Vista - Live messenger shuts down

I am running Live Messenger Version 2008, build 8.5. WinXP, with all
updates. Logitech Pro9000 Webcam. Will be IMing with a friend and all of a
sudden IM signs off. Then I have to close out and exit Messenger and sign
back in. Will do this repeatedly every so often and then not at all for a
long time. Not sure if it could be something in IM or my Linksys router or
vid card or what?
Any ideas?
Thanks
Mike

Greetings Mike,

After it signs you out, can you just not sign back in without restarting Messenger entirely?
If you do, what happens?
Just trying to determine whether you have an actual Messenger problem or just some sort of
connectivity problem.

As a brief guideline though, always a good idea to upgrade your router's firmware to any
newer versions (if available). Also, it would be helpful to know if this just started or its
always been doing this. Any recent networking changes?

There aren't any specific settings in XP or in a Linksys router that would cause this to
happen though.

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Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
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"Mike" <molson@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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After IM 'signs out' if I open the Messenger box it is all grayed out so can
not enter anything into the sign in area. My user name is there but can't
type into the password area. I can't give an exact time/day that this
started, but seems to run in streaks and has gotten more frequent lately.
Like last night did it about 3-4 times in an hour. Was good a couple of
nights ago.
Thanks

"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <msnewsreplies@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi Mike,

If it's "grayed out", that just means that your password is saved. The sign in button will
be underneath and if that's not showing, you need to resize or maximize the window.

One thing I forgot to mention is you might just try resetting your Linksys router. In a lot
of cases these residential routers can run out of memory and then end up displaying odd
behaviour, like dropping connections.

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Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com
Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com
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"Mike" <molson@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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