Email notification not working

[JC]

Hello
I hope this wasen't asked too often before, but I oculdn't find an answer to
this.
I am using MSN6 on WinXP Pro, all used to be well but not, at the top where
I used to have new email notification things are not working right.
If I recieve an email while I am not logged on I will not get a notice of
new email when I do logon, and if I am logged on I do recieve a notice, but
do not check the email, the next time I logon the notice is gone.
How can I fix this to always have a notice as long as there is new email on
my hotmail account ?
Many thanks

JC

 

[JC]

If anyone will be able to help me, here are some things I tried to no avail:
- uninstall/reinstall of MSN 6
- uninstall/registry clean up/install
- IE coockies and temp files deletion
-deletion of Passport account from user account

The message count does appear under my account name in the WinXP logon
screen and my email program is OE.
If I log using a diferent account,using the same MSN 6, same computer, all
the email alerts works well and new email count is retained between
sessions. Why is it not working on my main account? All the settings are the
exact same for both accounts, starting to pull my hair out, can anyone
please help?? please!!

JC