AIM opens with Outlook Express - Huh?

[Bill in SD, CA]

For some reason when I open Outlook Express AIM opens with it and prevents OE from opening.

The AIM sign on box sits on top of the OE logo box and OE is stalled until I close the AIM sign on.

When OE finally does open the AIM sign on box pops up again and prevent OE from connecting.

I close AIM again and while it "closes" a small portion of the sign in box remains until I minimize OE and then restore it and then OE connects.

I don't use AIM and although it is installed I see no way to uninstall it or disable it.

I use Netscape for mail and rarely use OE and only opened it the other day to help my sister restore her mail service when I noticed the problem.

Pics for your viewing pleasure:



Initial opening of OE:





And after closing AIM for the second time:



What gives?

Bill

go into aim, edit options, preferences, sign off/on at the bottom unclick make aim my defualt instant messaging program

and you should be good to go

[doddsy]

http://www.pchell.com/software/cliff.shtml#AIM

this might help.

doddsy

[Bill in SD, CA]

It's unchecked and greyed out.

Bill

[doddsy]

the link i posted has a method for uninstalling aim.

[Bill in SD, CA]

Thanks, I'll look into it later today.

Bill