MSN Messenger sign in problems with XP
 

I recently bought Windows XP and installed MSN Messenger. The problem is that when I start up, the Messenger window pops up with my online contacts but then reverts to sign in screen and a message at the bottom right of my monitor says " You have signed in to Messenger on another computer. Click here to sign in again" What can I do please to avoid this happening?

Re: MSN Messenger sign in problems with XP
 

Have you uninstalled the version that comes with XP? It may be automatically signing you in when you start windows.

Re: MSN Messenger sign in problems with XP
 

Thanks crunchie. I tried to uninstall all previous messenger files and reinstalled but it is still happening. Am I missing something?

Re: MSN Messenger sign in problems with XP
 

did you sign in on a friends comput and forget to sign out

Re: MSN Messenger sign in problems with XP
 

No, have not done that so that cannot be the problem

Re: MSN Messenger sign in problems with XP
 

could a mate of yours be messing about with your .NET passport??

Re: MSN Messenger sign in problems with XP
 

Had another thought on this. Windows XP comes with Windows Messenger as opposed to MSN Messenger...it is possible they are conflicting? I want to keep MSN Messenger as it has more features...photos, games, etc. When I come out of Outlook Express, it seems that is when I get the message that I have to sign in again to Messenger as I am already signed in in another computer. I cannot remove Windows Messenger without messing up Outlook Express and Internet Explorer, as far as I can see. Any ideas, please?

Re: MSN Messenger sign in problems with XP
 

Are you running with a firewall? A friend of mine had serious problems with Noron's jobbie, but has had no problems at all with the download available from http://www.my-etrust.com/microsoft/ might be worth a try

Re: MSN Messenger sign in problems with XP
 

uninstall msn messenger, then go to hotmail and change your password, then reboot, and see if anyhting logs you in, (i take it you assosiated your msn account with your windows account) now reinstall it and hope it works, make sure your msn password is different to your windows one.

hope it helps

Re: MSN Messenger sign in problems with XP
 

Either what suRoot suggested or simply edit your configuration to NOT sign in automatically from the version previously installed. You cannot delete Windows Messenger. The only way to deal with it is avoiding automatic sign in.