Email notification on welcome screen (re-post)

[Tony Luxton]

In these groups every one seems to want to get rid of the above feature, but
I'm going to buck the trend.

It's *never* worked on either of my two machines (laptop and desktop) since
I installed XP, and I'd like to know how to activate it - on the desktop
machine, anyway. (Well, *I* think it'd be handy).

I've ticked the box in TweakUIXP.

I've created a key,
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\UnreadMail\<myemailaddress>,
and I've put in it (maybe this is wrong) a Dword "MessageCount" with a value
of 1.

But I get nothing on the welcome screen. As so many people want to get rid
of it, I'd have thought it was the default, but it's never worked.

What have I done wrong, and is there anything else I have to do? Maybe
there's a service that has to be running?

TIA Tony.

 

[Claymore]

In these groups every one seems to want to get rid of the above feature, but
I'm going to buck the trend.

It's *never* worked on either of my two machines (laptop and desktop) since
I installed XP, and I'd like to know how to activate it - on the desktop
machine, anyway. (Well, *I* think it'd be handy).

I've ticked the box in TweakUIXP.

I've created a key,
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\UnreadMail\<myemailaddress>,
and I've put in it (maybe this is wrong) a Dword "MessageCount" with a value
of 1.

But I get nothing on the welcome screen. As so many people want to get rid
of it, I'd have thought it was the default, but it's never worked.

What have I done wrong, and is there anything else I have to do? Maybe
there's a service that has to be running?

TIA Tony.

Hello Tony,

This works for Outlook and Outlook Express only, AFAIK

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

Undo what you did previously in the Registry in this key

3) Look for a key named:

MessageExpiryDays

Double-click on this and change (Edit) the value from 0 to 3


4) Close the registry editor, and log off and back on again, or
restart.

.................

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 3

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 (3 in the above example).

 

[Guest]

In these groups every one seems to want to get rid of the above feature, but
I'm going to buck the trend.

It's *never* worked on either of my two machines (laptop and desktop) since
I installed XP, and I'd like to know how to activate it - on the desktop
machine, anyway. (Well, *I* think it'd be handy).

I've ticked the box in TweakUIXP.

I've created a key,
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\UnreadMail\<myemailaddress>,
and I've put in it (maybe this is wrong) a Dword "MessageCount" with a value
of 1.

But I get nothing on the welcome screen. As so many people want to get rid
of it, I'd have thought it was the default, but it's never worked.

What have I done wrong, and is there anything else I have to do? Maybe
there's a service that has to be running?

TIA Tony.

Open Outlook Express/Outlook and click Tools >> Options>> Click on General
Tab and check this box:
[ ] When Starting, go directly to my 'Inbox'folder

Open a run command and type in:
Regedit.exe click [OK]

Edit these keys:
HKEK_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\UnreadMail
set the value MessageExpiryDays to 0
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\UnreadMail
set the value MessageExpiryDays to 0
Close the Registry editor and reboot.
Overview of the mail notification display on the Windows XP Welcome screen
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/304148

HTH.
nass

 

[Tony Luxton]

Hi, Claymore & nass,

Thanks for the replies. I've done what you both said, each at a time and
then both together. Still no joy. I wonder if there's a service that should
be running.

regards Tony

In these groups every one seems to want to get rid of the above feature,
but
I'm going to buck the trend.

It's *never* worked on either of my two machines (laptop and desktop)
since
I installed XP, and I'd like to know how to activate it - on the desktop
machine, anyway. (Well, *I* think it'd be handy).

I've ticked the box in TweakUIXP.

I've created a key,
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\UnreadMail\<myemailaddress>,
and I've put in it (maybe this is wrong) a Dword "MessageCount" with a
value
of 1.

But I get nothing on the welcome screen. As so many people want to get
rid
of it, I'd have thought it was the default, but it's never worked.

What have I done wrong, and is there anything else I have to do? Maybe
there's a service that has to be running?

TIA Tony.

Open Outlook Express/Outlook and click Tools >> Options>> Click on General
Tab and check this box:
[ ] When Starting, go directly to my 'Inbox'folder

Open a run command and type in:
Regedit.exe click [OK]

Edit these keys:
HKEK_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\UnreadMail
set the value MessageExpiryDays to 0
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\UnreadMail
set the value MessageExpiryDays to 0
Close the Registry editor and reboot.
Overview of the mail notification display on the Windows XP Welcome screen
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/304148

HTH.
nass

 

[Claymore]

Hi, Claymore & nass,

Thanks for the replies. I've done what you both said, each at a time and
then both together. Still no joy. I wonder if there's a service that should
be running.

regards Tony

"Tony Luxton" wrote:

Open Outlook Express/Outlook and click Tools >> Options>> Click on General
Tab and check this box:
[ ] When Starting, go directly to my 'Inbox'folder

Open a run command and type in:
Regedit.exe click [OK]

Edit these keys:
HKEK_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\UnreadMail
set the value MessageExpiryDays to 0
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\UnreadMail
set the value MessageExpiryDays to 0
Close the Registry editor and reboot.
Overview of the mail notification display on the Windows XP Welcome screen
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/304148

HTH.
nass- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Hello again, Tony,

This routine may get it working:

http://searchexchange.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid43_gci1185939,00.html

 

[Tony Luxton]

Thanks for the link, Claymore. I've got some other business at the moment -
I've had a quick read of it - I'll give it a try and post back.

regards Tony.

Hi, Claymore & nass,

Thanks for the replies. I've done what you both said, each at a time and
then both together. Still no joy. I wonder if there's a service that
should
be running.

regards Tony

"Tony Luxton" wrote:

In these groups every one seems to want to get rid of the above
feature,
but
I'm going to buck the trend.

It's *never* worked on either of my two machines (laptop and desktop)
since
I installed XP, and I'd like to know how to activate it - on the
desktop
machine, anyway. (Well, *I* think it'd be handy).

I've ticked the box in TweakUIXP.

I've created a key,
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\UnreadMail\<myemailaddress>,
and I've put in it (maybe this is wrong) a Dword "MessageCount" with a
value
of 1.

But I get nothing on the welcome screen. As so many people want to get
rid
of it, I'd have thought it was the default, but it's never worked.

What have I done wrong, and is there anything else I have to do? Maybe
there's a service that has to be running?

TIA Tony.

Open Outlook Express/Outlook and click Tools >> Options>> Click on
General
Tab and check this box:
[ ] When Starting, go directly to my 'Inbox'folder

Open a run command and type in:
Regedit.exe click [OK]

Edit these keys:
HKEK_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\UnreadMail
set the value MessageExpiryDays to 0
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\UnreadMail
set the value MessageExpiryDays to 0
Close the Registry editor and reboot.
Overview of the mail notification display on the Windows XP Welcome
screen
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/304148

HTH.
nass- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Hello again, Tony,

This routine may get it working:

http://searchexchange.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid43_gci1185939,00.html

 

[Tony Luxton]

Hi Claymore,

Sorry to take so long to get back to you. I've done what it says on the link
you posted and still no joy. Is there maybe a setting in Outlook Express
that could be wrong?

regards Tony.

Thanks for the link, Claymore. I've got some other business at the
moment - I've had a quick read of it - I'll give it a try and post back.

regards Tony.

Hi, Claymore & nass,

Thanks for the replies. I've done what you both said, each at a time and
then both together. Still no joy. I wonder if there's a service that
should
be running.

regards Tony







:

In these groups every one seems to want to get rid of the above
feature,
but
I'm going to buck the trend.

It's *never* worked on either of my two machines (laptop and desktop)
since
I installed XP, and I'd like to know how to activate it - on the
desktop
machine, anyway. (Well, *I* think it'd be handy).

I've ticked the box in TweakUIXP.

I've created a key,
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\UnreadMail\<myemailaddress>,
and I've put in it (maybe this is wrong) a Dword "MessageCount" with
a
value
of 1.

But I get nothing on the welcome screen. As so many people want to
get
rid
of it, I'd have thought it was the default, but it's never worked.

What have I done wrong, and is there anything else I have to do?
Maybe
there's a service that has to be running?

TIA Tony.

Open Outlook Express/Outlook and click Tools >> Options>> Click on
General
Tab and check this box:
[ ] When Starting, go directly to my 'Inbox'folder

Open a run command and type in:
Regedit.exe click [OK]

Edit these keys:
HKEK_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\UnreadMail
set the value MessageExpiryDays to 0
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\UnreadMail
set the value MessageExpiryDays to 0
Close the Registry editor and reboot.
Overview of the mail notification display on the Windows XP Welcome
screen
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/304148

HTH.
nass- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Hello again, Tony,

This routine may get it working:

http://searchexchange.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid43_gci1185939,00.html

 

[Claymore]

Hi Claymore,

Sorry to take so long to get back to you. I've done what it says on the link
you posted and still no joy. Is there maybe a setting in Outlook Express
that could be wrong?

regards Tony.

Thanks for the link, Claymore. I've got some other business at the
moment - I've had a quick read of it - I'll give it a try and post back.

regards Tony.

On Mar 18, 1:18 pm, "Tony Luxton" <[email protected]>
wrote:
Hi, Claymore & nass,
Thanks for the replies. I've done what you both said, each at a time and
then both together. Still no joy. I wonder if there's a service that
should
be running.
regards Tony

:
In these groups every one seems to want to get rid of the above
feature,
but
I'm going to buck the trend.
It's *never* worked on either of my two machines (laptop and desktop)
since
I installed XP, and I'd like to know how to activate it - on the
desktop
machine, anyway. (Well, *I* think it'd be handy).
I've ticked the box in TweakUIXP.
I've created a key,
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\UnreadMail\<myemailaddress>,
and I've put in it (maybe this is wrong) a Dword "MessageCount" with
a
value
of 1.
But I get nothing on the welcome screen. As so many people want to
get
rid
of it, I'd have thought it was the default, but it's never worked.
What have I done wrong, and is there anything else I have to do?
Maybe
there's a service that has to be running?
TIA Tony.
Open Outlook Express/Outlook and click Tools >> Options>> Click on
General
Tab and check this box:
[ ] When Starting, go directly to my 'Inbox'folder
Open a run command and type in:
Regedit.exe click [OK]
Edit these keys:
HKEK_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\UnreadMail
set the value MessageExpiryDays to 0
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\UnreadMail
set the value MessageExpiryDays to 0
Close the Registry editor and reboot.
Overview of the mail notification display on the Windows XP Welcome
screen
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/304148
HTH.
nass- Hide quoted text -
- Show quoted text -
Hello again, Tony,
This routine may get it working:
http://searchexchange.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid43_gci1185939,00...- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Hello again,

Could be. Try unchecking the box 'Mark message read after ...' in
Tools => Options => Read. Leave the messages marked as unread and
restart.

 

[Tony Luxton]

Nope, that wasn't it.

regards Tony.

Hello again,

Could be. Try unchecking the box 'Mark message read after ...' in
Tools => Options => Read. Leave the messages marked as unread and
restart.