Turn off New Mail Notification?

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Yet another new MS feature that doesn't have a readily
apparent off button . . .

I'm running Win XP , and while I have my Netscape e-mail
window logged on, I keep getting a little pop-up from the
notifications task bar when I get new e-mail. This is
strange because:

Netscape is set to NOT check for e-mail automatically, and
the New Mail Notification is set to "always hide".

So what program is taking the initiative to check for new
e-mail on my server without asking?

Jay
 
Jay,

See www.dougknox.com, Win XP Utilities, Startup Programs Tracker. This small utility scans your system for startup programs and running processes. It also allows you to create a log file that can be copied and pasted into a newsgroup post. The contents of the program window are also copied to the Windows Clipboard, automatically. Generally, for newsgroup posts, the Services section is not necessary.
 
Added the following key, but it didn't have any effect:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\UnreadMail\]
"MessageExpiryDays"=dword:00000000

So, here's the Startup info from Doug's Tracker:

-- Registry --
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce

No Items Found

-- Registry --
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

ccApp "C:\Program Files\Common
Files\Symantec Shared\ccApp.exe"
ccRegVfy "C:\Program Files\Common
Files\Symantec Shared\ccRegVfy.exe"
Advanced Tools Check
C:\PROGRA~1\NORTON~1\AdvTools\ADVCHK.EXE
IMAQBoot C:\Program Files\National
Instruments\NI-IMAQ\bin\ImaqBoot.exe
WinampAgent "C:\Program
Files\Winamp\Winampa.exe"
SunJavaUpdateSched C:\Program
Files\Java\j2re1.4.2_01\bin\jusched.exe
iTunesHelper C:\Program
Files\iTunes\iTunesHelper.exe
QuickTime Task "C:\Program
Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe" -atboottime

-- Registry --
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce

No Items Found

-- Start Menu - Current User --
No Items Found

-- Start Menu - All Users --
Office Startup.lnk

-- Disabled Items --
No Items Found

-- Registry - Shell Value - HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon --
Explorer.exe

-- Running Processes --
System Idle Process
System
smss.exe \SystemRoot\System32\smss.exe
csrss.exe
winlogon.exe winlogon.exe
services.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe
lsass.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe
svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost -k rpcss
svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs
svchost.exe
svchost.exe
spoolsv.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
CCEVTMGR.EXE "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec
Shared\ccEvtMgr.exe"
gearsec.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\GEARSEC.EXE
NAVAPSVC.EXE "C:\Program Files\Norton
AntiVirus\navapsvc.exe"
niSvcLoc.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\niSvcLoc.exe -s
NPROTECT.EXE "C:\Program Files\Norton
AntiVirus\AdvTools\NPROTECT.EXE"
nipalsm.exe system32\nipalsm.exe
nipalsm.exe system32\nipalsm.exe
explorer.exe C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
ccApp.exe "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec
Shared\ccApp.exe"
winampa.exe "C:\Program Files\Winamp\Winampa.exe"
jusched.exe "C:\Program
Files\Java\j2re1.4.2_01\bin\jusched.exe"
iTunesHelper.exe "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesHelper.exe"
qttask.exe "C:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe"
-atboottime
iPodService.exe "C:\Program Files\iPod\bin\iPodService.exe"
OSA.EXE "C:\Program Files\Microsoft
Office\Office\OSA.EXE" -b
wisptis.exe "C:\WINDOWS\System32\wisptis.exe"
-Embedding
Netscp.exe "C:\Program
Files\Netscape\Netscape\Netscp.exe"
WINWORD.EXE "C:\Program Files\Microsoft
Office\Office\WINWORD.EXE"
calc.exe "C:\WINDOWS\system32\calc.exe"
StartupTracker3.exe "C:\Documents and
Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Temp\Temporary
Directory 1 for StartupTracker3.zip\StartupTracker3.exe"
wmiprvse.exe
 
You may have some other problems/opportunities.

Update your Anti Virus software and run a full system scan!!!

calc.exe Why was this running???? You may have a virus here!!!!!!!!!!
Did you have the Calculator running on purpose???

W32.HLLC.Happylow
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.hllc.happylow.html

===================================

Some of these items do not need to run at startup. Up to you.

Any idea what this is???
C:\Program Files\National Instruments\NI-IMAQ\bin\ImaqBoot.exe

Winampa.exe
From http://www.reger24.de/prozesse/winampa.exe.php

[["Background task from Winamp which has two purposes :
on the one hand it provides the Winamp System Tray icon, and on the other it
maintains file associations so that other applications do not take over file
associations which Winamp normally handles. As a System Tray icon Winamp is
rarely used, most users use Winamp through double-clicking on an MP3 file
rather than through actually starting it through Start \ Programs.
Therefore, for most users there is no need for a Tray icon which just adds
to the clutter. More worryingly, in our experience WINAMPA seems to cause
unexplained crashes in Netscape and Internet Explorer, and a few other
programs. Disabling WINAMPA totally seemingly gets rid of the crashes.
Recommendation : Disable Winamp Agent in Winamp itself. Click on the top
left corner of Winamp, then choose ""Options \ Preferences"", then ""Setup \
Agent"" in the left bar, then take the tick OFF ""Enable Winamp Agent"" and
all sub-options on the right-hand side. Click CLOSE. Close Winamp. Reboot
your PC.]]

jusched.exe
From http://www.reger24.de/prozesse/jusched.exe.php

[[A: jusched.exe is the scheduler process of Java Update; jucheck.exe is the
process for checking/performing updates in Java Update. These processes run
automatically and transparently to users. To shutdown these processes,
simply uncheck the "Check for Updates Automatically" checkbox in the Update
tab of Java Plug-in Control Panel.]]

qttask.exe
From http://www.reger24.de/prozesse/qttask.exe.php

[[Apple"s Quick Time Tray Icon which enables you to start Quick Time from
the System Tray (from version 5 onward). Given the extremely simple
functionality provided, this Tray application is a resource hog in relative
terms, as it has been measured to use as much as ¾ of a Megabyte of memory.
Recommendation : Disable using Startup Manager. You can start Quick Time
through "Start \ Programs" or through double-clicking on a quicktime
file." ]]

I don't know what niSvcLoc.exe is!!

nipalsm.exe doesn't look good either and you have two of them running.

OSA.EXE
OFFXP: What Is the Osa.exe File and What Does It Do?
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;290144

[[Resource hog that launches common MS Office components to help speed up
the launch of Office programs. Osa9.exe is the Office 2000 equivalent. Some
users claim there's no difference with or without it but it isn't required
anyway]]

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In
Added the following key, but it didn't have any effect:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\UnreadMail\]
"MessageExpiryDays"=dword:00000000

So, here's the Startup info from Doug's Tracker:

-- Registry --
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce

No Items Found

-- Registry --
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

ccApp "C:\Program Files\Common
Files\Symantec Shared\ccApp.exe"
ccRegVfy "C:\Program Files\Common
Files\Symantec Shared\ccRegVfy.exe"
Advanced Tools Check
C:\PROGRA~1\NORTON~1\AdvTools\ADVCHK.EXE
IMAQBoot C:\Program Files\National
Instruments\NI-IMAQ\bin\ImaqBoot.exe
WinampAgent "C:\Program
Files\Winamp\Winampa.exe"
SunJavaUpdateSched C:\Program
Files\Java\j2re1.4.2_01\bin\jusched.exe
iTunesHelper C:\Program
Files\iTunes\iTunesHelper.exe
QuickTime Task "C:\Program
Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe" -atboottime

-- Registry --
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce

No Items Found

-- Start Menu - Current User --
No Items Found

-- Start Menu - All Users --
Office Startup.lnk

-- Disabled Items --
No Items Found

-- Registry - Shell Value - HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon --
Explorer.exe

-- Running Processes --
System Idle Process
System
smss.exe \SystemRoot\System32\smss.exe
csrss.exe
winlogon.exe winlogon.exe
services.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe
lsass.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe
svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost -k rpcss
svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs
svchost.exe
svchost.exe
spoolsv.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
CCEVTMGR.EXE "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec
Shared\ccEvtMgr.exe"
gearsec.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\GEARSEC.EXE
NAVAPSVC.EXE "C:\Program Files\Norton
AntiVirus\navapsvc.exe"
niSvcLoc.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\niSvcLoc.exe -s
NPROTECT.EXE "C:\Program Files\Norton
AntiVirus\AdvTools\NPROTECT.EXE"
nipalsm.exe system32\nipalsm.exe
nipalsm.exe system32\nipalsm.exe
explorer.exe C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
ccApp.exe "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec
Shared\ccApp.exe"
winampa.exe "C:\Program Files\Winamp\Winampa.exe"
jusched.exe "C:\Program
Files\Java\j2re1.4.2_01\bin\jusched.exe"
iTunesHelper.exe "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesHelper.exe"
qttask.exe "C:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe"
-atboottime
iPodService.exe "C:\Program Files\iPod\bin\iPodService.exe"
OSA.EXE "C:\Program Files\Microsoft
Office\Office\OSA.EXE" -b
wisptis.exe "C:\WINDOWS\System32\wisptis.exe"
-Embedding
Netscp.exe "C:\Program
Files\Netscape\Netscape\Netscp.exe"
WINWORD.EXE "C:\Program Files\Microsoft
Office\Office\WINWORD.EXE"
calc.exe "C:\WINDOWS\system32\calc.exe"
StartupTracker3.exe "C:\Documents and
Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Temp\Temporary
Directory 1 for StartupTracker3.zip\StartupTracker3.exe"
wmiprvse.exe
-----Original Message-----
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

100. Disable Unread Mail on the Welcome Screen

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In (e-mail address removed) <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
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-----Original Message-----
You may have some other problems/opportunities.

Update your Anti Virus software and run a full system scan!!!
Click to expand...

Updated and run, no viruses.
calc.exe Why was this running???? You may have a virus here!!!!!!!!!!
Did you have the Calculator running on purpose???
Click to expand...

Believe it or not, I actually use the calculator. Easier
than using Excel everytime I want to multiply a couple of
numbers.
W32.HLLC.Happylow
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.hllc.happylow.html

===================================

Some of these items do not need to run at startup. Up to you.

Any idea what this is???
C:\Program Files\National Instruments\NI-IMAQ\bin\ImaqBoot.exe
Click to expand...

This for LabVIEW - control systems software that I use at
work. Same with all the other ni stuff.
I don't know what niSvcLoc.exe is!!

nipalsm.exe doesn't look good either and you have two of
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them running.

Maybe my Norton Antivirus is popping up the window . . . it
uses the same space to show me it's scanning outgoing
messages. I think it would wait until I actually
downloaded my e-mail before scanning it though, and I don't
know why it would check for e-mail on my server for me.
So, still no answers.

Jay
 
Jay,

I use the Calculator also, but I close it when not in use.

If you use Outlook Express for Mail, turn *off* the E-mail scanning. It
does no extra good and may cause harm.

As for your original question, I've no idea. ;-(
 
I searched the registry, I found this little nugget:

HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\EventLabels\MailBeep

The data of which says "New Mail Notification", and there's
another one under CURRENT_USER . . .

So, I exported them and then deleted them from the
registry. I think this is working, although the
notification doesn't come up when you'd expect, so really I
can only prove that the nofication is on, not off.

I'll see if it pops up again today, otherwise, I'll assume
I fixed it.

Jay
 
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