Turning off email notification

[Guest]

I have recently created a seperate user account in addition to the existing
Administrator account. However when I log on and go to the Administrator
account it displays how many email messages I have unread in addition to my
hotmail address. Is there any way this information can be prevented from
being dispalyed when I log on ?

Your help is appreciated - Eos.

 

[Bryan Martin]

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=304148

Per that article:

You cannot disable this feature in the user interface, nor can you configure
the Welcome screen to populate the unread message count from only a
particular e-mail program. For example, you might not want your e-mail
messages from (e-mail address removed) displayed on the Welcome screen. To work
around this behavior, you can set the permissions on the following registry
key to read-only for the System account:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\UnreadMail
When the program tries to update the registry key as new mail arrives, it
will not have sufficient permission to do so and the Welcome screen will not
be updated. To do this:

1. Start Registry Editor (Regedit).
2. Navigate to the following folder in the registry:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\UnreadMail
3. Right-click the UnreadMail folder, and then click Permissions.
4. Click the System account, and then clck to select the Deny check box
for Full Control.
5. Click OK.
6. Quit Registry Editor.


Bryan Martin

 

[Guest]

Hi I have the same problem and dont wish my hotmail account emails to be
notified on the log in screen however, the assistance given might as well be
double dutch to me - is there an easier way for a 'thicko' to sort this out ??

Many thanks and any help is appreciated

 

[Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\)]

Hi I have the same problem and dont wish my hotmail account emails to be
notified on the log in screen however, the assistance given might as well be
double dutch to me - is there an easier way for a 'thicko' to sort this out ??

Many thanks and any help is appreciated

Hi

Disable Unread Mail on the Welcome Screen (Line 100)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

 

[Guest]

Thanks - brilliant ,no more headaches lol

Hi

Disable Unread Mail on the Welcome Screen (Line 100)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm


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