xp log on

[Leanne]

Does any1 know how to clear the log on info about how
many e-mails there are unread.
Before U log on it says 1 unread e-mail. I can't get back
in to one of my accounts as it has closed and it says I
have 7 unread messages on the start up page?
Please help me!

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings Leanne,

The easiest way to fix this is to just edit the number in the registry. To do so, click
Start, then click Run and enter "regedit.exe" and click OK. Then
navigate (it's like Windows Explorer) to My
Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Wind ows\CurrentVersion\UnreadM


Where is the passport. Double-click the MessageCount and enter 0 as
the value (this will set back to none). Then click OK, close the registry editor, and log
out.

If you want to disable this feature all together (no registry changes required), download the
TweakUI powertoy:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp (see on the right).

After you have TweakUI installed, click Start, All Programs, Powertoys for Windows XP, and
choose TweakUI for Windows XP. In the TweakUI window, on the left, click the '+' next to
Logon, and choose Unread Mail. Uncheck 'Show unread mail on Welcome screen' and click OK.
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Windows MVP, Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com

"Leanne" > wrote in message
...
> Does any1 know how to clear the log on info about how
> many e-mails there are unread.
> Before U log on it says 1 unread e-mail. I can't get back
> in to one of my accounts as it has closed and it says I
> have 7 unread messages on the start up page?
> Please help me!