>>>>>No, I have never used Outlook Express. I use Outlook 2003. It is not a big deal; I just want to make sure that this is not some kind of a spyware or trojan thing.
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>>>>It might be the same. Try to close Outlook, and see if you can then close MSN Messenger.
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>>>Yes, when I closed Outlook, I was able to Exit MSN Messenger. So they must be somehow connected.
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>>>Thank you.
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>>I am not entirely sure how to "disconnect" them - or whether it is at all possible. I believe they share some sort of address book; there might be some option to use, or not use, this feature - whatever it is called!
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>If you don't want to use Messenger at all, try going to Control Panel>Add or Remove Programs and click on the "Add/Remove Windows Components" - look at the bottom and if Windows Messenger is checked, uncheck it.
Thank you for your help.
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