Greetings,
In addition to what Brian already told you, you may want to consider removing the default
saved Passport under whatever Windows XP User Account you're using, so then you won't be
signed into his name first when Messenger is started (not sure if this is a problem for you).
To do so, click the Start Button, then click the Control Panel. Then, click User Accounts in
the Control Panel. Select the Windows XP Account Name, 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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Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources -
http://messenger.jonathankay.com