Windows messenger/msn messenger

[blueiis]

when I downloaded msn6 messenger and installed it, I get
and error message that I have been signed out because I
was already signed in at another location. I keep having
a conflict with windows messenger and msn messenger. WHY?

 

[Isaac Amarel]

You can open at boot and sign-in with only one messenger (windows mess. or
MSN mess.) if you are using the same passport account. XP does that
automatically and generally you are signed-out from windows mess and
signed-in with MSN mess6.
If you want both messengers to sign in (I dont know why you would) you need
different passport accounts.
If you want to change between the messengers just open manually the second
one and sign -in you will be signed-out of the other one.

 

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings,

This is because you still have Windows Messenger running, which is automatically signing you
in as well. To stop it, open up the Windows Messenger window, click the Tools menu, then
Options, then Preferences, uncheck "Run this prgoram when Windows starts" and click OK.

As well, 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