Greetings Salley,
You can just disable Windows Messenger by opening it up, click Tools, Options, Preferences
tab and unchecking 'Run this program when Windows starts'. As well, you can disable it
further by going to Start, Control Panel, Add or Remove Programs, Add/Remove Windows
Components on the left, uncheck Windows Messenger in the components list and click Next >.
Note: this is only available if you've installed Windows XP Service Pack 1 -- if you haven't,
visit
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com. This won't remove Windows Messenger, but it will
let it stay out of your way.
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Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources -
http://messenger.jonathankay.com