Windows Messenger logs me out of MSN Messenger

[Julian Gall]

I have installed MSN Messenger 6 on my Win XP Pro SP1
system and set Windows Messenger not to run. However, MSN
Messenger sometimes tells be I have been signed out
because I have signed in at another location. If I sign
back in with MSN Messenger, a Windows Messenger pop-up
appears from the tray to tell me I have been signed out
of Windows Messenger.

I can no longer access Windows Messenger as it is not in
the tray. How can I stop it trying to sign me in?

Thanks for any help,

Julian Gall

PS. It would be a lot simpler if Microsoft just had one
Messenger that did everything!

 

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings Julian,


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 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.
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Windows MVP, Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com

 

[juliangall]

Jonathan,

Thanks for the suggestion but I am not running Norton
2003. I run NOD32 antivirus.

I do now have Windows Messenger and MSN Messenger both in
the tray. Sometimes one signs in, sometimes the other.

I have tried to sign into Windows Messenger with a non-
existant email to see if this makes it "forget" me.

Julian