Welcome Page - erroneous emails showing

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Stacy

About a week ago, my user account's Welcome Page started
displaying "1 unread mail message" for the email account
I have set up in Outlook...but there are no unread email
messages. This shows up even when booting up the machine
and Outlook isn't even open!

I've searched the knowledge base and have been racking my
brain for three days as to what is up with this.

I checked Outlook Express and deleted the welcome message
but my email account isn't even set up on OE so I don't
think that's it.

Any help would be appreciated...thanks.
 
Hi

You can download TweakUI from
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp and when
installed go to Programs>Powertoys for Windows XP>Tweak UI - then go to
Logon>Unread Mail - disable it in the right hand pane.

Otherwise the Unread Mail can be disabled via the Registry - navigate to:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\UnreadMail\[Your
email address], double click on 'MessageCount' - in the right hand pane -
and change the value to 0(Zero).

***If you do opt for the Registry please 'tweak', please backup the Registry
first. A very good program to do this - as well as being able to restore
it - is ERunt:

http://home.t-online.de/home/lars.hederer/erunt/index.htm***

--

Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User


| About a week ago, my user account's Welcome Page started
| displaying "1 unread mail message" for the email account
| I have set up in Outlook...but there are no unread email
| messages. This shows up even when booting up the machine
| and Outlook isn't even open!
|
| I've searched the knowledge base and have been racking my
| brain for three days as to what is up with this.
|
| I checked Outlook Express and deleted the welcome message
| but my email account isn't even set up on OE so I don't
| think that's it.
|
| Any help would be appreciated...thanks.
 
Is there any way to fix this without disabling it? I
don't want to disable the entire feature, I just want it
to display correctly.

Thanks.
 
Hi

Tweak UI edits the Registry to edit this function to either on or off - so
does the manual Registry. AFAIK, there is no way to 'correct' this function.
It is an on/off setting.

--

Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User


| Is there any way to fix this without disabling it? I
| don't want to disable the entire feature, I just want it
| to display correctly.
|
| Thanks.
|
| >-----Original Message-----
| >Hi
| >
| >You can download TweakUI from
| >http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoy
| s.asp and when
| >installed go to Programs>Powertoys for Windows XP>Tweak
| UI - then go to
| >Logon>Unread Mail - disable it in the right hand pane.
| >
| >Otherwise the Unread Mail can be disabled via the
| Registry - navigate to:
| >
| >HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersi
| on\UnreadMail\[Your
| >email address], double click on 'MessageCount' - in the
| right hand pane -
| >and change the value to 0(Zero).
| >
| >***If you do opt for the Registry please 'tweak', please
| backup the Registry
| >first. A very good program to do this - as well as
| being able to restore
| >it - is ERunt:
| >
| >http://home.t-
| online.de/home/lars.hederer/erunt/index.htm***
| >
| >--
| >
| >Will Denny
| >MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
| >
| >
| >| >| About a week ago, my user account's Welcome Page
| started
| >| displaying "1 unread mail message" for the email
| account
| >| I have set up in Outlook...but there are no unread
| email
| >| messages. This shows up even when booting up the
| machine
| >| and Outlook isn't even open!
| >|
| >| I've searched the knowledge base and have been racking
| my
| >| brain for three days as to what is up with this.
| >|
| >| I checked Outlook Express and deleted the welcome
| message
| >| but my email account isn't even set up on OE so I don't
| >| think that's it.
| >|
| >| Any help would be appreciated...thanks.
| >
| >.
| >
 
The feature is not built in to XP or OE but into the original Windows Messenger shipped with XP. It is no longer a feature of messenger either. To get the feature you need to install the MSN addin.

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Stacy said:
Is there any way to fix this without disabling it? I
don't want to disable the entire feature, I just want it
to display correctly.

Thanks.
-----Original Message-----
Hi

You can download TweakUI from
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoy s.asp and when
installed go to Programs>Powertoys for Windows XP>Tweak UI - then go to
Logon>Unread Mail - disable it in the right hand pane.

Otherwise the Unread Mail can be disabled via the Registry - navigate to:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersi on\UnreadMail\[Your
email address], double click on 'MessageCount' - in the right hand pane -
and change the value to 0(Zero).

***If you do opt for the Registry please 'tweak', please backup the Registry
first. A very good program to do this - as well as being able to restore
it - is ERunt:

http://home.t- online.de/home/lars.hederer/erunt/index.htm***

--

Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User


| About a week ago, my user account's Welcome Page started
| displaying "1 unread mail message" for the email account
| I have set up in Outlook...but there are no unread email
| messages. This shows up even when booting up the machine
| and Outlook isn't even open!
|
| I've searched the knowledge base and have been racking my
| brain for three days as to what is up with this.
|
| I checked Outlook Express and deleted the welcome message
| but my email account isn't even set up on OE so I don't
| think that's it.
|
| Any help would be appreciated...thanks.

.
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No, tweak ui has a repair mail count feature as well as off or on.

Will said:
Hi

Tweak UI edits the Registry to edit this function to either on or off
- so does the manual Registry. AFAIK, there is no way to 'correct'
this function. It is an on/off setting.


Stacy said:
Is there any way to fix this without disabling it? I
don't want to disable the entire feature, I just want it
to display correctly.

Thanks.
-----Original Message-----
Hi

You can download TweakUI from
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoy s.asp and when
installed go to Programs>Powertoys for Windows XP>Tweak UI - then go to
Logon>Unread Mail - disable it in the right hand pane.

Otherwise the Unread Mail can be disabled via the Registry - navigate to:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersi
on\UnreadMail\[Your email address], double click on 'MessageCount'
- in the right hand pane -
and change the value to 0(Zero).

***If you do opt for the Registry please 'tweak', please backup the Registry
first. A very good program to do this - as well as being able to restore
it - is ERunt:

http://home.t- online.de/home/lars.hederer/erunt/index.htm***

--

Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User


About a week ago, my user account's Welcome Page started
displaying "1 unread mail message" for the email account
I have set up in Outlook...but there are no unread email
messages. This shows up even when booting up the machine
and Outlook isn't even open!

I've searched the knowledge base and have been racking my
brain for three days as to what is up with this.

I checked Outlook Express and deleted the welcome message
but my email account isn't even set up on OE so I don't
think that's it.

Any help would be appreciated...thanks.

.
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Where?

--

Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User


| No, tweak ui has a repair mail count feature as well as off or on.
|
| Will Denny wrote:
| > Hi
| >
| > Tweak UI edits the Registry to edit this function to either on or off
| > - so does the manual Registry. AFAIK, there is no way to 'correct'
| > this function. It is an on/off setting.
| >
| >
| > | >> Is there any way to fix this without disabling it? I
| >> don't want to disable the entire feature, I just want it
| >> to display correctly.
| >>
| >> Thanks.
| >>
| >>> -----Original Message-----
| >>> Hi
| >>>
| >>> You can download TweakUI from
| >>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoy
| >> s.asp and when
| >>> installed go to Programs>Powertoys for Windows XP>Tweak
| >> UI - then go to
| >>> Logon>Unread Mail - disable it in the right hand pane.
| >>>
| >>> Otherwise the Unread Mail can be disabled via the
| >> Registry - navigate to:
| >>>
| >>> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersi
| >>> on\UnreadMail\[Your email address], double click on 'MessageCount'
| >>> - in the
| >> right hand pane -
| >>> and change the value to 0(Zero).
| >>>
| >>> ***If you do opt for the Registry please 'tweak', please
| >> backup the Registry
| >>> first. A very good program to do this - as well as
| >> being able to restore
| >>> it - is ERunt:
| >>>
| >>> http://home.t-
| >> online.de/home/lars.hederer/erunt/index.htm***
| >>>
| >>> --
| >>>
| >>> Will Denny
| >>> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
| >>>
| >>>
| >>> | >>>> About a week ago, my user account's Welcome Page
| >> started
| >>>> displaying "1 unread mail message" for the email
| >> account
| >>>> I have set up in Outlook...but there are no unread
| >> email
| >>>> messages. This shows up even when booting up the
| >> machine
| >>>> and Outlook isn't even open!
| >>>>
| >>>> I've searched the knowledge base and have been racking
| >> my
| >>>> brain for three days as to what is up with this.
| >>>>
| >>>> I checked Outlook Express and deleted the welcome
| >> message
| >>>> but my email account isn't even set up on OE so I don't
| >>>> think that's it.
| >>>>
| >>>> Any help would be appreciated...thanks.
| >>>
| >>> .
|
|
 
I found the repair mail count feature as well and
everything is displaying correctly now.

Thanks for the feedback.

Stacy
-----Original Message-----
No, tweak ui has a repair mail count feature as well as off or on.

Will said:
Hi

Tweak UI edits the Registry to edit this function to either on or off
- so does the manual Registry. AFAIK, there is no way to 'correct'
this function. It is an on/off setting.


Is there any way to fix this without disabling it? I
don't want to disable the entire feature, I just want it
to display correctly.

Thanks.

-----Original Message-----
Hi

You can download TweakUI from
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoy
s.asp and when
installed go to Programs>Powertoys for Windows XP>Tweak
UI - then go to
Logon>Unread Mail - disable it in the right hand pane.

Otherwise the Unread Mail can be disabled via the
Registry - navigate to:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersi
on\UnreadMail\[Your email address], double click on 'MessageCount'
- in the
right hand pane -
and change the value to 0(Zero).

***If you do opt for the Registry please 'tweak', please
backup the Registry
first. A very good program to do this - as well as
being able to restore
it - is ERunt:

http://home.t-
online.de/home/lars.hederer/erunt/index.htm***

--

Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User


About a week ago, my user account's Welcome Page
started
displaying "1 unread mail message" for the email
account
I have set up in Outlook...but there are no unread
email
messages. This shows up even when booting up the
machine
and Outlook isn't even open!

I've searched the knowledge base and have been racking
my
brain for three days as to what is up with this.

I checked Outlook Express and deleted the welcome
message
but my email account isn't even set up on OE so I don't
think that's it.

Any help would be appreciated...thanks.

.
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Under Repair. In the drop down menu.

Will said:
Where?


Phil said:
No, tweak ui has a repair mail count feature as well as off or on.

Will said:
Hi

Tweak UI edits the Registry to edit this function to either on or
off - so does the manual Registry. AFAIK, there is no way to
'correct' this function. It is an on/off setting.


Is there any way to fix this without disabling it? I
don't want to disable the entire feature, I just want it
to display correctly.

Thanks.

-----Original Message-----
Hi

You can download TweakUI from
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoy
s.asp and when
installed go to Programs>Powertoys for Windows XP>Tweak
UI - then go to
Logon>Unread Mail - disable it in the right hand pane.

Otherwise the Unread Mail can be disabled via the
Registry - navigate to:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersi
on\UnreadMail\[Your email address], double click on 'MessageCount'
- in the
right hand pane -
and change the value to 0(Zero).

***If you do opt for the Registry please 'tweak', please
backup the Registry
first. A very good program to do this - as well as
being able to restore
it - is ERunt:

http://home.t-
online.de/home/lars.hederer/erunt/index.htm***

--

Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User


About a week ago, my user account's Welcome Page
started
displaying "1 unread mail message" for the email
account
I have set up in Outlook...but there are no unread
email
messages. This shows up even when booting up the
machine
and Outlook isn't even open!

I've searched the knowledge base and have been racking
my
brain for three days as to what is up with this.

I checked Outlook Express and deleted the welcome
message
but my email account isn't even set up on OE so I don't
think that's it.

Any help would be appreciated...thanks.
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You're welcome. Glad you got it.

I found the repair mail count feature as well and
everything is displaying correctly now.

Thanks for the feedback.

Stacy
-----Original Message-----
No, tweak ui has a repair mail count feature as well as off or on.

Will said:
Hi

Tweak UI edits the Registry to edit this function to either on or
off - so does the manual Registry. AFAIK, there is no way to
'correct' this function. It is an on/off setting.


Is there any way to fix this without disabling it? I
don't want to disable the entire feature, I just want it
to display correctly.

Thanks.

-----Original Message-----
Hi

You can download TweakUI from
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoy s.asp
and when installed go to Programs>Powertoys for Windows Tweak UI
- then go to Logon>Unread Mail - disable it in the right hand
pane.

Otherwise the Unread Mail can be disabled via the Registry -
navigate to:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersi
on\UnreadMail\[Your email address], double click on 'MessageCount'
- in the
right hand pane -
and change the value to 0(Zero).

***If you do opt for the Registry please 'tweak', please backup
the Registry first. A very good program to do this - as well as
being able to restore it - is ERunt:

http://home.t-
online.de/home/lars.hederer/erunt/index.htm***

--

Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User


About a week ago, my user account's Welcome Page started
displaying "1 unread mail message" for the email account
I have set up in Outlook...but there are no unread email
messages. This shows up even when booting up the machine
and Outlook isn't even open!

I've searched the knowledge base and have been racking my
brain for three days as to what is up with this.

I checked Outlook Express and deleted the welcome message
but my email account isn't even set up on OE so I don't
think that's it.

Any help would be appreciated...thanks.

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