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Hotmail + Live Messenger help
Kane99uk
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Morning all,
Well, having a few issues since Microsoft upgraded my Hotmail account to the Windows Live version - each time I load my Hotmail page my comp freezes while it automatically tries to boot up my Live Messenger programme to the sign-in screen.
Any way I can stop this from happening without having to uninstall Live Messenger from my PC? I do use it occassionally to chat to friends, so would rather keep the programme if possible.
Well, having a few issues since Microsoft upgraded my Hotmail account to the Windows Live version - each time I load my Hotmail page my comp freezes while it automatically tries to boot up my Live Messenger programme to the sign-in screen.
Any way I can stop this from happening without having to uninstall Live Messenger from my PC? I do use it occassionally to chat to friends, so would rather keep the programme if possible.
Where there's a will, there's a way to get something cheaper from somewhere else!! 
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Through the browser, no. In Windows Live Mail go to Tools, Options, General and untick "Automatically Log on to Windows Live Messenger".0
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Thanks you guys but I'd already done that, and I'm still getting Messenger popping up when I go to my Hotmail account. Any other ideas?Where there's a will, there's a way to get something cheaper from somewhere else!!0
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one needs to be even more specific here about your problem: what about this: put browser-based Hotmail out of the equation. If u just start Live Messenger (the client) alone (as I do), does the computer still freeze? Also, any other issues affecting pc performance??BLOODBATH IN THE EVENING THEN? :shocked: OR PERHAPS THE AFTERNOON? OR THE MORNING? OH, FORGET THIS MALARKEY!
THE KILLERS :cool:
THE PUNISHER :dance: MATURE CHEDDAR ADDICT:cool:0 -
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@ Rock Bottom - yes, I have clicked "Apply".
@ free4440273 - no, my machine does not freeze if I am just loading the Messenger client - it's only when I load the Hotmail page in my browser that I get this issue of Messenger automatically booting up to the sign-in screen. I have no other problems affecting PC performance.Where there's a will, there's a way to get something cheaper from somewhere else!!0 -
No more ideas? Anyone?Where there's a will, there's a way to get something cheaper from somewhere else!!0
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so we know that the computer does not freeze if only the messenger client is loaded. which browser u using: IE, FF, both??BLOODBATH IN THE EVENING THEN? :shocked: OR PERHAPS THE AFTERNOON? OR THE MORNING? OH, FORGET THIS MALARKEY!
THE KILLERS :cool:
THE PUNISHER :dance: MATURE CHEDDAR ADDICT:cool:0 -
I have the same problem with hotmail and messenger0
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free4440273 wrote: »so we know that the computer does not freeze if only the messenger client is loaded. which browser u using: IE, FF, both??
IE. I don't use FF.Where there's a will, there's a way to get something cheaper from somewhere else!!0
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