Jonathan
Tue Apr 08 19:20:11 CDT 2008
Hi,
More than likely. To make sure this doesn't happen again, you can remove your saved
Passport.Net information in your Windows account so it can't sign you automatically.
To do so, click the Start Button, then click the Control Panel. Then, click User Accounts
in the Control Panel. Select the Windows account name in question, and then on the left side
of the screen, under Related Tasks, click 'Manage my Network Passwords'. In the window that
opens, click the Passport.Net\* (Passport) entry and click 'Remove'.
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Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
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"Raziel" <Raziel@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:D946B4AE-BFEA-48B6-9DDF-2B0FC1E23BB4@microsoft.com...
> Thanks for the quick reply. Yes, msmsgs.exe is always running, every time I
> check my Task Manager. I really hope that's all it was, though. Thanks again!
>
> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Greetings Raziel,
>>
>> Are you using Windows XP? If so, it's possible Windows Messenger signed you in within its
>> background process. Prop open the Task Manager's Processes Tab (press Ctrl-Shift-Esc) and
>> look for a msmsgs.exe process to see if that is the case.
>>
>> That's the real only case I can think of where it would be happening without your
>> knowledge
>> (I guess, besides logging in on another PC and saving your password accidently).
>>
>> --
>> Jonathan Kay
>> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
>> MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
>> MessengerGeek Blog:
http://www.messengergeek.com
>> Messenger Resources:
http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>> (c) 2008 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature or citation
>> --
>>
>>
>> "Raziel" <Raziel@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:DA7B7915-13B5-4933-BB58-F1D0F99040E9@microsoft.com...
>> > Hello,
>> >
>> > I would first like to point out that I'm very freaked out by this. I'm
>> > pretty much always signed in on MSN, but tonight, right after I was done
>> > making dinner and was just about to tell someone I had returned, I was signed
>> > off and MSN said I was logged on to a different computer.
>> >
>> > This immediately made me change my password to a ridiculously difficult one,
>> > but I want to know if there's anything else I can do. Could this be some kind
>> > of server error or did someone seriously hack my account? There are no other
>> > computers that I have ever logged on to, so there is no other computer on
>> > which I entered my login information. Only my Xbox 360 had my info, but I
>> > changed that a few weeks ago and it's turned off right now.
>> >
>> > Please, anyone, what do I do with this? I've had this email for years and I
>> > really need to know how to protect it. Thanks in advance for any help.
>>
>>