If you're running NT/2000/XP, you can delete everything under the key and make it read-only -- or just deny everyone access to the key. On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 14:02:50 -0700, Thor Larholm <tlarholm@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > Deleting the "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\aim" registry key is not a permanent > mitigation but a per-session change that has to be implemented every > time AOL Instant Messenger is instantiated. The reason for this is that > if the HKCR\aim key is missing when AIM is launched AIM will simply > recreate the key and thus the URL protocol. -- Please don't send anything confidential to this address. More info: http://www.gmail-is-too-creepy.com/