windows startup - unread mail messages?

[Reef]

what email account is this? any info? thanks

[BiPolar_Nut]

prolly MSN/hotmail

[hukilai]

If you have MS Outlook installed, then it just says there is unread mail in there. If you do not have it, I am not sure.

[KOTLP]

To find out exactly, run regedit (start > run > 'regedit')

warning: you can hose things in here, be careful. It's a good idea to never edit without making a backup (file > export).

Go to this key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\UnreadMail

Expand and any programs using the "login feature" will be listed. You can selectively disable (right click > permissions, deny all) them. Or you can disable them altogether by setting 'MessageExpiryDays' to 0.

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