WLM doesn't come out of "Away" mode on Windows 7

I just got a copy of Windows 7 from a promotional event by Microsoft and the
houseparty website and am running Windows 7 Utimate now. I'm using the
latest version of WLM on it and found that WLM does not come out of "Away"
mode by itself when I restart using the computer again. Just reporting this
on here hoping someone who can do something to fix it (or can get this info
to someone who can fix it) see it.

Greetings,

By "restarting" I assume you mean when you've just left the machine running and then come
back after more than 5 minutes (default settings). I also assume that if you choose to
manually switch the status back, it does so without any issue?

I can say this is non-reproducible here, oddly enough that feature has been working rather
reliably here (whereas in previous Windows/Messenger versions it was hit and miss).

--
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com
Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com
(c) 2009 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature or citation
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"thebigdintexas" <> wrote in message
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> I just got a copy of Windows 7 from a promotional event by Microsoft and the
> houseparty website and am running Windows 7 Utimate now. I'm using the
> latest version of WLM on it and found that WLM does not come out of "Away"
> mode by itself when I restart using the computer again. Just reporting this
> on here hoping someone who can do something to fix it (or can get this info
> to someone who can fix it) see it.

well, it's doing it now, so maybe it was just a temporary application hang or
something.




"thebigdintexas" wrote:

> I just got a copy of Windows 7 from a promotional event by Microsoft and the
> houseparty website and am running Windows 7 Utimate now. I'm using the
> latest version of WLM on it and found that WLM does not come out of "Away"
> mode by itself when I restart using the computer again. Just reporting this
> on here hoping someone who can do something to fix it (or can get this info
> to someone who can fix it) see it.

Hi,

It's certainly possible that something was disrupting it. Although like I said, I thought it
was far more reliable now.

--
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com
Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com
(c) 2009 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature or citation
--


"thebigdintexas" <> wrote in message
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> well, it's doing it now, so maybe it was just a temporary application hang or
> something.
>
>
>
>
> "thebigdintexas" wrote:
>
>> I just got a copy of Windows 7 from a promotional event by Microsoft and the
>> houseparty website and am running Windows 7 Utimate now. I'm using the
>> latest version of WLM on it and found that WLM does not come out of "Away"
>> mode by itself when I restart using the computer again. Just reporting this
>> on here hoping someone who can do something to fix it (or can get this info
>> to someone who can fix it) see it.

Just installed 64-bit Win 7. Everything works well except backup fails. The error is "Away Mode". Unlike Vista, not way to turn Away Mode off.

Suggestions? 3rd party utility? Trick? MSI board in HP desktop - now way to get to BIOS to turn off.

Thanks...

I am having the same problem with my messenger. I am in charge of QA in the
US for another software company. We use Windows Live Messenger quite a bit. I
am running Windows 7 Pro 64-bit RTM on my primary machine.

I have to manually set my status to available EVERY time it goes to away,
whether it's just walking away from my machine or locking it. This is
extremely annoying. You should test things like other Microsoft hardware and
software with it. I have a Microsoft keyboard and mouse, Microsoft LifeChat
LX-3000 and the software/drivers for them installed. The only other sofware I
have installed is all of my developer environment, Microsoft Office 2007 and
our own software that we develop.

Also you should test what happens if services are disabled. I disable the
ones that destroy my memory (superfetch is horrible, nice in theory though).

"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:

> Greetings,
>
> By "restarting" I assume you mean when you've just left the machine running and then come
> back after more than 5 minutes (default settings). I also assume that if you choose to
> manually switch the status back, it does so without any issue?
>
> I can say this is non-reproducible here, oddly enough that feature has been working rather
> reliably here (whereas in previous Windows/Messenger versions it was hit and miss).
>
> --
> Jonathan Kay
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
> MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
> MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com
> Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com
> (c) 2009 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature or citation
> --
>
>
> "thebigdintexas" <> wrote in message
> news:4B17BA90-D8B2-4EFC-BD10-...
> > I just got a copy of Windows 7 from a promotional event by Microsoft and the
> > houseparty website and am running Windows 7 Utimate now. I'm using the
> > latest version of WLM on it and found that WLM does not come out of "Away"
> > mode by itself when I restart using the computer again. Just reporting this
> > on here hoping someone who can do something to fix it (or can get this info
> > to someone who can fix it) see it.
>
>
> .
>