Jonathan
Mon Mar 21 10:01:56 CST 2005
Hi Angela,
You're very welcome, and no, I don't get paid.
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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) 2005 Jonathan Kay.
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<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:02f901c52df1$d47d0ae0$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> man, you are just very cool, do you know that? or mabey
> they pay you to respond to folks like me who have not a
> clue on these issues. in any case at all, i thank you. it
> is so late and im so tired, im gonna try all that you
> recommended tomorrow.... did i say thank you? your
> faithfull admirer,
> angela
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Greetings Angela,
>>
>>Sounds like Windows Messenger is running in the
> background. To do so, 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.
>>
>>You may want to reboot after this to make sure that
> Windows Messenger still isn't running.
>>____________________________________________
>>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) 2005
> Jonathan Kay.
>>You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
>>
>>
>>"worried" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message
>>news:0df401c52cb8$2e614b60$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>>> please forgive my bumbling ineptitude ....
>>> whenever i log in to my msn premium account, i get two
>>> confusing pop up message from the msn messenger icon on
>>> the taskbar. the first: 'you have signed into messenger
>>> on another computer. click here to sign in again'
>>> immediately after that message is closed, the second
> one
>>> pops up and explains to me that 'you have been signed
>>> out of NET messenger service because you signed in at a
>>> different location.'
>>>
>>> i really hope this is not a stupid question and i want
>>> you to know that i have utilized the resources
> available
>>> to me to try and figure this out on my own. and
> imagine
>>> that, im not figuring it out. can someone help me
>>> understand?
>>>
>>> thank you for your polite attention despite your busy
>>> schedule. -angela
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>.
>>