false email notification at log on screen

[J.B.]

about a week ago, there was a message in my hotmail inbox
and msn messenger let me know, i retrieved it, and it
still said i had a message. I logged off, and the
notification carried on to the logon screen. I finally
got msn to know i didn't have an email by
ctrl+alt+deleting, and "end process" until it was off the
list. I thought i had solved the problem, but i logged
off, and windows still thinks i have an email message in
the hotmil account that my msn messenger is associated
with. it's not hurting anything, but pissing me off
something terrible

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Download and install TweakUI:

Microsoft PowerToys for Windows XP (TweakUI)
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp

After installing, go to Start > Programs > PowerToys for Windows XP >
TweakUI. Expand "Logon" and uncheck "Show unread mail on Welcome screen".

Note: Unread message alerts may indicate you have unread messages not only
in Outlook Express, but Hotmail and/or MSN email accounts as well.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

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| about a week ago, there was a message in my hotmail inbox
| and msn messenger let me know, i retrieved it, and it
| still said i had a message. I logged off, and the
| notification carried on to the logon screen. I finally
| got msn to know i didn't have an email by
| ctrl+alt+deleting, and "end process" until it was off the
| list. I thought i had solved the problem, but i logged
| off, and windows still thinks i have an email message in
| the hotmil account that my msn messenger is associated
| with. it's not hurting anything, but pissing me off
| something terrible

 

[J.B.]

I uninstalled msn messenger, and that is not the problem.