Outlook Express

I have a new / clean XP Pro installation. When I open Outlook Express it seems to take a very long time to load up. The initial "loading" screen comes up immediately but it takes about 30 seconds before it disappears and the program loads. Once loaded, everything seems quite normal. I have a...

Does anyone know if there is way to remove the MSN Messenger integration from Outlook Express? I find it very annoying that you can't open Outlook Express without MSN Messenger insisting on opening too and then you can't close it until you have closed OE. Thanks in advance :-)