messenger shows me online

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DianaH

Messenger is showing me online when messenger isn't even running. How's
that. It doesn't load when windows starts, it doesn't load when outlook
starts and it doesn't load when Outlook express starts.

How does that happen.

Earlier this evening, it wouldn't shut down (as it usually won't shut down),
so I ended the task in task manager. Low and behold, I see that one of my
friends has signed on, but there's no sign of messenger running. what the
heck is going on!

Thanks for any thoughts/suggestions.
Diana
 
Greetings Diana,

What exactly are you ending in the task manager? Windows Messenger (msmsgs.exe) can and will
load into the background if it's called upon and with the exception of the msmsgs.exe process
running, you'll never know it's doing this until someone actually sends you a message.

If you want a quick fix, you can simply remove your saved Passport so it can't automatically
sign you in. To do so, click the Start Button, then click the Control Panel. Then, click
User Accounts in the Control Panel. Select the Windows account name in question, and then on
the left side of the screen, under Related Tasks, click 'Manage my Network Passwords'. In
the window that opens, click the Passport.Net\* (Passport) entry and click 'Remove'.
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Thanks Jonathan.
That's what happened. Someone sent me a message and messenger wasn't in my
systray. It blew me away. It was Outlook Express that was loading me
automatically, even though it was instructed not to, as I had the option to
log off, which blew me away. I can't believe it doesn't show up as running
when this happens. I believe I've fixed it. Alternatively, which I might
do is set it up to show me as being offline when I login. I'm not crazy
about doing this, but I don't want to be mistaken as being online when I'm
busy with other stuff.

Thanks for your response. It's always appreciated.

By the way Jonothan, do you know a way to turn messenger off when it "won't"
go off. It's been a persistant problem ... was there before and now again
after the format. When nothing else is running, there are times when it
still won't close. How stubborn can it be! I installed a registry fix for
this some time ago, but even it wouldn't allow me to close it. I still have
to use Windows Task Manager to end it, which is annoying to say the least.
I was hoping MS would have remedied this by now. I'd appreciate your
thoughts on this, if you or someone else has a remedy for it. Thanks.
Diana
 
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