"D. Kirkpatrick" wrote in message
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"Bruce Hagen" wrote:

If you don't use MS Messenger, then:
http://www.fjsmjs.com/OE/disabmes.htm
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Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA



Yes, thanks.

Interestingly enough, I NOW have a tick box to NOT launch Messenger
when I launch OE.

However on my wife's XP system that tick box does not exist in OE.

I've set her system to go to the INBOX for now.

DMK

In Tools | Options | General, there is a box for *Windows* Messenger in
XP/SP2, (There is no XP/SP4), but not MS Messenger.

If it is Windows Messenger, see:
http://kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_messenger.htm

BTW, I think you are confused about the splash screen. The splash screen is
the blue screen with Outlook Express on it that you see when you first open
OE. For a fast connection, it's a split second. The screen you describe
sounds like the one you see if you click on Outlook Express at the top of
the folder tree.

If you want to turn off the splash screen itself..............

Disable Outlook Express Splash Screen:
http://www.insideoe.com/faqs/how.htm#nosplash

But I think that is a moot point with your problem.
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Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA