messenger kills my screen resolution! huh?

anyone? i seriously need some help, this problem is
driving me crazy. it's doing it every time i start
messenger and every time i run outlook. however, when i
close outlook, my resolution goes back up to normal
1024x768.

ideas?

thanks!
>-----Original Message-----
>hey all!
>
>every time (100%) i open messenger and also, outlook
>express, my screen resolution drops down to 800x600. i
>thought it would be a video card driver issue, but ati
>(mobility radeon) doesn't have any updates out there for
>laptop users like myself.
>
>i updated to messenger 6.2 thinking the problem might be
>solved, but it wasn't. the resolution keeps dropping
down
>to 800x600.
>
>what's up with this? any ideas?
>
>thanks!
>.
>