Are you referring to the Security option in WLMsgr 2009(version 14) that instead of saying 'checking Hotmail' says
"Ask for my password when I go to Hotmail and other websites that require a Windows Live ID"
Also is this 'Sign-in' options checked in WLMsgr 2009(version 14) found at Tool\Options\Sign
- Allow automatic sign in when connected to the Internet
In conjunction with the above the automatic sign-in(same screen that prompts for username and pw, remember pw) needs to be enabled
for automatic sign-in
How are you accessing Hotmail ?
The Mail icon in WLMsgr
Via your browser(IE) at mail.live.com or hotmail.com
If I access Hotmail via mail.live.com with WLMsgr's two options configured as note above the Windows Live Sign-in Assistant prompts
me to sign in with my Windows Live ID. I have to click my Live ID to sign in.
Further, if the Live ID in the Windows Live Sign In Assistant is **not configured** to remember my password I have to enter my
password, if remember password is enabled the Sign In Assistant still prompts me to select my Live ID prior to logging in to
Hotmail
This prompt occurs regardless of whether or not "Ask for my password when I go to Hotmail and other websites that require a Windows
Live ID" is checked. I.e. The Sign In Assistant confguration(password not checked) appears to be controlling the password
requirement entry to Hotmail.
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"Meg" <Meg@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:0376F1C3-1487-44EE-AC2C-CA540B6A8FAC@xxxxxx
> Just a note for whoever reading my post .....
> I noticed that if I access hotmail from messenger's window,
> it does ask me a password. but if I access hotmail on the web
> it keep automatically sign me in.
> I do have messenger security setting check marked to
> "always ask me for my password when cheking hotamail.."
> but it lookes like this setting is only valid if I access hotmail
> from messenger, not web.
>> > >> Meg wrote:
>> > >>> I hope my explanation is clear enough.
>> > >>> I recently installed new version of messenger. Before the new version, I
>> > >>> was
>> > >>> able to keep the messenger setting "automatically sign in" and at the
>> > >>> same
>> > >>> time I could kept hotmail sign in "not automaticsign in". ( I want to
>> > >>> keep
>> > >>> it that way for reason.) but now, if I set messenger to sign in
>> > >>> automatically, hotmail no longer ask for password. instead when I click
>> > >>> hotmail sign in, it automatically sign in. I tried to change setting by
>> > >>> clicking " forget me" but it only stay that way that time only. if I
>> > >>> keep
>> > >>> messenger sign in setting "automatically sign in" next time I sign in to
>> > >>> hotmail, it sign in without asking me a password. I 'm wondering if this
>> > >>> is
>> > >>> how it's going to be with new messenger? or is there a way to fix this?
>> > >>> What I would like to do is to keep messenger sign in " automatic" and at
>> > >>> the
>> > >>> same time hotmail sign in "not automatic" like it use to be.. Thank you.
>> >
>> >