I have Microsoft Outlook 2003 as my default email manager. Every time I
start up my PC, and get onto the Windows XP log on screen, it says I have 1
unread email message in my inbox, but I clealry don't! I haven't got any
unread ones in any folder! How can I get rid of this - it is very
irritating!
Thanks.

"Geoff A." <geoffashton@DELETEdsl.pipex.com> wrote:

>I have Microsoft Outlook 2003 as my default email manager. Every time I
>start up my PC, and get onto the Windows XP log on screen, it says I have 1
>unread email message in my inbox, but I clealry don't! I haven't got any
>unread ones in any folder! How can I get rid of this - it is very
>irritating!
>Thanks.
>


You need to edit this registry key
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\UnreadMail

Set the value to 0 when all mail is read. It does go haywire from
time to time.

Peter

Posting from Peter Rogers

Replace NOSPAM with ntlworld to reply

Thanks. Erm, how do I do that then?



"Peter Rogers" <news.rogers@NOSPAM.com> wrote in message
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> "Geoff A." <geoffashton@DELETEdsl.pipex.com> wrote:
>
>>I have Microsoft Outlook 2003 as my default email manager. Every time I
>>start up my PC, and get onto the Windows XP log on screen, it says I have
>>1
>>unread email message in my inbox, but I clealry don't! I haven't got any
>>unread ones in any folder! How can I get rid of this - it is very
>>irritating!
>>Thanks.
>>
>
>
> You need to edit this registry key
> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\UnreadMail
>
> Set the value to 0 when all mail is read. It does go haywire from
> time to time.
>
> Peter
>
> Posting from Peter Rogers
>
> Replace NOSPAM with ntlworld to reply

Geoff A. wrote:

> Thanks. Erm, how do I do that then?

>> "Geoff A." <geoffashton@DELETEdsl.pipex.com> wrote:
>>
>>>I have Microsoft Outlook 2003 as my default email manager. Every time
>>>I start up my PC, and get onto the Windows XP log on screen, it says
>>>I have 1
>>>unread email message in my inbox, but I clealry don't! I haven't got
>>>any unread ones in any folder! How can I get rid of this - it is very
>>>irritating!
>>>Thanks.

Geoff, if you don't know how to edit the Registry - don't go there.
Seriously, you can hose your system if you do something wrong. The easy
and safe way to remove the Unread Mail message is by downloading and
installing the TweakUI Power Tool from Microsoft:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/d...powertoys.mspx

There is a setting in TweakUI to turn off the Unread Mail message on the
logon screen. Look for it.
--
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

Look in all of your Outlook folders.. if you have a folder with a (1)
attached to it, that is where your unread mail is..

--
Mike Hall
MVP - Windows Shell/User


"Geoff A." <geoffashton@DELETEdsl.pipex.com> wrote in message
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>I have Microsoft Outlook 2003 as my default email manager. Every time I
>start up my PC, and get onto the Windows XP log on screen, it says I have 1
>unread email message in my inbox, but I clealry don't! I haven't got any
>unread ones in any folder! How can I get rid of this - it is very
>irritating!
> Thanks.
>

You wouldn't by chance have a Hotmail or MSN account through which you
access Windows Messenger? What account does the hotlink (you have 1
unread... is actually a hotlink and will tell you which account has
the unread mail) say is the offending mail account when you click on
it?


"Mike Hall (MS-MVP)" <mikehalll@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:OZjPIvvCGHA.4016@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
| Look in all of your Outlook folders.. if you have a folder with a
(1)
| attached to it, that is where your unread mail is..
|
| --
| Mike Hall
| MVP - Windows Shell/User
|
|
| "Geoff A." <geoffashton@DELETEdsl.pipex.com> wrote in message
| news:e4JKiLuCGHA.532@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
| >I have Microsoft Outlook 2003 as my default email manager. Every
time I
| >start up my PC, and get onto the Windows XP log on screen, it says
I have 1
| >unread email message in my inbox, but I clealry don't! I haven't
got any
| >unread ones in any folder! How can I get rid of this - it is very
| >irritating!
| > Thanks.
| >
|
|

I don't because it is a PITA.. having said that, the OP might..

--
Mike Hall
MVP - Windows Shell/User


"Mungo Bulge" <NO.SPAM@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> You wouldn't by chance have a Hotmail or MSN account through which you
> access Windows Messenger? What account does the hotlink (you have 1
> unread... is actually a hotlink and will tell you which account has
> the unread mail) say is the offending mail account when you click on
> it?
>
>
> "Mike Hall (MS-MVP)" <mikehalll@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:OZjPIvvCGHA.4016@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> | Look in all of your Outlook folders.. if you have a folder with a
> (1)
> | attached to it, that is where your unread mail is..
> |
> | --
> | Mike Hall
> | MVP - Windows Shell/User
> |
> |
> | "Geoff A." <geoffashton@DELETEdsl.pipex.com> wrote in message
> | news:e4JKiLuCGHA.532@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> | >I have Microsoft Outlook 2003 as my default email manager. Every
> time I
> | >start up my PC, and get onto the Windows XP log on screen, it says
> I have 1
> | >unread email message in my inbox, but I clealry don't! I haven't
> got any
> | >unread ones in any folder! How can I get rid of this - it is very
> | >irritating!
> | > Thanks.
> | >
> |
> |
>
>