The instant messaging account that you want to use is not enabled in the list of accounts. Phil Bull philbull@gmail.com 2009 GNOME Documentation Project Creative Commons Share Alike 3.0 My account is not enabled

If the instant messaging account that you want to use is not enabled in the drop-down account list when you try to start a new conversation or join a chat, your account details may not be correct.

Click EditAccounts and make sure that the Enabled checkbox is checked.

Make sure that your username and password are correct.

Expand the Advanced section of the Accounts window and make sure that all of the server settings are correct.