how and why can people see when i'm online on messenger and i have my settings on invisible?
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you must be doing something wrong
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Go to your tools bar in internet explorer and go down to internet options. Then adjust your privacy settings to a lower setting to allow blocked cookies and such. Or check if your system has a firewall turned on. Firewalls, especially if you have norton antivirus, usually screw up instant messengers.
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change your privacy settings from public or friends or whatever you currently have it set to to the just me setting it'll still appear on the screen when you look at it but when other people view your page they won't see it
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They will pop up when you log in to messenger.
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There must be some privacy relation options on your software. It may have some clue to your problems. Usually, I set it so that people who are not on my address book can not even see me. Or that only the following can add and so forth. Depends on the IM, whether Yahoo or MSN or AOL and so forth.
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If you are using messenger programs, maybe one of your contacts have logged in. You cannot see other IDs that are not in your contacts. You can only see your friends when they are online of offline.\n\nYahoo! and other mail programs are always strict on other people's IDs and privacy. They WILL NEVER show you a time where people would log in or out.\n\nYour issue is on messenger. You contacts are logging in and out.
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In your away settings, set it to invisible. You can be online but you will not appear so.
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It basically stops communication between you and the person.  You also can't see them if you're online, and they can't see you either.
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Hi there :)\n\nSadly you cant.   You can send them messages which will appear as offline messages to you, but they can be sitting behind their screen knowing who is online.  I dont like invisible.  Even when you do a search, you wont know if they are online or not until they go offline where you do get a so and so is offline box.  \n\nHugz\nscorpz
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Have you checked the preferences for Messenger. I use the Mac version, I dont know if yours has the same key presses to get to the preferences window.\nThe fact you can not see writing may suggest you have the font color set to the same as background. Change the colur to black or other dark color.
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If you are referring to Yahoo Messenger, you can set it show you as invisibile automatically when you sign in.  You can be invisible or have a custom status message.\n\nAlso, you can adjust your "stealth" settings for anybody on your buddy list by right clicking on their screen name and change the setting.  You can be "permanently" invisiible to someone if you wish.
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If u want 2 b invisible 2 all go 2 Messenger>Status>Invisible 2 everyone\nIf u want 2 b invisible 2 selective people only then hover da mouse pointer over da contact & click on u appear......& select appear offline.\nDats all
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A Yahoo! Presence is an icon you can add to your web page that will show your visitors if you are online and using Yahoo! Messenger. You can use Yahoo! Presence to foster communication with your site visitors.\n\nWhen you are online, your visitors can click the icon to send you an instant message: I'm Online\n\nWhen you are offline, they will see an icon that shows you are unavailable: I'm Offline\n\nI hope this links will help you.\n\nhttp://search2.cc.scd.yahoo.com/cct_search.php?ui_mode=answer&prior_transaction_id=422911&action_code=5&highlight_info=16790666,41,42&turl=http%3A%2F%2Fhelp.yahoo.com%2Fhelp%2Fus%2Fgeo%2Faddons%2Fpresence%2Fpresence-01.html&answer_id=388777#__highlight\n\nhttp://help.yahoo.com/help/us/geo/addons/presence/presence-02.html
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Some people may have their avatars disabled or may have not created there avatars yet. Or maybe, they have disabled them, in that case you wont be able to see their avatars.\n\nYou can disable/enable ur display image by going to Messenger->Preference->Display Image, and there you can click on relevant checkboxes.\n\nHope this helped
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the profile is saved but remains hidden,4 ur privacy
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check your status...it might be set appear offline
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People usually uses the Invisible to stop annoying IM's. They are usually online. Send them and IM and  and it will tell you if they are online or not.