how to sign in automatically w/ computer start up?

[Brian Morrison]

On Tue, 23 Mar 2010 17:55:57 +0000
Brian Morrison <bdm at fenrir.org.uk> wrote:

> > Is there a way to set a preference on pidgin so that it signs in
> > automatically when I turn my computer on?  
> 
> Yes, search for the Extended Preferences plugin, it provides an extra
> prefs tab with a setting for that.

Actually I was incorrect about that, what you really need to do is the
following:

Go to the Tools menu, click on Plugins. Scroll down to "Windows Pidgin
Options", select it, and click "Configure Plugin". The startup option is
in that window.

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Brian Morrison

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