How do I keep Windows Messenger from starting when I open Outlook.

[kiddosmom]

Yesterday Windows Messenger showed up in my system tray and I cannot exit out
of it unless I also exit Outlook. I tried msconfig but it's not listed,
however it is showing up in task manager. How do I keep messenger from
loading whenever I open Outlook.

 

[Gibbyfk4]

in outlook click tools/options/other and uncheck enable the prsons name smart
tag, close outlook and startup again. this should fix the problem

 

[OzHero]

Thanks for this. Searched everwhere to try and turn it off.

Hopefully MS will make this more intuitive in the final release.