Welcome Page/Desktop Problem

[Guest]

Hello,

My girlfriend and I share a computer so we have two separate accounts on
our Welcome Page. My account simply says my name, as does hers. But under her
name is something that reads "51 Unread Mail Messages."

Sometimes if I hover my cursor over it, it'll say her e-mail address. I
can't figure out how to get it to stop telling us what's in her e-mail. Any
help would be much appreciated.

 

[WTC]

Hello,

My girlfriend and I share a computer so we have two separate accounts on
our Welcome Page. My account simply says my name, as does hers. But under
her
name is something that reads "51 Unread Mail Messages."

Overview of the Mail Notification Display on the Windows XP Welcome Screen
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q304148/

-OR-

When logged in her user account, you can disable this message.

Open the Regedit (Start>Run>regedit).

Then navigate to:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\UnreadMail\[Youremailaddress]

To disable:
Double-click MessageCount in the right-hand pane and change the value to 0.
To enable:
Double-click MessageCount in the right-hand pane and change the value to 1.

Sometimes if I hover my cursor over it, it'll say her e-mail address. I
can't figure out how to get it to stop telling us what's in her e-mail.
Any
help would be much appreciated.

You can delete this value [heremailaddress] in the registry when logged on
your user account.

Open the Regedit (Start>Run>regedit).

Navigate to the follwoing key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\UnreadMail
then delete [heremailaddress]

Then navigate to:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\UnreadMail\[Youremailaddress]

To disable:
Double-click MessageCount in the right-hand pane and change the value to 0.
To enable:
Double-click MessageCount in the right-hand pane and change the value to 1.

 

[Philip Hristov]

Hello,

Download TweakUI (a MS's program) from here -
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/tweakui.htm

Start it and there must be Repair feature. Select it and choose "Repair
Unread Mail Count"

Regards,

Philip

 

[Sharon F]

Hello,

Download TweakUI (a MS's program) from here -
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/tweakui.htm

Start it and there must be Repair feature. Select it and choose "Repair
Unread Mail Count"

You can also elect to remove the mail count entirely from the Welcome
Screen via TweakUI settings.

 

[Kelly]

For Passport/Unread Mail Issues:

Go to Start/Run and type in: control userpasswords2. Advanced/Manage
Passwords/Remove.

Tip:

Add Control Userpasswords2 to the Control Panel (Line 1)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Use TweakUI/Logon/Unread Mail and Repair/Unread Mail Count
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp

or:

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

To remove an account or to change the count manually Go to:
Start/Run/Regedit and navigate to this key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\UnreadMail\[Your
E-Mail Address]. In the right pane modify: Message Count, Change it to 0.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\UnreadMail. In
the right pane modify: MessageExpiryDays Change it to 0.

Outlook mail counter for Windows XP Welcome Screen (Line 273)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Overview of Mail Notification Display on WinXP Welcome Screen
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q304/1/48.asp


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All the Best,
Kelly (MS-MVP)

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com