found it!! control panel, go into add remove press alt w, you will get this Windows Components Wizard Windows Components You can add or remove components of Windows XP. To add or remove a component, click the checkbox. A shaded box means that only part of the component will be installed. To see what's included in a component, click Details. Components: Outlook Express 0.0 MB Update Root Certificates 0.0 MB Windows Media Player 0.0 MB Windows Messenger 0.0 MB Description: Adds or removes access to Windows Messenger from the Start menu. Total disk space required: 2.6 MB Details...Space available on disk: 4301.4 MB < Back Next > Cancel uncheck the box if check and no mo windows messenger ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sean McMahon" <smcmahon@xxxxxxxx> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 9:59 AM Subject: Re: windows messenger and JFW 4.51 If it's there it's doing things for you whether you use outlook express or not. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pickrell, Rebecca M." <rebecca.pickrell@xxxxxxx> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 6:10 AM Subject: RE: windows messenger and JFW 4.51 > Okay, even though I don't use Outlook Express? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Anna K Byrne [mailto:annakb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 8:52 AM > To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: windows messenger and JFW 4.51 > > > It might help to uncheck some of the items under the tools/windows > messenger submenu in Outlook Express. > > At 07:36 AM 4/13/2004, you wrote: > >I have exactly the same problem!! In my case Messenger will start everytime > >I open Outlook Express. Anyway, you can know if it's running by checking the > >system tray using ins+F11. > > > >Cheers > > > >Fran > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Pickrell, Rebecca M." <rebecca.pickrell@xxxxxxx> > >To: "Blindtech (E-mail)" <blindtech@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "JFW list (E-mail)" > ><jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <helpneededlist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 2:20 PM > >Subject: windows messenger and JFW 4.51 > > > > > > > Hi folks. I am using Windows Messenger, and it is a bit too social for my > >taste. It starts itself and signs me into MSN whenever Windows starts. We > >have DSL so our connection is always on. > > > > > > I have unchecked the box that says "sign me in automatically" and have > >also unchecked the box that says "start windows messenger when windows > >starts". So how can I make this program stop starting? The thing that > >really annoys me is that I can't see that it's running and don't know that > >it is until someone im's me. > > > > > > I am using JFW 4.51 on a windows xp home machine. > > > > > > Any help will be greatly appreciated. > > > > > > Rebecca Pickrell > > > > > > -- > > > To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to > >jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. > > > Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw > > > > > > If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or > >the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact > >the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > >-- > >To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to > >jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. > >Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw > > > >If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or > >the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather > >contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > -- > To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. > Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw > > If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > -- > To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. > Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw > > If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > -- To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx -- To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx