Tools->Options->Text Editor->HTML/XML->Format
Uncheck both 'Apply Automatic Formatting' options. (edit: Oops. I see this is what you already referred to. Well, then, the designer shouldn't actually do anything. Unless, god forbid, you use it to add a control or move stuff around. In that case, I don't think there's anything you can do.
I get around this by not using the designer.)
Also, under Tools->Options->HTML Designer->General, you can choose to default to the HTML, not Designer, view.
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