On Wed, 15 Oct 2008 00:11:32 +0100, JethroUK© wrote:
> "N. Miller" <anonymous@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:1mtw0f9zuaay4.dlg@xxxxxx
>> On Mon, 13 Oct 2008 20:47:59 +0100, JethroUK© wrote:
>>
>>> How do I stop Messenger starting each time I start Live Mail?
>>>
>>> I have set messenger to: Automatically Run Messenger when I log on =
>>> UNchecked
>>>
>>> I have set live mail to: Automatically log on to Live Messenger =
>>> UNchecked
>>>
>>> This has been an annoyance since Outlook Express and if there's no
>>> solution I get rid of messenger all together >>
>> In Outlook Express, having the Contacts pane showing would start
>> Messenger. I don't see any comparable setting in Windows Live Mail
>> 12.0.1606, and Windows Live Messenger 8.5.1302.1018 does not start
>> automatically when I open WLM.
> I have Messenger 8.5.1302.1018 installed - and for sure it starts up as
> whenever Live Mail starts (I've just opened/closed both three times) I can only tell you how I have things configured. For Windows Live Mail
12.0.1606:
Tools | Options | General:
[ ] Automatically log on to Windows Live Messenger...unchecked.
For Windows Live Messenger 8.5.1302.1018:
Tools | Options | General:
[ ] Automatically run Windows Live Messener when I log on to
Windows...unchecked.
You might also check this setting in Windows Live Mail:
Tools | Options | Connection:
"Connecting to Windows Live services:
If you have a button labeled, "Stop signing in", click on it.
> Like i say - it's an age old annoyance (it is specifically designed that
> way) and i can only assume my set up is 'the norm' I don't recall if Windows Live Mail defaulted to logging in Windows Live
Messenger, or not. But I have it disabled, did enable it once, and
subsequently disabled it again. Currently, Windows Live Mail does not start
Windows Live Messenger, even though it does log in to the Windows Live
services.
> I take it there is no solution/settings (on O/Express it was registry hack
> only) than uninstall Live messenger and use something else (Yahoo, etc) I don't know of a registry hack. I haven't needed to explore that
possibility. Windows Live Messenger does not start unless I start it; even
when I start Windows Live Mail. So there is definitely something screwy with
your setup. I just don't know where to look.
BTW, I tamed that behavior in MS Outlook Express by closing the Contacts
pane; I never knew about that registry hack.
--
Norman
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