incorrect mail notification

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grumpy

Running XP pro and the welcome screen is displaying a mail
notification when I have no new mail. Is it possible to
disable this function or find out where the unread message
might be hiding? I am using outlook express but this is
saying I have no messages at all ie no new, no old, no
deleted and no draft. Don't know what else to do. I looked
at the knowledge base and this mentioned a registry key
but didn't really seem to be what I was after. Hope
someone can help. Thanks

tim
 
I found a registry key called MessageCount which I reset
to zero and this seems to have solved the problem.

cheers

tim
 
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
Go to line 100 on the left, here you can disable the function
Cheers BeePaw

: Running XP pro and the welcome screen is displaying a mail
: notification when I have no new mail. Is it possible to
: disable this function or find out where the unread message
: might be hiding? I am using outlook express but this is
: saying I have no messages at all ie no new, no old, no
: deleted and no draft. Don't know what else to do. I looked
: at the knowledge base and this mentioned a registry key
: but didn't really seem to be what I was after. Hope
: someone can help. Thanks
:
: tim
 
Hi!
The best way to clear the unread-email counter is to download the Tweak
UI XP PowerToys
:-http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp and
perform the following steps:
1. Start Tweak UI.
2. Select the Repair branch in the left-hand pane of the dialog box.
3. Select "Repair unread mail count" in the right-hand pane, then click
"Repair Now".
4. Close Tweak UI.
regards/
ssg MS-MVP
pronetworks.org
 
Hi!
The best way to clear the unread-email counter is to download and
install the Tweak UI XP PowerToys
:-http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp and
perform the following steps:
1. Start Tweak UI.
2. Select the Repair branch in the left-hand pane of the dialog box.
3. Select "Repair unread mail count" in the right-hand pane, then click
"Repair Now".
4. Close Tweak UI.
regards/
ssg MS-MVP
pronetworks.org
 
grumpy said:
Running XP pro and the welcome screen is displaying a mail
notification when I have no new mail. Is it possible to
disable this function or find out where the unread message
might be hiding?
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Use TweakUI - one of the XP Powertoys from (if you have installed XP
SP1)
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp

If you have not installed SP1, the earlier version can be found at
http://download.microsoft.com/download/whistler/Install/2/WXP/EN-US/TweakUiPowertoySetup.exe

Once installed you will find it in Start - All Programs - Powertoys for
Windows XP

Its Logon - Unread Mail page has a check box to disable it; its Repair
- select Repair Unread mail will reset the count
 
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