When my XP computer complete startup, I have the Welcome window with 3 email
messages, (not my email address), under my login name. How do I get rid of
these?
By default Windows XP will display the number of Unread e-mail
messages on the Welcome Screen under each account name (for Outlook
and Outlook Express).
The default setting is 3 days. This means that all messages not marked
as Read in the last 3 days will be counted and the total displayed
under the users login name.
1) Go to Start => Run and type in "regedit" {without the quotes} and
click on OK.
2) Navigate to:
HKEY CURRENT USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\UnreadMail
3) Look for a key named:
MessageExpiryDays
Double-click on this and change (Edit) the value from 3 to 0
4) Close the registry editor, and log off and back on again, or
restart.
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If the MessageExpiryDays key doesn't exist, you can create it
manually:
1) Navigate to:
HKEY CURRENT USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\UnreadMail
2) Go to Edit => New => DWORD Value, and type in:
MessageExpiryDays for the Value Name.
3) Enter the Value as 0 {that's a zero}.
4) Close the registry editor, and log off and back on again, or
restart.
The Value you set is the number of days of unread mail that will be
reported.
