HI Joan, In the main Windows Messenger Window under Tools, options, General tab, there should be an option which you uncheck to have the program launch at startup. That's the only solution i can think of at the moment. Cheers, Mark Mark Matthews Cardiff, Wales, UK E-mail:mark.matthews53@xxxxxxxxxxxx MSN/Windows Messenger:markmatthews3@xxxxxxxxxxx Skype:mmatthews1981 Webpage:http://www.qsl.net/gw0wgk -----Original Message----- From: jaws-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jaws-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Joan Muir Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2005 4:28 PM To: jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [jaws-uk] Turning off Windows Messenger Hi, Folks, For some reason Windows Messenger has come up in the system tray. I had that option turned off but now I don't know where to find the thing and how to turn the option off, or even why it turned itself on! Any help would be most gratefully received! Best wishes, Joan.