XP Profiles and Messenger??

[Mathew]

I hope someone here can help with this although it isn't
damaging my pc or anything it is driving me mad!!!! lol

I have my .net password attached to my profile on xp and
so if i get email it says so on the log on screen for xp.
My probelem is that a friend used my logon to check his
hotmail account and now when i log on to xp it tells me he
has email aswell as myself and it is driving me mad!!!!

Does anyone know how to stop my xp profile looking to see
if he has email and just look for mine??

this happened before and the only way i got rid was to
create a new profile on xp and delete the old one but i
don't want to do this cos of the hassle involved etc etc

Many Thanks i advance

Mathew

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings Matthew,

It's not actually "looking", it's simply stored the number of e-mails he had waiting in the
registry.

To correct this, 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\UnreadMail\yourmsnname@hotmail. com

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
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com

"Mathew" > wrote in message
...
>I hope someone here can help with this although it isn't
> damaging my pc or anything it is driving me mad!!!! lol
>
> I have my .net password attached to my profile on xp and
> so if i get email it says so on the log on screen for xp.
> My probelem is that a friend used my logon to check his
> hotmail account and now when i log on to xp it tells me he
> has email aswell as myself and it is driving me mad!!!!
>
> Does anyone know how to stop my xp profile looking to see
> if he has email and just look for mine??
>
> this happened before and the only way i got rid was to
> create a new profile on xp and delete the old one but i
> don't want to do this cos of the hassle involved etc etc
>
> Many Thanks i advance
>
> Mathew

that's great - many thanks for your help!!

Matty


>-----Original Message-----
>Greetings Matthew,
>
>It's not actually "looking", it's simply stored the
number of e-mails he had waiting in the
>registry.
>
>To correct this, 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\Curr

>
>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
>Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
>Associate Expert
>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
>Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>
>"Mathew" > wrote in message
...
>>I hope someone here can help with this although it isn't
>> damaging my pc or anything it is driving me mad!!!! lol
>>
>> I have my .net password attached to my profile on xp and
>> so if i get email it says so on the log on screen for
xp.
>> My probelem is that a friend used my logon to check his
>> hotmail account and now when i log on to xp it tells me
he
>> has email aswell as myself and it is driving me mad!!!!
>>
>> Does anyone know how to stop my xp profile looking to
see
>> if he has email and just look for mine??
>>
>> this happened before and the only way i got rid was to
>> create a new profile on xp and delete the old one but i
>> don't want to do this cos of the hassle involved etc etc
>>
>> Many Thanks i advance
>>
>> Mathew
>
>
>.
>

that's great - many thanks for your help!!

Matty


>-----Original Message-----
>Greetings Matthew,
>
>It's not actually "looking", it's simply stored the
number of e-mails he had waiting in the
>registry.
>
>To correct this, 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\Curr

>
>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
>Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
>Associate Expert
>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
>Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>
>"Mathew" > wrote in message
...
>>I hope someone here can help with this although it isn't
>> damaging my pc or anything it is driving me mad!!!! lol
>>
>> I have my .net password attached to my profile on xp and
>> so if i get email it says so on the log on screen for
xp.
>> My probelem is that a friend used my logon to check his
>> hotmail account and now when i log on to xp it tells me
he
>> has email aswell as myself and it is driving me mad!!!!
>>
>> Does anyone know how to stop my xp profile looking to
see
>> if he has email and just look for mine??
>>
>> this happened before and the only way i got rid was to
>> create a new profile on xp and delete the old one but i
>> don't want to do this cos of the hassle involved etc etc
>>
>> Many Thanks i advance
>>
>> Mathew
>
>
>.
>

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Hi Matty,

Glad to be of help =)
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com

> wrote in message
...
> that's great - many thanks for your help!!
>
> Matty
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Greetings Matthew,
>>
>>It's not actually "looking", it's simply stored the
> number of e-mails he had waiting in the
>>registry.
>>
>>To correct this, 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\Curr
>
>>
>>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
>>Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
>>Associate Expert
>>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
>>Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>>
>>"Mathew" > wrote in message
...
>>>I hope someone here can help with this although it isn't
>>> damaging my pc or anything it is driving me mad!!!! lol
>>>
>>> I have my .net password attached to my profile on xp and
>>> so if i get email it says so on the log on screen for
> xp.
>>> My probelem is that a friend used my logon to check his
>>> hotmail account and now when i log on to xp it tells me
> he
>>> has email aswell as myself and it is driving me mad!!!!
>>>
>>> Does anyone know how to stop my xp profile looking to
> see
>>> if he has email and just look for mine??
>>>
>>> this happened before and the only way i got rid was to
>>> create a new profile on xp and delete the old one but i
>>> don't want to do this cos of the hassle involved etc etc
>>>
>>> Many Thanks i advance
>>>
>>> Mathew
>>
>>
>>.
>>