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Comment from mrq on 2008-10-20

2008-10-20T09:45:19Z

First of all, Andy: I have no idea what you are talking about?!?!?!?!?!

Second - you can turn off the welcome (logon) screen by accessing control panel-> user accounts and then it's there somewhere check it out (it's in the form of a check box) but also it can be done trough the registry and it's pretty easy to find if you google it, I have done it a couple times myself.

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Comment from Ryan on 2008-09-03

2008-09-03T15:17:18Z

Andy,

An easy way to have the login screen count your messages is to buy a microsoft webcam. When you install the camera it will do all sorts of fun things like show the email count for you business email on your home computer and make all microsoft programs your defaults (itunes became windows media, open office became word, etc.)

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Comment from Doug on 2008-01-17

2008-01-17T09:12:14Z

This may all be well and good, but is there a way to by pass the login screen altogether? I mean with only one user on my computer I hate having to now click an icon to launch Windows XP. This didn't happen till after a windows update...before update, I could powerup and Windows Xp loaded to desktop, now I have to jump thru and extra hoop...anyone have a clue as to how to shut this feature off please post...

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Comment from shalamov on 2007-09-29

2007-09-29T15:50:28Z

There is real problem with the permissions tweak - if proper logging is enabled, each access to the key with modified permission will result in unnecessary spamming the security log...

There is better way to achieve that:

Open notepad and create file disable_unread_msg_display.reg with the following content:

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REGEDIT4

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\UnreadMail]
"MessageExpiryDays"=dword:00000000
---

Now import it by double-clicking it in Windows Explorer or by running it from Command Line. This file will create zero REG_DWORD value "MessageExpiryDays" under the UnreadMail key and will effectively cause all messages to be naturally "expired", thus not displayed...

Good Luck

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Comment from bg on 2007-04-27

2007-04-27T22:01:35Z

Not a real solution, i know, but you can just not use the regular windows welcome screen (user accounts -> change the way users log on or off -> clear the field "use the welcome screen")
Then the mail count does not annoy you every time windows is started up.
(Furthermore the classic logon is more secure, in case someone is a bit paranoid ;-) )

PS: Really good site, I have to say. Helped me a lot, thanks!

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Comment from DiepVriezer on 2007-03-14

2007-03-14T21:47:10Z

Have you checked the registry key permissions?

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Comment from DJ on 2007-02-28

2007-03-01T07:46:43Z

try putting no value in, not zero but blank

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Comment from Andy on 2007-01-31

2007-01-31T18:13:55Z

Hi there. I have an opposite problem. How do I turn on the unread message counter on the Welcome Screen? I already tried the following:

(1) Install Tweak UI and enable the unread email counter on welcome screen.
(2) Repair Unread email message option in Tweak UI.
(3) Checked Registry that the email counter key has a value.

Please help. Thank you so much.

Andy

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Comment from joann on 2006-10-19

2006-10-19T18:58:00Z

How do I turn off the unread message count on the Windows XP login screen?":

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Comment from leoparth on 2006-10-13

2006-10-14T04:09:41Z

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Comment from Orlando on 2006-10-06

2006-10-07T02:14:56Z

I do not know how to turn off new unread messages

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Comment from Ryan on 2006-10-02

2006-10-02T20:44:42Z

Leo, I just wanted to thank you. Your article did the trick. I'll be returning to this site whenever I have any issues. Thanks again!!!

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Comment from Ron on 2006-08-22

2006-08-23T01:14:07Z

I have multiple logins for different users, but only one accurately reports unread email. One (mine of course) never reports any email. I use OE for my email client. OE is configured separately for each user. Using the article as a guide, and comparing the unread email section of the working account with the non-working one, I tried to add in the missing info in the account that was not getting updated, but no luck. Any suggestions?

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Comment from someguy on 2006-07-12

2006-07-12T17:58:04Z

There is a registry tweak at Kellys Korner that will remove the email notification for you.
Go here and browse down to tweak # 100.
Remember that this is a registry tweak, so backup your registry before you run it if you are concerned. It is harmless however and should not cause problems for anyone, and there is an undo on the site that you can also download to reverse what you have done.
Good luck.

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Comment from Rubbergub on 2006-07-12

2006-07-12T17:34:12Z

Don't know if you guys are still have problems with the annoying "1 Unread Email Message" on your welcome screens but here is something I picked up on another forum

The best and safest way to clear the unread-email counter is to download the XP PowerToy found at (http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx) TweakUI and perform the following steps:

1. Start Tweak UI.
2. Select the Repair branch in the left-hand pane of the dialog box.
3. Select "Repair unread mail count" in the right-hand pane, then click "Repair Now".
4. Close Tweak UI.

Worked a treat for me
Worked a treat

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Comment from patty on 2006-07-06

2006-07-07T02:49:53Z

My problem is that today I get email messages delivered to both the "favorite" inbox AND unread box. I never had them delivered to both at once before. I find it annoying. How do I tell it not to deliver to my unread box? I see the number but the message is there too.

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Comment from pei fang on 2006-06-22

2006-06-23T06:56:12Z

please help me turn off my unread message

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Comment from Rod on 2005-12-26

2005-12-26T18:02:40Z

Leo,
Outlook 2003 and XP Home:
I have a problem just like Patricia. In my efforts to troubleshoot this problem, I moved all of my mail to a new outlook data file and then closed the folder. The count remained at one even though there was no mail. Then I checked my never used Outlook Express and found one unread email. I marked it unread, but the count remained at one. I then read the knowledge base article and adjusted the registry to zero and the problem seemed to be resolved. After a few incoming emails to Outlook, the count has returned to one, despite having read all the email. My wife's User Account on this same machine works correctly. This installation is only 2 weeks old, since I had my old HD quit. All available updates have been installed. I would like to fix this rather than to tun it off. Thanks.

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Comment from Marian on 2005-12-22

2005-12-22T21:29:29Z

This is an example of something that microsoft could make alot easier. I'm glad someone gave me Leo's site. It seems often with microsoft, alot of time is spent just finding an answer for a simple question. It can be like navigating a maze. Then you may or may not find a straightforward clear answer. What they could do, for example, with this issue (and I'm sure others) is just provide a simple menu choice "turn this feature off". Bill Gates should be smart enough to figure out how to do something like that. Thanks.

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Comment from Nick on 2005-12-22

2005-12-22T17:34:43Z

I have a simmilar problem. My sister signed into MSN messenger on my computer one time and it is showing me she has like 22 new emails.
How can I fix it

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Comment from Patricia on 2005-12-15

2005-12-15T20:01:44Z

Hello, just want to know why do i still get
that i have a 1 unread message in email from the window of xp. I deleted all my messages, from
sent,outbox,inbox,and junk etc. I don't have any email in my inbox. I sent an email to myself and i got it and it did not show i have 2 unread email it showed i have only 1 unread message, so i went to my inbox and i saw the test i sent to myself and i deleted. and i went to logoff and it shows i have still 1 unread message. I don't understand why this is going on.

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Comment from Brendan on 2005-09-12

2005-09-13T01:03:24Z

Dominic: if you're comfortable using RegEdit, go to your HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\UnreadMail folder and add a new DWORD value (right click in folder and select New -> DWORD Value) called MessageExpiryDays and leave it set to 0. This should disable the annoying message for you.

If you have multiple login accounts on your PC, then you'll have to repeat this for each user.

Deleting all the subfolders doesn't stop the problem from happening again, as the email clients will just readd themselves.

Cheers,
-Bren

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Comment from dominic on 2005-09-10

2005-09-10T10:33:48Z

I have followed the instructions of 'Walter Lane' in how to remove the unread messge count present on my start up screen. However, after a while it happened again and so i tried the same method I used previously. But this was the problem; I could no longer delete the folder as it doesn't exist anymore. What can I do? Please help!! The message count is almost in the two digits!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Comment from John Doe on 2005-08-25

2005-08-25T17:06:03Z

Bill Gates sucks more than Monica Lewinsky! It's things like this that Microsoft forces you to deal with that make me so angry with them. They have this attitude that "We know better than you how you want to use your computer".

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Comment from Judy McCloud on 2005-07-31

2005-07-31T12:10:55Z

how do I get the "Earthlink Start Page" logo off the screen?

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Comment from Walter Lane on 2005-07-12

2005-07-13T00:50:35Z

go to start-run-regedit. go through hkey_current_user-software-microsoft-windows-current_version-unread_folders. delete unread folders. exit out of regedit. restart

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Comment from Logicblock on 2004-12-05

2004-12-05T23:02:33Z

get a copy of TweakUI - go to login and turn it off...or go to repair to fix the misread

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Comment from griff on 2004-10-28

2004-10-28T10:57:07Z

Hi Leo,
Here's an idea. TELL Microsoft to change it. Don't ask them, tell them. I don't want the number of my unread mail messages showing up on the office computer. This feature should be optional.

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