Why dose my MESSENGER sign off and on when I am using it??
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Someone else is using it then.  Change your password and secret question.\n(It's possible that you have multiple yahoo clients open that are conflicting but that would be my second thing to look at)
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SOME HOW YOU MUST ALREADY BE SIGNED IN UNDER ANOTHER YAHOO ID,OR IF YOU OPENED UP A PROGRAM THAT USES A DIFFERENT YAHOO ID. IT WILL BOOT OFF THE FIRST ONE, BECAUSE IT'S TRYING TO SIGN-IN THE SECOND YAHOO ID IN MESSENGER ESPECIALY IF YOU CHECKED THE SIGN-IN TO MESSENGER AUTOMATICALY BOX. OR SOME HOW POP-UP BLOCKER IS STOPING THE MESSENGER FROM POPING UP. IF THAT ISN'T IT THEN I DONT KNOW. SORRY!
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Are you sure you're logging off and not just minimizing?  Try closing the program altogether...a lot of them just minimize and look like they're closed.\n\nAre you getting messages after the program is closed or when you log back on?  It might take some time for other to see the log off due to delay in tranmission.  I know that Yahoo allows offline messages that you see the next time you log in.  I didn't think MSN did that, but I haven't used it in a while and it could be one of the new features.
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It means that they are "signed on." Not necessarily in Messenger, but they could be looking at their Yahoo! Mail, playing a game or something else that requires them to enter their screen name and password.
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Happens to me all the time. I had to upgrade my messenger just yesterday because of same problem.
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Yes, this is part of Yahoo's programing...not sure if it's the Yahoo messenger, or the toolbar....if you have the toolbar uninstall that to see it that gets rid of it first...
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Control Panel can show you an icon for your firewall, if you are using Service Packs and are using the windows firewall. But if you are running internet security software like Norton, McAfee, SystemSuite, you can click on the icon on the botom left corner of the screen to open a menu that gives you the option to disable  firewall. My advice is not to disable it, but lower security settings just enough to download messenger so that your computer has some protection.\n\nGood luck!
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There is only one account and you cannot "cancel" it.  If you no longer want to use Messenger, you can simply uninstall it from your computer, or change the settings so it doesn't launch every time you boot your computer.
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it happend to me once so i just deleted the yahoo messenger from add/remove programs and then downloaded it again and then i used it it worked then it never stopped then if it doesn't work you might be having problem's with your computer or the cell phone you are sending messages to
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Hi,\n\nI know the exact problem you're having.\nI bet 99.9% you have a Norton program installed on your pc eithe norton antivirus,systemworks etc.\nNorton blocks that feature of messenger, what I do when I want to play those games, I just disable norton for a few min or hours and when i'm done playing i'll just enable it back.\nWhen disabling norton, you might need to sign out and sign back in to see the games on messenger ;)
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Hi,\n\nThere are 2 reasons for this as I know it from my experience.\n\n1) Cookies, Try clearing your cookies, set your adware & malware programs to do that & also you IE to do it. Though this problem is very unlikely Yahoo & MS these days are acting cranky with all their Beta's going around.\n\n2) Your firewall is definitely the culprit. Try disabling your firewall & restart the messenger service. Remember you must end the service through taksmanager first & then restart the messenger from your start menu.\n\nApart from this if all these fail then try this. Log in to your yahoo account from IE or whichever browser you are using & go to account settings. Change your password there & signout. Relogin from your browser & logout. Now restart you messenger & try it.\n\nGood luck.
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k heres one way (it might not be the way that ur friends use tho) \n1. sign on AIM like you normally would\n2. put the "hidden eye" button on. (this means that other people see you as "signed off")\n3. put your away message on\n4. take off your "hidden eye". this will make it appear to others as though u just signed on for the first time (and your away message will still be on)
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try uninstalling and then re-installing the messenger
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Sounds like somebody is sending you an IM boot.  Normally if you close your IM's (change the settings to accept them only from people on your friends list) the problem will stop.
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Do you use it on more than one computer?  If so, did you remain signed on when you last used the other one?   This happens to me---work/home issue.   It's best to sign off every time you leave your computer anyway, just as a security measure.   Maybe if you reboot your computer it will clear out, if it's just a "glitch".
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you need your own computer.  if you have this already, then setup password protect on your account.  then lock your computer when you're not using it.  your messenger conversations are saved on your computer, you can delete the history of the conversation, not through internet options though.
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uninstall the messenger and install a new messenger. It will stop