I occaisionally like to use msnmessenger, but when I'm not directly using
it, I like it to remain off as it's a pain in the ass when I'm trying to do
things and people keep wanting to chit chat. Anyways, I selected the option
in my windows xp config so msnmessenger doesn't start at start up, also
selected the option in in messenger so it won't start when I turn on
windows, but everytime I open outlook express messenger starts up and I
can't seem to stop it. I try to turn it off and messenger says "outlook
express can't be shutdown with outlook open as the program is relying on it"
which is really BS because I used outlook for years without having messenger
and it worked just fine. How do I prevent messenger from starting up when I
open outlook express then?? I'd like to keep messenger but if I have to I'll
get rid of it happilly if I can't prevent from starting except when I want
it to..

Help??

zigzag

See:
http://kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_messenger.htm

And:
http://www.fjsmjs.com/OE/disabmes.htm
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"zigzzagz" wrote in message
news:QAA%g.192916$R63.34385@pd7urf1no...
I occaisionally like to use msnmessenger, but when I'm not directly using
it, I like it to remain off as it's a pain in the ass when I'm trying to
do things and people keep wanting to chit chat. Anyways, I selected the
option in my windows xp config so msnmessenger doesn't start at start up,
also selected the option in in messenger so it won't start when I turn on
windows, but everytime I open outlook express messenger starts up and I
can't seem to stop it. I try to turn it off and messenger says "outlook
express can't be shutdown with outlook open as the program is relying on
it" which is really BS because I used outlook for years without having
messenger and it worked just fine. How do I prevent messenger from
starting up when I open outlook express then?? I'd like to keep messenger
but if I have to I'll get rid of it happilly if I can't prevent from
starting except when I want it to..

Help??

zigzag

Many thanks guys the secind option realy worked immidiatly with no
problems....thanks again.

Regardes,
Hussein


"Bruce Hagen" wrote:

See:
http://kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_messenger.htm

And:
http://www.fjsmjs.com/OE/disabmes.htm
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"zigzzagz" wrote in message
news:QAA%g.192916$R63.34385@pd7urf1no...
I occaisionally like to use msnmessenger, but when I'm not directly using
it, I like it to remain off as it's a pain in the ass when I'm trying to
do things and people keep wanting to chit chat. Anyways, I selected the
option in my windows xp config so msnmessenger doesn't start at start up,
also selected the option in in messenger so it won't start when I turn on
windows, but everytime I open outlook express messenger starts up and I
can't seem to stop it. I try to turn it off and messenger says "outlook
express can't be shutdown with outlook open as the program is relying on
it" which is really BS because I used outlook for years without having
messenger and it worked just fine. How do I prevent messenger from
starting up when I open outlook express then?? I'd like to keep messenger
but if I have to I'll get rid of it happilly if I can't prevent from
starting except when I want it to..

Help??

zigzag