Live Messenger auto sign-in?

When I click on the Messenger icon in the Live Mail navigation pane, it
automatically signs me in. How can I turn this off? I thought I had disabled
auto sign-in in all of the places where I saw it. Kind of defeats the
purpose of disabling auto sign-in.

David

Greetings David,

I believe this is by design. If you're not signed into Messenger in any account and you
chose the Messenger button, it will sign you in using the credentials you've logged into Live
Mail under.

The auto-sign in option is for automatically signing you into Messenger when you start Live
Mail.

Additionally, if you completely remove your Live ID from being in Live Mail, the Messenger
icon doesn't even show up.

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Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/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) 2007 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
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"BkStCrawler" <> wrote in message
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> When I click on the Messenger icon in the Live Mail navigation pane, it automatically signs
> me in. How can I turn this off? I thought I had disabled auto sign-in in all of the places
> where I saw it. Kind of defeats the purpose of disabling auto sign-in.
>
> David

Thanks Jonathan, that clears it up quite nicely.

David

"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <> wrote in message
news:BF58F29E-8CFE-4766-BD0A-...
> Greetings David,
>
> I believe this is by design. If you're not signed into Messenger in any
> account and you chose the Messenger button, it will sign you in using the
> credentials you've logged into Live Mail under.
>
> The auto-sign in option is for automatically signing you into Messenger
> when you start Live Mail.
>
> Additionally, if you completely remove your Live ID from being in Live
> Mail, the Messenger icon doesn't even show up.
>
> --
> Jonathan Kay
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/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) 2007 Jonathan Kay.
> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
> --
>
>
>
> "BkStCrawler" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> When I click on the Messenger icon in the Live Mail navigation pane, it
>> automatically signs me in. How can I turn this off? I thought I had
>> disabled auto sign-in in all of the places where I saw it. Kind of
>> defeats the purpose of disabling auto sign-in.
>>
>> David
>
>

Hi David,

No problem. Just out of curiosity, do you actually agree with this design now, or do you
still think it shouldn't do this?

--
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/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) 2007 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
--


"BkStCrawler" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Thanks Jonathan, that clears it up quite nicely.
>
> David
>
> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <> wrote in message
> news:BF58F29E-8CFE-4766-BD0A-...
>> Greetings David,
>>
>> I believe this is by design. If you're not signed into Messenger in any account and you
>> chose the Messenger button, it will sign you in using the credentials you've logged into
>> Live Mail under.
>>
>> The auto-sign in option is for automatically signing you into Messenger when you start
>> Live Mail.
>>
>> Additionally, if you completely remove your Live ID from being in Live Mail, the Messenger
>> icon doesn't even show up.
>>
>> --
>> Jonathan Kay
>> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/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) 2007 Jonathan Kay.
>> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
>> --
>>
>>
>>
>> "BkStCrawler" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> When I click on the Messenger icon in the Live Mail navigation pane, it automatically
>>> signs me in. How can I turn this off? I thought I had disabled auto sign-in in all of the
>>> places where I saw it. Kind of defeats the purpose of disabling auto sign-in.
>>>
>>> David
>>
>>

Jonathan,

The design is OK since I don't have WL Mail set to auto sign-in. I just
didn't realize it worked that way. This was my fault for not checking into
it more thoroughly.

One thing I would like to see changed is, when going to Newsgroups how it
always opens on a group instead of an account. However, this may also be
something that I am, or am not, doing.

David

"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <> wrote in message
news:51EC8234-7099-43F9-B2B5-...
> Hi David,
>
> No problem. Just out of curiosity, do you actually agree with this design
> now, or do you still think it shouldn't do this?
>
> --
> Jonathan Kay
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/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) 2007 Jonathan Kay.
> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
> --
>
>
> "BkStCrawler" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> Thanks Jonathan, that clears it up quite nicely.
>>
>> David
>>
>> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <> wrote in message
>> news:BF58F29E-8CFE-4766-BD0A-...
>>> Greetings David,
>>>
>>> I believe this is by design. If you're not signed into Messenger in any
>>> account and you chose the Messenger button, it will sign you in using
>>> the credentials you've logged into Live Mail under.
>>>
>>> The auto-sign in option is for automatically signing you into Messenger
>>> when you start Live Mail.
>>>
>>> Additionally, if you completely remove your Live ID from being in Live
>>> Mail, the Messenger icon doesn't even show up.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Jonathan Kay
>>> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/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) 2007 Jonathan Kay.
>>> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
>>> --
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "BkStCrawler" <> wrote in message
>>> news:...
>>>> When I click on the Messenger icon in the Live Mail navigation pane, it
>>>> automatically signs me in. How can I turn this off? I thought I had
>>>> disabled auto sign-in in all of the places where I saw it. Kind of
>>>> defeats the purpose of disabling auto sign-in.
>>>>
>>>> David
>>>
>>>
>

how can I get MSN to send me a new password- they keep saying sending to my
email....I CANNOT ACCESS my emaiL???? I have asked to send it to another
email adress - no answer. I really need to get into mine. is there a phone
number to call?????

"BkStCrawler" wrote:

> When I click on the Messenger icon in the Live Mail navigation pane, it
> automatically signs me in. How can I turn this off? I thought I had disabled
> auto sign-in in all of the places where I saw it. Kind of defeats the
> purpose of disabling auto sign-in.
>
> David
>
>

Hi,

There is no phone number unless you are a paid MSN subscriber.

Contact Windows Live ID Sevices for assistance:
https://accountservices.passport.net...actUsPPN&lc=10

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Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/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) 2007 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
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"EMAIL PASSWORDS" <EMAIL > wrote in message
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> how can I get MSN to send me a new password- they keep saying sending to my
> email....I CANNOT ACCESS my emaiL???? I have asked to send it to another
> email adress - no answer. I really need to get into mine. is there a phone
> number to call?????
>
> "BkStCrawler" wrote:
>
>> When I click on the Messenger icon in the Live Mail navigation pane, it
>> automatically signs me in. How can I turn this off? I thought I had disabled
>> auto sign-in in all of the places where I saw it. Kind of defeats the
>> purpose of disabling auto sign-in.
>>
>> David
>>
>>