"Live Messenger signed into X places"

carlcon

Twice now in the last 24 hours, Windows Live Messenger (or "MSN", as I still call it) has told me "Live Messenger is signed into 3 places". It's a standard notification for when I'm signed in on my laptop, then sign in on my phone.

But usually, it just says 2 places (immediately as I sign in on my phone). Should I be worried that someone, somewhere, is also signing in on my account, making the "3 places"?

The first time I saw it yesterday, I immediately checked the status bar that showed where I was signed in. It only showed 2 places. Just to be safe, I changed my password anyway.

But now, once again, I just got the "signed into 3 places" notification.

Has anyone else experienced this? Is it a bug? Should I be worried at all?

Thanks in advance for any feedback.

yoyo

If your worried your account was phished just change your password

Nick

DonalK1981

Your email (hotmail) might also have messenger open in the sidebar to the left. That counts too...

carlcon

yoyo wrote: »

If your worried your account was phished just change your password

Nick

I did change it after the first time. Then it happened again. Which is why I came here to ask. I'm pretty sure it wasn't hacked, so wondering about alternatives.

DonalK1981 wrote: »

Your email (hotmail) might also have messenger open in the sidebar to the left. That counts too...

I'll keep that in mind. I don't think I had my hotmail open either time (I rarely use it), but I'll try a few tests to see if I can replicate it that way.

Cheers.

MrFrisp

I get that message quite a lot as well...

I just usually click on the button to sign out,,but scroll down,and select the option "Sign out from messenger on the web".

That gets rid of the extra signed in messages.

Sadly though,,it happens quite a lot,,but I don't know why...I think it may have something to do with using both messenger,and windows live mail..

Only started happening since I got the current version of mesenger. Never happened with the ones before that.




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carlcon

SexyGuy wrote: »

I get that message quite a lot as well...

I just usually click on the button to sign out,,but scroll down,and select the option "Sign out from messenger on the web".

That gets rid of the extra signed in messages.

Sadly though,,it happens quite a lot,,but I don't know why...I think it may have something to do with using both messenger,and windows live mail..

Only started happening since I got the current version of mesenger. Never happened with the ones before that.

When it happens you, does it say there are more accounts than you actually have open?

For example, if you have Windows Live open on your PC, along with messenger on your phone, is it repeatedly saying there are 2 signed in, or more? I used to have a problem like that, but that was fine because I could account for the 2 things... but now it's saying 3... and there is literally nothing that could be making a 3rd coming from me. - I treble-checked to make sure it wasn't coming from me signing into my hotmail account - it's definitely not that.

Hopefully, it's just a bug that'll be swept out next update.

MrFrisp

Hi carlcon..

Sometimes when I use the laptop,,and I'm still signed into the same account on the pc,,it does say "You are now signed in at 2 different places"...Or something like that...

But yes...I do get signed in at 3 places,,when I know I'm not signed in anywhere else.

Sometime the notice just pops up as I'm using the pc,,knowing I'm not signed in anywhere else.

As you say,,hopefully just a bug that can be fixed.




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Nothingbetter2d

windows live messenger now links with facebook... if u have facebook open and your phone and im client are logged in it will says your signed into 3 places

even with facebook closed on the browser your im client will still log into facebook to retrieve your friends list from it.

i dont even need my browser open to chat to my friends on facebook using windows live messenger