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Hi,

I would untick the "Enable This Account" to Disable it and then shut down Messages.

I would then restart Messages and re-enable the account.

If this does not solve it there may be other steps we can take.

It is late where I am and it will be a while before I catch up with everything.

10:23 PM Wednesday; July 25, 2012

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I have the same issue and never had a problem with the beta. I didn't remove the beta before the Mountain Lion install, but I have noticed now in Messages, I have two Apple ID accounts. So it looks like as soon as I sign into one, it kicks the other out. I don't know how to remove the second account, but I think that is what's going on.

This worked for me, thanks.

Go to Keychain Access and delete the saved password for your iMessages account and try again.

you may need to reinstall Lion to get this to work again.

I was able to find an iMessage entry in Keychain and delete it. However, when I logged back into Messages, it still has two Apple IDs that I can't remove. Bummer.

Hi,

In Messages Menu > Preferences > Accounts the top item is the iMessages account and on the right it lists two IDs ?

At present I take it it does not state which one is the Logged in one ?

This pic only has one and shows it logged in

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Are you not able to highlight one in the lower list and then use the - (delete) button ?

9:09 PM Thursday; July 26, 2012

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You are welcome, ConstantAngel.

9:09 PM Thursday; July 26, 2012

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I am having the same problems. I had the Messages beta and that worked fine, I switched over to Mountain Lion and now it just keeps duplicating imessage accounts and whenever I try to text anyone it prompts me to "enable this account". I go back to preferences and poof! another "unknown" imessage account has popped up over the one I originally enabled. Frusterating!

Hi,

How many Apple ID do you have ?

I am not sure if this is relevant yet as I have server myself and I am not getting them appearing in Messages at the iMessage Account spot.

The Only way I know to get an Account into Messages (for the iMessages bit) is to

1) set an Apple ID the first time you launch Messages as part of trhe Set up

2) adding a second or third ID so you can changes your iMessages login.

I am not aware that Messages pulls any info from anywhere to use it as the iMessage info

(It can be different from the iCloud ID in System Preferences > iCloud (And of course Mail, Contacts and Calendars)

Mine does not even "swap" between the Apple ID it is and the iCloud one it was used to create.

Could you show us pictures ?

4:01 PM Friday; July 27, 2012

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You cannot remove either iMessage account. You can sign into one account, and it logs the other out.

Hi,

I know that more than one iMessage Account is unlikely to be logged in if another one is but cannot you not get this ?

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Now this second account is still Validating (And remained so whilst I was composing this post) which may make a difference.

You pic seems to show two "accounts" in the list on the left.

4:24 PM Friday; July 27, 2012

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It validated

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4:27 PM Friday; July 27, 2012

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Is there a way to get Imessage set up so when I send a message to someone that it shows up on their phone as my phone number instead of my email account? I would like it to show up on my friends phones as one thread instead of 2 different ones. one being from my phone and the other from my email account.

thanks

Hi,

At present you can only go in to the settings on the iPhone and set to call from the iPhone Number.

The Messages app on the Mac will only send as if from the Apple ID

Now if your contacts know both your Apple ID and your iPhone Number they will see whatever "Real Name" they have for your in their Address Book.

If they only have your iPhone number and you message them form the Apple ID you tend to get the "Who are you !!" reply message (as well as "giving away" an email ID you might not want to.

Info about iOS 6 seems to suggest this will come with the iOS 6 release.

4:44 PM Friday; July 27, 2012

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Thanks I guess I will have to wait and hope Apple fixes this..

Another Question. why does it say jabber at the bottom of my IMessage screen? I dont have a jabber account and have never even heard of it to be honest. but it says im available and what not on my IMessage screen. How do I remove this?