Windows Live Messenger 8.5

[SteveZ]

I have 3 computers. when I shut down computers and then reopen a computer I
am getting message you are signed into .net messenger on another computer.
To prevent this do I need to physically shut down windows live when I shut
down a computer or is this automatically shut down (windows live) when I shut
down a computer?

 

[Mike Hall - MVP]

I have 3 computers. when I shut down computers and then reopen a computer
I
am getting message you are signed into .net messenger on another
computer.
To prevent this do I need to physically shut down windows live when I shut
down a computer or is this automatically shut down (windows live) when I
shut
down a computer?

If you sign on at a different computer from where you were logged on, the
new login shuts the old one down..

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

[Forwarded to WLMessenger NG via crosspost]

 

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings,

I'm not entirely 100% sure given the information you've provided, but I believe what you're
seeing is just Messenger reconnecting as it starts up with a machine. However, the
alternative is that Windows Messenger is starting in the background on all three machines
(which actually would be weird affecting all 3, unless they're identical configurations).
I'm going to assume the former, but if you continue to have problems, please post back and we
can check and deal with the other problem.

Firstly, I'd actually recommend you upgrade to Windows Live Messenger 2009, as this latest
version allows you to log into multiple machines at the same time and beyond preventing this
message and disconnection from occurring, will allow you to manage Messenger on the other
machines if they're connected. You can easily upgrade by visiting
http://download.live.com/messenger. If you choose this option, then you can ignore the rest
of this message.

If upgrading isn't something you're interested in, you can stop Messenger from automatically
connecting by opening up Messenger on each machine, pressing the Alt key on the keyboard to
bring up the menu bar, choosing the Tools menu, then Options, and then the Sign In tab.
Uncheck 'Allow automatic sign in when connected to the Internet' and now you'll have to
manually connect to Messenger by just choosing Sign In. If you would prefer to just start
Messenger manually on each machine, you can uncheck the first option which is 'Automatically
run Windows Live Messenger when I log on to Windows'.

~wave to PA Bear~

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[Forwarded to WLMessenger NG via crosspost]

I have 3 computers. when I shut down computers and then reopen a computer I
am getting message you are signed into .net messenger on another computer.
To prevent this do I need to physically shut down windows live when I shut
down a computer or is this automatically shut down (windows live) when I
shut down a computer?