From: "Glenn Meadows" 

And the gpedit changes as well.

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Glenn M.
"Glenn Meadows"  wrote in message
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> The one place I missed, was on the Tools/Options/General Tab
> "Automatically log into Windows Messenger".  That's the one
that killed
> it.
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> Glenn M.
> "Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message
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>> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=302089
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>> How to prevent Windows Messenger from running on a Windows XP-based
>> computer
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>> "Glenn Meadows"  wrote in message
>> news:42bac4d0{at}w3.nls.net...
>>> ARGH!!  Somehow, the dumb "Start Windows Messenger"
had been toggled on,
>>> which drops off my Trillian connection to MSN, and brings up the built
>>> in Windows Messenger when I start Outlook Express.  I THOUGHT I had
>>> disabled it everywhere I can, but obviously not.  I recall that there
>>> was a setting SOMEWHERE in the myriad of options on XP to disable use of
>>> Windows Messenger (not Windows Messaging, the service).
>>>
>>> Any pointers to the buried location of this checkbox would be
>>> appreciated. .
>>>
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>>>
>>> Glenn M.
>>>
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