Outlook and MSN Messenger

[Ioman]

For some reason when I start Outlook (Office version) MSN Messenger is popping up again without my permission. How do I disable this in Outlook.

It ticks me off that Microsoft forces people to use their products!

[seans]

You can't with Office 2003, MSN Messenger is required to be running for some of the contact/address book features to work. It's not doing anything, you're not being forced to use it as your IM client, ignore it :) I understand that this changes with Windows Messenger Live! to be release *soon* and that it will have to be running to get the same functionality. We'll see.

[Ioman]

Sometimes it is randomly logging in and booting me from trilian though.

[seans]

Find the "Set Program and Access Defaults" little app in XP and set the default IM app to trillian.