turn the contacts off under the view/layout option. this will close the address book bar on OE. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Warmest Regards, Allan Wong -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: graham smith To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2008 23:42 Subject: MSN and OE My friend's MSN (Windows Messinger(opens automatically when she opens OE, How can we stop this. We have unchecked the options to open automatically, there must be another option somewhere else, appreciate any help. graham