Switch off Live Messenger automatic sign in

[Mark v1.966]

How can you stop Windows Live Messenger automatically signing in once the check box has been ticked, as the check box window no longer appears, and it isn't listed in the options menu? I could uninstall it from the Windows components add/remove list and reinstall it, I suppose, but is there a quicker way? I once accidentally uninstalled some Windows components, (Digital Media Enhancements), using the add/remove utility and couldn't get them back until I ran a full destructive system recovery, but I'm pretty sure that Windows Live Messenger, (like Outlook Express), can easily be removed and reinstalled this way. Still, I'd prefer to know if there's an alternative.

[smoggy]

have a read here, see if its any help to you
_http://help.lockergnome.com/windows/Windows-Automatic-Sign-ftopict546561.html

[Mark v1.966]

Thanks for the swift reply Smoggy, I just found the same advice from Jonathan Kay on another site.

[pje]

If you have windows defender you can start or stop any program running.

[Mark v1.966]

I could stop it running in many ways, but what I wanted to do was stop it signing in automatically, which isn't the same thing. Thanks anyway, and the problem is now sorted.

[madtrev5]

just let it sing in but set it to sign in offline