# Outlook Express and MSN Instant Messanger. (Or "Who told YOU to start running?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outlook-express-and-msn-instant-messanger-or-who-told-you-to-start-running/58517>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 18, 2001, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outlook-express-and-msn-instant-messanger-or-who-told-you-to-start-running/58517 "2001-03-18T23:55:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![Doubleclick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Doubleclick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doubleclick)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2001, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outlook-express-and-msn-instant-messanger-or-who-told-you-to-start-running/58517/1 "2001-03-18T23:55:20Z")

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Does anyone know why MSN-IM starts up when Outlook Express is opened? Any one know how to stop it?

(It is MOST annoying!!!)

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**Author:** ![trippy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3e96dc/32.png) [@trippy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/trippy)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2001, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outlook-express-and-msn-instant-messanger-or-who-told-you-to-start-running/58517/2 "2001-03-19T06:27:24Z")

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Start up outlook express, click on the tools where it says files edit view tools message help. Pick options from the menu that drops down, and you should be looking at the general section of the options. Uncheck the box that says “Automatically log on to msn messenger service”. Click apply then ok. That should do it. HTH

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**Author:** ![sewalk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@sewalk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sewalk)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2001, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outlook-express-and-msn-instant-messanger-or-who-told-you-to-start-running/58517/3 "2001-03-19T06:30:17Z")

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Uninstalling IM is the easiest solution 😉

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**Author:** ![Doubleclick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Doubleclick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doubleclick)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2001, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outlook-express-and-msn-instant-messanger-or-who-told-you-to-start-running/58517/4 "2001-03-19T15:52:31Z")

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Thanks guys.

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> \*Originally posted by sewalk \*  
> \*\*Uninstalling IM is the easiest solution 😉 \*\*

LOL! I agree, but my wife asked me to install it as a quick way to check her Hotmail account.

It is also automaticly installed with my Game-Voice.