the only way around it is to disable windows messenger totally....
control panel --> administrative tools --> services, scroll down to messenger and right click --> stop, right click again --> properties --> general tab --> startup type --> disabled.
the other thing you can do is boot into safe mode, navigate to windows messenger in your root drive/program files and rename the main folder 'messengerOFF'
How about the 20p chestnut on some machines.... club casino crazy springs to mind... I remember it being a IOU 20p error on the matrix after collecting wins and to sort it you have to change what hopppers are fitted in the emu.
dude seriously, I would pay you a fair price for it if I had enough money. Are you willing to split the sale... I have enough funds for some of it? Particulary interested in the tunes, how far back do they go.... are they Impacts, moving shadows, Essential platinums, Mohawks etc? Also the 1210's I could probably raise the cash for... but if you want to keep the lot as a whole sale then PM me with the kind of figure that you are looking at and i will get a reply to you.