I use Win Messenger now and again but the problem is that it signs me out
after approx 5 minutes without any warning.

MSN messenger works fine so do other applications.

Why would windows messenger sign me off? It's nothing to do with AV or
firewalls as I've tried uninstalling all of those and the problem remains.
Nothing has changed on my system prior to this happening.

It's getting annoying

Greetings,

Windows Messenger uses an older version of the Messenger protocol which doesn't keep the
connection as active as MSN Messenger does. As such, if you're being connected through any
proxy or something similar (common in enterprise environments), it will disconnect on its
own. Unfortunately there isn't much you can do about it.

--
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Live Messenger
Associate Expert
[url]http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/[/url]
Messenger Resources - [url]http://messenger.jonathankay.com[/url]
All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2006 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
--

"Knightwarrior" <Knightwarrior@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:3B9B7325-095C-4082-8998-38CF417870ED@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
>I use Win Messenger now and again but the problem is that it signs me out
> after approx 5 minutes without any warning.
>
> MSN messenger works fine so do other applications.
>
> Why would windows messenger sign me off? It's nothing to do with AV or
> firewalls as I've tried uninstalling all of those and the problem remains.
> Nothing has changed on my system prior to this happening.
>
> It's getting annoying[/color]

I appreciate that, but why would it start doing this for no apparent reason?
There have been no software installs or updates of any kind from when it
worked perfectly to when it started playing up.

"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:
[color=blue]
> Greetings,
>
> Windows Messenger uses an older version of the Messenger protocol which doesn't keep the
> connection as active as MSN Messenger does. As such, if you're being connected through any
> proxy or something similar (common in enterprise environments), it will disconnect on its
> own. Unfortunately there isn't much you can do about it.
>
> --
> Jonathan Kay
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Live Messenger
> Associate Expert
> [url]http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/[/url]
> Messenger Resources - [url]http://messenger.jonathankay.com[/url]
> All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2006 Jonathan Kay.
> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
> --
>
> "Knightwarrior" <Knightwarrior@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:3B9B7325-095C-4082-8998-38CF417870ED@microsoft.com...[color=green]
> >I use Win Messenger now and again but the problem is that it signs me out
> > after approx 5 minutes without any warning.
> >
> > MSN messenger works fine so do other applications.
> >
> > Why would windows messenger sign me off? It's nothing to do with AV or
> > firewalls as I've tried uninstalling all of those and the problem remains.
> > Nothing has changed on my system prior to this happening.
> >
> > It's getting annoying[/color]
>
>
>[/color]

Hi,

Well depending on your scenario, perhaps something has changed on the network.

--
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Live Messenger
Associate Expert
[url]http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/[/url]
Messenger Resources - [url]http://messenger.jonathankay.com[/url]
All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2006 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
--

"Knightwarrior" <Knightwarrior@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6ADD5EC0-54D6-41FE-BDEF-E131A41B0C67@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
>I appreciate that, but why would it start doing this for no apparent reason?
> There have been no software installs or updates of any kind from when it
> worked perfectly to when it started playing up.
>
> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:
>[color=green]
>> Greetings,
>>
>> Windows Messenger uses an older version of the Messenger protocol which doesn't keep the
>> connection as active as MSN Messenger does. As such, if you're being connected through
>> any
>> proxy or something similar (common in enterprise environments), it will disconnect on its
>> own. Unfortunately there isn't much you can do about it.
>>
>> --
>> Jonathan Kay
>> Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Live Messenger
>> Associate Expert
>> [url]http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/[/url]
>> Messenger Resources - [url]http://messenger.jonathankay.com[/url]
>> All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2006 Jonathan Kay.
>> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
>> --
>>
>> "Knightwarrior" <Knightwarrior@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:3B9B7325-095C-4082-8998-38CF417870ED@microsoft.com...[color=darkred]
>> >I use Win Messenger now and again but the problem is that it signs me out
>> > after approx 5 minutes without any warning.
>> >
>> > MSN messenger works fine so do other applications.
>> >
>> > Why would windows messenger sign me off? It's nothing to do with AV or
>> > firewalls as I've tried uninstalling all of those and the problem remains.
>> > Nothing has changed on my system prior to this happening.
>> >
>> > It's getting annoying[/color]
>>
>>
>>[/color][/color]