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when i log on, windows xp pro tells me i have a certain
number of unread messages. what does this refer to(i've
read all my e-mail) and how do i clear this???

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings,

This can actually come from a number of sources -- if you actually click on the "3 unread
e-mails" (or however many) on the welcome screen, it will display a balloon that breaks it
down.

Regardless, To reset 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

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> when i log on, windows xp pro tells me i have a certain
> number of unread messages. what does this refer to(i've
> read all my e-mail) and how do i clear this???