that says "You have been signed out of .net msn service because you have signed in at another location "Does anyone know what this is all about? I only have one computer! Thanks, Val |
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strange message at boot-up
Greetings Val,
What's happened is you have both Windows Messenger and MSN Messenger installed (which are separate applications) and they're both trying to login at the same time. Since you did install MSN Messenger separately, I assume you want to use that. Although you'll also see this error if you've signed in on another computer and mistakenly saved your password, most likely it's Windows Messenger which is automatically signing you in. To stop it, click Start, then Run, type "msmsgs" and click OK. When Windows Messenger comes up, click the Tools menu, then Options, then Preferences tab, uncheck 'Run this program when Windows starts' or 'Run Windows Messenger when Windows starts' (depending on version) and then click OK. Also, do you have Norton Antivirus 2003 installed? Norton added a new "instant messaging scanning" feature to Norton Antivirus 2003, which can conflict with Messenger and cause some of this behavior. To stop it, open Norton Antivirus (Right-click on the Norton Antivirus icon in the System Tray/Notification Area (by the clock), choose 'Open Norton Antivirus'), click Options, then Instant Messenger then uncheck MSN Instant Messenger and click OK. Finally, right-click on the Windows Messenger icon in the notification area/system tray (by the clock) if it's still visible and choose Exit. It shouldn't bother you again. ____________________________________________ Jonathan Kay Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger Associate Expert http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/ Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com "Val" wrote in message ... When I boot up my computer I get a window that pops up saying "You have signed in to Messenger on another computer click here to sign in again" then when I click on that another window pops up that says "You have been signed out of .net msn service because you have signed in at another location "Does anyone know what this is all about? I only have one computer! Thanks, Val |
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strange message at boot-up
Jonathan,
Thanks so much for such a quick response. I opened windows messenger and then Tools menu, then Options, then Preferences tab and there is nothing that says 'Run this program when Windows starts' or 'Run Windows Messenger when Windows starts" or anything like that, what do I do now? Thanks,Val -----Original Message----- Greetings Val, What's happened is you have both Windows Messenger and MSN Messenger installed (which are separate applications) and they're both trying to login at the same time. Since you did install MSN Messenger separately, I assume you want to use that. Although you'll also see this error if you've signed in on another computer and mistakenly saved your password, most likely it's Windows Messenger which is automatically signing you in. To stop it, click Start, then Run, type "msmsgs" and click OK. When Windows Messenger comes up, click the Tools menu, then Options, then Preferences tab, uncheck 'Run this program when Windows starts' or 'Run Windows Messenger when Windows starts' (depending on version) and then click OK. Also, do you have Norton Antivirus 2003 installed? Norton added a new "instant messaging scanning" feature to Norton Antivirus 2003, which can conflict with Messenger and cause some of this behavior. To stop it, open Norton Antivirus (Right-click on the Norton Antivirus icon in the System Tray/Notification Area (by the clock), choose 'Open Norton Antivirus'), click Options, then Instant Messenger then uncheck MSN Instant Messenger and click OK. Finally, right-click on the Windows Messenger icon in the notification area/system tray (by the clock) if it's still visible and choose Exit. It shouldn't bother you again. ____________________________________________ Jonathan Kay Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger Associate Expert http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/ Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com "Val" wrote in message ... When I boot up my computer I get a window that pops up saying "You have signed in to Messenger on another computer click here to sign in again" then when I click on that another window pops up that says "You have been signed out of .net msn service because you have signed in at another location "Does anyone know what this is all about? I only have one computer! Thanks, Val . |
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