Jonathan
Mon Sep 13 16:08:29 CDT 2004
Hi,
In Windows XP, Passport is integrated into the operating system. As such, once you "save"
your password anywhere where Passport is used, then Messenger and any other Passport sites
will immediately start using it.
Assuming you've removed that Passport.Net\* (Passport) entry I mentioned below, you shouldn't
have any more issues however.
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Associate Expert
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<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:16ed01c499d5$49e64cd0$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> thanks for the response Jonathan... your info helped me
> out.
> my first question was misunderstood by you.. i may not
> have said exactly what i meant, but by checkin the sign
> in auto box to make it easy to access the msn groups
> webpage without signing in everytime, also caused window
> messeneger to open *without requirement of a password*...
> (whichever passport was last signed in)..
> im glad i asked about the drop down menu, because that is
> how i solved my problem, managing passwords within user
> account. i deleted all accounts and now works well....
> thanks.
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Greetings Terry,
>>
>>To address your first issue, you'll just need to disable
> Windows Messenger. To disable
>>Windows Messenger, open it up (click Start, then Run,
> type "msmsgs" and click OK), click
>>Tools, Options, Preferences tab and uncheck 'Run this
> Program when Windows starts' or 'Run
>>Windows Messenger when Windows starts' (depending on
> version) as well as 'Allow this program
>>to run in the background' or 'Allow Windows Messenger to
> run in the background' (depending on
>>version). This won't remove Windows Messenger, so
> features like Remote Assistance, Whiteboard
>>and Application Sharing will continue to work, but it
> will let it stay out of your way.
>>
>>Also, do you have Norton Antivirus installed? Recent
> versions of Norton Antivirus added a
>>new "instant messaging scanning" feature, which can
> conflict with Messenger and cause it to
>>also keep starting. 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.
>>
>>To address your other issue, click the Start Button,
> then click the Control Panel. Then,
>>click User Accounts in the Control Panel. Select your
> account name, and then on the left side
>>of the screen, under Related Tasks, click 'Manage my
> Network Passwords'. In the window that
>>opens, you can remove an account (in the sign in list)
> by clicking the passport you wish to
>>delete [denoted by (Passport)], and then click
> the 'Remove' button. To remove the automatic
>>login, simply remove the Passport.Net\* (Passport) entry
> here.
>>
>>For more detailed instructions and screenshots on this
> procedure, see here:
>>
http://messenger.jonathankay.com/problem.aspx?ID=2
>>____________________________________________
>>Jonathan Kay
>>Microsoft MVP - MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
>>Associate Expert
>>
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
>>Messenger Resources -
http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>>All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2004
> Jonathan Kay.
>>You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
>>
>>
>>"Terry" <paintballkingpin@hotmail.comcom> wrote in
> message
>>news:14f601c499ba$86ec0cc0$a301280a@phx.gbl...
>>> my o/s is xp pro. i dont have msn messenger, i have
>>> windows messenger. i didnt want both, and windows is
> ok.
>>> i go to an msn groups website forum that requires sign
> in
>>> to read any pages. the problem is that i chose to sign
> in
>>> automatically, and cant seem to find a way to reverse
> it.
>>> i used to have to sign in with the xp drop down menu
>>> before i read the site, and now i can get right in, but
>>> it also allowed windows messenger to be able to be
> signed
>>> in without password right out of the programs menu.
> other
>>> people use my pc, and i dont want them to be able to do
>>> that. i looked at tools/options/privacy and the tab is
>>> checked properly. any ideas?
>>> and also, with windows messenger, can you delete email
>>> adresses out of the drop down somehow? thanks in
> advance.
>>
>>
>>.
>>