Greetings Stu,
To stop this behavior, for Outlook 2003, click the Tools menu in Outlook, then choose
Options, choose the Other tab, uncheck "Enable the Person Names Smart Tag" and click OK.
For Outlook 2002/XP, open Outlook, click the Tools menu, then Options, then the Other tab,
and uncheck 'Enable Instant Messaging in Microsoft Outlook'.
For Outlook Express, close Outlook Express, then download and run this .reg file:
http://messenger.jonathankay.com/downloads/stopmessenger_oe.reg
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Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
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http://messenger.jonathankay.com
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