Messenger.. how can I get rid of it?

[timmcat]

As one who despises unwanted background programs - I just can't rid myself of Messenger.

OS is XP home.

I've unticked it in the services tab of msconfig..

I've unchecked the 'automatically log on to Messenger' tab in OE options.. (the windows messenger item in the OE tools menu is now grayed out).

There's nothing in the Startup folder..

There's no mention in the msconfig startup tab..

And now the bloomin' thing is creating a 'messenger has encountered a problem and will have to close..' box every few minutes. Just wish it would'nt start in the first place.

Any suggestions?