Whenever I open Windows Messenger it automatically signs me straight in
without asking for my password. even though I have ticked the relevant box
under "confidentiality" (always ask for my password).   Other members of my
family all use this same computer which means that when they ...

i have an incredibly irritating issue with MSN Messenger
v.7.5.0324 loading when I run Outlook Express or IE, but
only sometimes.  I have gotten a registry file that adds a
"Hide Messenger" key to HKCU.  And that will work -- for a

When windows messenger is removed, will passwords to automatically sign in to
windows messenger also be removed?

Where is the Windows Messenger SDK?  It looks like maybe it used to be on the
Microsoft web site, but it's not there now.  I can see lots of documentation
on IMessenger, IMessenger2, etc interfaces and they say that I need msgrua.h
and msgrua.idl, but those files cannot be found ...

Whenever I attempt to share a folder I get the message "Your computer does
not support folder sharing, would you like help with supporting sharing
folders"  I'm sure I have turned this off somewhere but I can't remember how
I did it or where.  I am logged in as admin btw.

Please forgive me if this seems to be a daft question, but I'm new to
instant messaging... Can two people with different IM software
communicate with one another or do they both have to be using the same
software?

I’m running Vista Beta 2 Build 5384 and I’m unable to install Windows
Messenger (not to be confused with MSN Messenger or Windows Live Messenger)
I’ve attempted to install Windows Messenger 5.1 (5.1.0639) and Windows
Messenger 5.1 (5.1.0701) and they both display the same error ...

I would like to delete windows messenger, can anyone please tell me how I can
go about it.
Thank you
S

Is it possible to bulk load a set of contacts from a file? Basically,
in college, we need to communicate with each other over MSN messenger
and its unnecessarily repetitive to have every person add a whole set
of contacts. Is there:

When I update "My Display Picture" with one of my own photos (to replace the
generic soccer ball , deck chair etc images) , and add a little  "welcome"
message next to it, Windows Messenger displays it ok while it is running, but
when I exit Messenger and log back in, my personal ...

I just had a new computer installed at work.  The old computer as well as my
laptop and my home desktop open "My e-mail inbox" with an explorer window.  
The new computer tries to open my hotmail account using outlook express.  
Where do I need to go to change that default?  I've ...

Can the IT Department at my work keep track of Messenger Chats ? I'm using
the Newest messenger.
Thanks

When I sign into Windows Messenger (4.7) on Windows XP with my Hotmail
account, I check the box to "Sign me in automatically." I sign in
successfully. When I sign out and click "Click here to sign in," I am
not signed in automatically; I have to enter my password again (though

I am unable it seems to receive any offline messages. I can send them
sucessfully to my best mate, but when she sends them to me they dont appear
when I next sign in. I have the button checked to show them when I sign in
and I also have log my chats checked, as in yahoo messenger ...

I have looked through Microsoft Knowledge Base and Usenet groups -
Office, XP - for a solution to the problem of a perfectly working
microphone one day and the next day Windows cannot detect voice. Many
people seem to have this problem and some solutions have worked, e.g.