Out;look Express (Task bar loading?)

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Peter Jon

Is it possible to load OE so it will sit in the RH
toolbar and check mail periodically without having to
minimise it?
 
What right hand tool bar, do you mean you've dragged the grey taskbar from
the bottom of the screen over to the right hand side of the screen ? Where
on the screen is the start button ?

Is all you are trying to do, is to avoid clicking on oe in the start menu
and clicking the minimize button ?

Paul
 
OK, here's what I think you mean,

click start/all programs

Move the mouse up to the Startup Folder and right click on it, and select
explore

Now leave that window temporarily and click start again, and move the cursor
up to outlook express, and right click and select copy, now move the mouse
to the explorer window which has the startup folder open, right click in it
and select paste.

You should now have created a shortcut to outlook express in the startup
folder.
Right click on the shortcut and select properties. Select the shortcut tab,
and click the arrow to the right of the run window and from the drop down
menu select Minimized.

That should do it.

Paul
 
Many thanks Paul,
We are nearly there!
What I am trying to do is put Outlook Express in the bar
next to the clock? ( Not sure what bar this is called)

Thanks
 
Hey Peter,

You can use a registry setting to minimize to system tray in outlook, but I
can't find one for outlook express. However I did come across this neat
little tool

http://www.mascotte.be/fls/InstOEToTray v1.0.exe

The instructions are in french, but don't worry, its very easy to install
with a familiar interface, just click Suivant(Next) and select j'accepte (to
accept the terms and conditions, its freeware). If you don't understand
anything I'll translate it for you.

Delete the startup outlook express shortcut, as this creates its own.

I've got it running at the moment. Appears to do exactly what you want.
Run setup and then reboot.

Oh and I did scan it for viruses and it seems clean.

Paul
 
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