After several attempts to figure out what was going on - including a failed attempt to reinstall the standard client - I found a lock file:
C:\Users\dsixe\AppData\Roaming\Lotus\Sametime\.rcp.lockDelete the file, problem solved.
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C:\Users\dsixe\AppData\Roaming\Lotus\Sametime\.rcp.lockDelete the file, problem solved.