AIM opens when Outlook Express opens

Hi Everyone,

I am running XP Pro and when I open Outlook Express, AIM opens on top of OE and slows everything down. I am using broadband cable and I have called AOL but they couldn't help me. I have tried openning AIM first, but OE keeps trying to open AIM again when it opens. I have gone into the options section of OE and unchecked "run this program when Windows starts" and also in the Messenger tab, I unchecked "automatically log onto Windows Messenger. I know Windows Messenger and AIM are different, but I unchecked them anyway. Does anybody know why AIM is starting up?

Mary

Perhaps this will help:
Turning off the option in Outlook Express, Tools > Options to start AOL Instant Messenger when opening Outlook Express does not work. You must uncheck the option in AOL Instant Messenger that makes it the default Instant Messenger (IM) program:
Open AOL Instant Messenger and Sign on.
Click My IM on the menu.
On the drop-down menu, select Edit Options and then Edit Preferences then Sign On/Off.
By turning this option off, the option in Outlook Express to 'Automatically log onto AOL instant messenger' is no longer there, and Outlook Express will not launch AIM when starting. When next starting AIM, at the prompt to make it the default IM program, select the checkbox to not perform that test in the future.

Thank you bistro. That did it. AIM was set up as the default messenger.