logging on messenger says I am logged on at another location

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Lynda

When I connect to the internet ( I am a Msn user) I get a
message in the right corner that says I can't log on
because I am logged in on another computer. I can log on
if I click connect from my Msn web page. I am worried
because I had a connection at my last job but I am sure I
deleted all my personal imformation from that computer.
Anyone have a clue where I might be logged in at or a
solution to this annoying problem? Thanks you guys always
help me find the answer.
Lynda
 
Copy and paste the following to Run Command Bar in the
Start Menu (put a space after 'section')


RunDll32.exe advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection
%windir%\inf\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove
 
Greetings Lynda,

What may be happening is that Windows Messenger is logging in via the background. To correct
this, you can simply disable Windows Messenger. To do so, open it up (click Start, then Run,
type "msmsgs" and click OK), click Tools, Options, Preferences tab and uncheck 'Run this
Program when Windows starts' or 'Run Windows Messenger when Windows starts' (depending on
version) as well as 'Allow this program to run in the background' or 'Allow Windows Messenger
to run in the background' (depending on version). This won't remove Windows Messenger, so
features like Remote Assistance, Whiteboard and Application Sharing will continue to work,
but it will let it stay out of your way.

Also, do you have Norton Antivirus installed? Recent versions of Norton Antivirus added a
new "instant messaging scanning" feature, which can conflict with Messenger and cause it to
also keep starting. 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.

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