how to get rid of invalid message under user on login screen

[itpro420]

On the login screen, you know - the one that lists all the users after the
OS boots up or you want to change users, there is a message for one user
that says "125 unread email messages." This is not true. I have tried
everything I can think of including deleting the email account from MS
Outlook and changing the email program to Outlook Express. I've searched the
registry for anything with either "125" or "unread" in it and can't find
anything. (Since this message is generated during boot-up, I assume, I
wasn't surprised that the registry didn't have anything that looked like the
"culprit.") I ran msconfig and looked for anything that might generate this
message - nothing. I searched the entire hard drive for any file that
contained the word "unread" and found nothing that looked like it was the
source. So where is this message coming from and how can I get rid of it?

Thanks,
Ted

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Download and install TweakUI:

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

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.

Overview of the Mail Notification Display on the Windows XP Welcome Screen
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;304148

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

Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/windowsxp/choose.mspx

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"itpro420" wrote:

| On the login screen, you know - the one that lists all the users after the
| OS boots up or you want to change users, there is a message for one user
| that says "125 unread email messages." This is not true. I have tried
| everything I can think of including deleting the email account from MS
| Outlook and changing the email program to Outlook Express. I've searched the
| registry for anything with either "125" or "unread" in it and can't find
| anything. (Since this message is generated during boot-up, I assume, I
| wasn't surprised that the registry didn't have anything that looked like the
| "culprit.") I ran msconfig and looked for anything that might generate this
| message - nothing. I searched the entire hard drive for any file that
| contained the word "unread" and found nothing that looked like it was the
| source. So where is this message coming from and how can I get rid of it?
|
| Thanks,
| Ted