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More info?)
Actually MSN Messenger seems to to do whatever it wants, whenever it wants.
I had the same problem with MSN; it would intermittantly not allow Internet
Explorer to connect until I first started MSN. I finally had to reformat and
reload to get the programs to behave. Sounds drastic Bob but consider 1 day
to reload everything, vs. weeks and weeks of trying to find just the right
combination of settings...Settings which probably don't even exist on a user
level menu.
John Andrews
just another user
"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:
> Greetings,
>
> If you mean Internet Explorer, Messenger only starts if you go Hotmail. As for Outlook, for
> Outlook 2003, click the Tools menu in Outlook, then choose Options, choose the Other tab,
> uncheck "Enable the Person Names Smart Tag" and click OK.
>
> For Outlook 2002/XP, open Outlook, click the Tools menu, then Options, then the Other tab,
> and uncheck 'Enable Instant Messaging in Microsoft Outlook'.
>
> For Outlook Express, close Outlook Express, then download and run this .reg file:
>
http://messenger.jonathankay.com/downloads/stopmessenger_oe.reg
> ____________________________________________
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> Associate Expert
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> "anotherbob" <noone@nowhere.com> wrote in message
> news:cagad.159319$4h7.29046285@twister.nyc.rr.com...
> > Hi,
> >
> > Can someone help me. I do not want messenger to start when I start explorer or outlook. I
> > looked though all the menus but I can not seem to find an off switch.
> >
> > Thanks, Bob
> >
> >
>
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