Welcome Screen & Email

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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 [...] ertoys.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.

Overview of Mail Notification Display on WinXP Welcome Screen
http://support.microsoft.com/suppo [...] 4/1/48.asp

--
Happy Mardi Gras,
Kelly (MS-MVP)

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


"Shep02" <Shep02@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:CF016AB8-8468-40CB-9A2A-01D2FDC32F55@microsoft.com...
> Long story short, I recently installed MSN Messenger to use our new webcam
> with the video conferencing software. In order to do this I had to create
> a
> hotmail email account. I don't use this account but rather I use my DSL
> cable email account. Prior to creating this hotmail account my Windows
> Welcome Screen used to notify me (next to my account name) of new email.
> Now
> it lists email from both of my accounts. Is there any way to modify the
> welcome screen? I don't want it reporting any email from hotmail. On top
> of
> that, every time I go to hotmail to "clean off" my messages I don't even
> have
> any. Confused??? I am.

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize (More info?)

Most welcome. Thanks for the feedback. )

--
Happy Mardi Gras,
Kelly (MS-MVP)

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


"Shep02" <Shep02@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8B442E4D-B984-476C-962A-A06007473BE1@microsoft.com...
> Thank you very much. This is just what I was looking for!
>
> "Kelly" wrote:
>
>> 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 [...] ertoys.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.
>>
>> Overview of Mail Notification Display on WinXP Welcome Screen
>> http://support.microsoft.com/suppo [...] 4/1/48.asp
>>
>> --
>> Happy Mardi Gras,
>> Kelly (MS-MVP)
>>
>> Troubleshooting Windows XP
>> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com
>>
>>
>> "Shep02" <Shep02@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:CF016AB8-8468-40CB-9A2A-01D2FDC32F55@microsoft.com...
>> > Long story short, I recently installed MSN Messenger to use our new
>> > webcam
>> > with the video conferencing software. In order to do this I had to
>> > create
>> > a
>> > hotmail email account. I don't use this account but rather I use my
>> > DSL
>> > cable email account. Prior to creating this hotmail account my Windows
>> > Welcome Screen used to notify me (next to my account name) of new
>> > email.
>> > Now
>> > it lists email from both of my accounts. Is there any way to modify
>> > the
>> > welcome screen? I don't want it reporting any email from hotmail. On
>> > top
>> > of
>> > that, every time I go to hotmail to "clean off" my messages I don't
>> > even
>> > have
>> > any. Confused??? I am.
>>
>>
>>