Vista - RE: "Open Windows Live Messenger main window when ..." grayed out now!

05-25-2009

hi elizabeth,

you are actually referring to the windows live today popup. the solution is
posted here:

http://www.sheeptech.com/live-messen...ve-today-popup

the 'open windows live messenger main window...' is grayed out because you
have deselected, ' open windows live mesenger when windoews starts up'

cheers

"Elizabeth (Past IE Software Tester)" wrote:

Quote:

> (Outside the fact that Windows Live did not even recognize that I was already
> logged into Windows Live Messenger and use that to get me right into
> newsgroups- I had to log in again to passport-)
>
> I installed the latest Windows Live Messenger.
>
> Resets ALL personalized settings.
> 1. I lost my personalized colors
> 2. I lost how I view my contacts by status and not grouping.
>
> I do not use a lot of the features but EVERY upgrade of Messenger ALWAYS
> removes these personalized settings.
>
> Grayed out option(s):
> Why is the following option grayed out now? I do not, nor have I ever liked,
> a pop-up window of pointless information. I do not want email info popped up,
> I want to control that, as well as no bombardment of MSN headlines and ads!
>
> "Open Windows Live Messenger main window when Windows Live Messenger starts"

05-25-2009	#1 (permalink)
deagle32 n/a posts	RE: "Open Windows Live Messenger main window when ..." grayed out now! hi elizabeth, you are actually referring to the windows live today popup. the solution is posted here: http://www.sheeptech.com/live-messen...ve-today-popup the 'open windows live messenger main window...' is grayed out because you have deselected, ' open windows live mesenger when windoews starts up' cheers "Elizabeth (Past IE Software Tester)" wrote: Quote: > (Outside the fact that Windows Live did not even recognize that I was already > logged into Windows Live Messenger and use that to get me right into > newsgroups- I had to log in again to passport-) > > I installed the latest Windows Live Messenger. > > Resets ALL personalized settings. > 1. I lost my personalized colors > 2. I lost how I view my contacts by status and not grouping. > > I do not use a lot of the features but EVERY upgrade of Messenger ALWAYS > removes these personalized settings. > > Grayed out option(s): > Why is the following option grayed out now? I do not, nor have I ever liked, > a pop-up window of pointless information. I do not want email info popped up, > I want to control that, as well as no bombardment of MSN headlines and ads! > > "Open Windows Live Messenger main window when Windows Live Messenger starts"
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