diff -r 9015c901d1b8 -r 03271f43f081 gtk/win32/gtkwin32dep.c
--- a/gtk/win32/gtkwin32dep.c	Mon Oct 23 20:21:54 2006 +0000
+++ b/gtk/win32/gtkwin32dep.c	Mon Oct 23 20:25:16 2006 +0000
@@ -267,7 +267,8 @@
 gtkwgaim_conv_im_blink(GaimAccount *account, const char *who, char **message,
 		GaimConversation *conv, GaimMessageFlags flags, void *data)
 {
-	gtkwgaim_conv_blink(conv, flags);
+	if (gaim_prefs_get_bool("/gaim/gtk/win32/blink_im"))
+		gtkwgaim_conv_blink(conv, flags);
 	return FALSE;
 }
 
@@ -294,6 +295,9 @@
 
 void gtkwgaim_post_init(void) {
 
+	gaim_prefs_add_none("/gaim/gtk/win32");
+	gaim_prefs_add_bool("/gaim/gtk/win32/blink_im", TRUE);
+
 	gaim_signal_connect(gaim_gtk_conversations_get_handle(),
 		"displaying-im-msg", &gtkwin32_handle, GAIM_CALLBACK(gtkwgaim_conv_im_blink),
 		NULL);