It sounds like your school has a proxy server set in IE, which is where messenger can load its proxy settings from.
Open IE and go to Tools >> internet options and select the "Connections" tab.
Then click Lan settings and uncheck the check box i circled
Note: you will probably need to recheck the option whenever you want to use the laptop at school.
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