This is getting kind of annoying as it lags my PC...

Everyime I log into my windows live mail/hotmail it opens windows live messenger, regardless whether I want to use it or not.

Any ideas? I checked the Windows Live Messenger's settings but found nothing.

Btw, I use IE 8 and I'm running Windows XP Home SP2


Thanks,

-Xm8

See if this help

Open messenger, click tools then options, then the sign-in on the left
-Uncheck - Allow automatic sign in when connected to internet
-Apply

Go to the Security item on the left
-Uncheck the last option. Open Windows Live Messenger when I click a link on a webpage that tried to interact with Windows Live Messenger
-click Apply