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MovedGoalPosts · 21-07-2005, 10:35

I'm running messenger on my home PC and work lappy. My home PC is usually on 24/7 (it's kept busy with distributed computing stuff), but frequently I forget to sign out / exit Messenger. This creates a problem as I then log in on the work lappy, successfully, but after a few minutes of inactivity the lappy messenger auto signs out saying that I have signed in elsewhere (the home PC).

Home PC is win XP SP2, lappy is Win XP Pro SP2. Both have the standard windoze messenger. Home PC connects to ntl STB via router. Work lappy connection is behind a LAN running Windows Small Business Server 2000 (includes M$ ISA Server 2000) using claranet ADSL.

So why does the home PC override the lappy, when the lappy is the more recent activity? Can I fix this?

21-07-2005, 10:35	#1
MovedGoalPosts Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: 127.0.0.1 Age: 62 Posts: 15,868	Messenger on two PCs I'm running messenger on my home PC and work lappy. My home PC is usually on 24/7 (it's kept busy with distributed computing stuff), but frequently I forget to sign out / exit Messenger. This creates a problem as I then log in on the work lappy, successfully, but after a few minutes of inactivity the lappy messenger auto signs out saying that I have signed in elsewhere (the home PC). Home PC is win XP SP2, lappy is Win XP Pro SP2. Both have the standard windoze messenger. Home PC connects to ntl STB via router. Work lappy connection is behind a LAN running Windows Small Business Server 2000 (includes M$ ISA Server 2000) using claranet ADSL. So why does the home PC override the lappy, when the lappy is the more recent activity? Can I fix this?