don't want messenger to automatically sign me in when computer is turned on

I share a computer with my family and we have messenger
on it. My address was the first one to be on it so now
every time the computer is turned on it signs me in and
my friends think I am online and send me messages and
when I get a new email it pops up in the corner and
anyone using the computer can click on that and be taken
to my email inbox. I want it to be where each individual
user can choose to sign in if they want when the computer
is turned on and it won't just sign me in and provide the
option to sign me back in when I have signed out by just
clicking on the option in the menu. I have tried
everything and am ready to just uninstall messenger.
Please help soon. Thank you.

Open Messenger, Click on Tools/Options/Preferences and uncheck the box which
says 'Run Windows Messenger when Windows starts'

HTH


"jennifer" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I share a computer with my family and we have messenger
> on it. My address was the first one to be on it so now
> every time the computer is turned on it signs me in and
> my friends think I am online and send me messages and
> when I get a new email it pops up in the corner and
> anyone using the computer can click on that and be taken
> to my email inbox. I want it to be where each individual
> user can choose to sign in if they want when the computer
> is turned on and it won't just sign me in and provide the
> option to sign me back in when I have signed out by just
> clicking on the option in the menu. I have tried
> everything and am ready to just uninstall messenger.
> Please help soon. Thank you.