i am a new user of windows messenger and what a great facility it is. My
problem is that when i want to chat to just one person, other well meaning
friends are asking me questions and I feel guilty that I don't want to chat
to them at this time. How can I sign in as Appear off line, before I sign in
and then how can i chat with just my selected target without the others
seeing that i am on line? I am sorry to ask what i am sure is a basic
question but while I am experimenting I am offending friends by not
responding to them.
Thanks
Charlie

Greetings Charlie,

Unfortunately in Windows Messenger you can't actually sign in as Offline and then talk to
your contacts.

However, Windows Live Messenger 8 (beta) has this feature. To try it out, go here:
http://ideas.live.com/signup.aspx?ve...0-c6313f7ebb73

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