Click the extra menu and then options. In the appearing screen select the second tab from the right and on that tab uncheck the option "automatically start when I log on to windows". I have a Dutch version of msn so I am not sure what the correct name is. In my MSN it is the top option.
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How can I stop MSN Messenger from starting at boot in Windows XP ? I use MSN messenger but only want it to open manually when I need it.

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