Greetings Cory,
When you sign into MSN Explorer (I assume MSN 8/9 here as it's Windows Messenger that's being
logged out), MSN Messenger is automatically started and logs you in. As such the built-in
Messenger client in Windows XP (called Windows Messenger) is logged out as you login, causing
this message to happen.
Assuming you don't use Windows Messenger, here's how to disable it -- click Start, then Run,
type "msmsgs" and click OK. Then, 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).
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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Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
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