Hoping that someone here can give me some kind of tip on this. When I boot
XP I get a message on the logon screen stating how many unread email
messages are in Outlook Express. Strangely enough it doesn't list anything
about the email accounts in Outlook XP, which I also use for some email
accounts. I've routed around in the user settings and in the Outlook Express
settings but haven't found anything that looks like it would give you
control over this. I'd like to disable this notification at logon...any
ideas? Thanks all.

Jon

As you found it doesn't work for outlook, only outlook express, hotmail, and
aol with a helper program. And as you noticed it doesn't work very good.
Download and install tweakui for xp and use its repair mail count feature or
use it to turn the mail count off completely.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/p.../powertoys.asp



Or edit the registry and delete the mail accounts you don't want:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\UnreadMail

Jon wrote:
> Hoping that someone here can give me some kind of tip on this. When I
> boot XP I get a message on the logon screen stating how many unread
> email messages are in Outlook Express. Strangely enough it doesn't
> list anything about the email accounts in Outlook XP, which I also
> use for some email accounts. I've routed around in the user settings
> and in the Outlook Express settings but haven't found anything that
> looks like it would give you control over this. I'd like to disable
> this notification at logon...any ideas? Thanks all.
>
> Jon

Holy smokes..that was fast! Thanks Phil..I'll check it out.

Hi Jon,

Outlook mail counter for Windows XP Welcome Screen (Line 273)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm


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Microsoft-MVP Windows® XP
2004 Windows MVP "Winny" Award

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com

Taskbar Repair Tool Plus!
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm


"Jon" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:e%(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hoping that someone here can give me some kind of tip on this. When I boot
> XP I get a message on the logon screen stating how many unread email
> messages are in Outlook Express. Strangely enough it doesn't list anything
> about the email accounts in Outlook XP, which I also use for some email
> accounts. I've routed around in the user settings and in the Outlook
> Express
> settings but haven't found anything that looks like it would give you
> control over this. I'd like to disable this notification at logon...any
> ideas? Thanks all.
>
> Jon
>
>

Hey Kelly, does that outlook counter still only count unread mail actually
downloaded into outlook? Or does it see what mail is on the mail server? I
tried one before, I think the same one, and it just told you how many email
where unread in outlook, not how many email you have waiting on thr server.
I've been looking for an app to tell me how many emails I have on the server
and display it on the welcome screen. Know of anything like this?

Kelly wrote:
> Hi Jon,
>
> Outlook mail counter for Windows XP Welcome Screen (Line 273)
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
>
>
>
> "Jon" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:e%(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Hoping that someone here can give me some kind of tip on this. When
>> I boot XP I get a message on the logon screen stating how many
>> unread email messages are in Outlook Express. Strangely enough it
>> doesn't list anything about the email accounts in Outlook XP, which
>> I also use for some email accounts. I've routed around in the user
>> settings and in the Outlook Express
>> settings but haven't found anything that looks like it would give you
>> control over this. I'd like to disable this notification at
>> logon...any ideas? Thanks all.
>>
>> Jon

No, I sure don't, Phil. Good luck in your search though. )

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All the Best,
Kelly

Microsoft-MVP Windows® XP
2004 Windows MVP "Winny" Award

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com

Taskbar Repair Tool Plus!
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm


"Phil" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hey Kelly, does that outlook counter still only count unread mail actually
> downloaded into outlook? Or does it see what mail is on the mail server? I
> tried one before, I think the same one, and it just told you how many
> email
> where unread in outlook, not how many email you have waiting on thr
> server.
> I've been looking for an app to tell me how many emails I have on the
> server
> and display it on the welcome screen. Know of anything like this?
>
> Kelly wrote:
>> Hi Jon,
>>
>> Outlook mail counter for Windows XP Welcome Screen (Line 273)
>> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
>>
>>
>>
>> "Jon" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:e%(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> Hoping that someone here can give me some kind of tip on this. When
>>> I boot XP I get a message on the logon screen stating how many
>>> unread email messages are in Outlook Express. Strangely enough it
>>> doesn't list anything about the email accounts in Outlook XP, which
>>> I also use for some email accounts. I've routed around in the user
>>> settings and in the Outlook Express
>>> settings but haven't found anything that looks like it would give you
>>> control over this. I'd like to disable this notification at
>>> logon...any ideas? Thanks all.
>>>
>>> Jon
>
>

I'll keep looking. I find many email checkers, just none that work with the
welcome screen. Oh well, thanks.

Kelly wrote:
> No, I sure don't, Phil. Good luck in your search though. )
>
>
> "Phil" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Hey Kelly, does that outlook counter still only count unread mail
>> actually downloaded into outlook? Or does it see what mail is on the
>> mail server? I tried one before, I think the same one, and it just
>> told you how many email
>> where unread in outlook, not how many email you have waiting on thr
>> server.
>> I've been looking for an app to tell me how many emails I have on the
>> server
>> and display it on the welcome screen. Know of anything like this?
>>
>> Kelly wrote:
>>> Hi Jon,
>>>
>>> Outlook mail counter for Windows XP Welcome Screen (Line 273)
>>> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Jon" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:e%(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>> Hoping that someone here can give me some kind of tip on this. When
>>>> I boot XP I get a message on the logon screen stating how many
>>>> unread email messages are in Outlook Express. Strangely enough it
>>>> doesn't list anything about the email accounts in Outlook XP, which
>>>> I also use for some email accounts. I've routed around in the user
>>>> settings and in the Outlook Express
>>>> settings but haven't found anything that looks like it would give
>>>> you control over this. I'd like to disable this notification at
>>>> logon...any ideas? Thanks all.
>>>>
>>>> Jon