Comments on: How to get rid of Unread Mail Count in Windows XP

By: Zach Eck

Zach Eck — Wed, 27 May 2009 22:39:15 +0000

Thanks! I really wanted to get rid of this message since even though I have a hotmail e-mail, I use g-mail, and the only e-mails I get for hotmail are spam.

By: keith

keith — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 14:59:59 +0000

i still cant get rid of the x mail message when i log on to xp.

By: Debi

Debi — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:07:40 +0000

“Now navigate to the following registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\UnreadMail

Note that you will not see this key if you are in a domain environment, so it won’t be there on office or corporate computers most likely.”

How can I get the undread messages from a registry key in a domain environment??

By: James

James — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 20:05:56 +0000

I’m using XP Pro. I had to go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER instead of local machine.

By: airgle

airgle — Tue, 20 May 2008 17:40:15 +0000

I have been thinking of this issue for years, and just could not get rid of email count (I think the feature is stupid because it doesn’t report a right count) thanks for the information. appreciated it

By: DeadlyDad

DeadlyDad — Sun, 18 May 2008 17:42:02 +0000

DoneThat2: If you type ‘control userpasswords2′ in Start/Run, it will show you who has what privileges. You can also on a program and select ‘Run as…’. Only accounts that have admin will show up as defaults.

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By: Vaibhav

Vaibhav — Sat, 17 May 2008 08:06:12 +0000

Great tip, it was much required.

By: akishore

akishore — Fri, 16 May 2008 15:39:09 +0000

DoneThat2, not really sure if there is a way to do that. I would have to check and get back to you!

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By: DoneThat2

DoneThat2 — Fri, 16 May 2008 12:54:46 +0000

Thanks. I’ve been wondering how to get rid of the e-mail message.

Instead of the email message, I’d like the Welcome screen to identify, for each user account, if it has Administrator or Limited User rights. Is there a registry hack to replace the unread e-mail message with a “user-type” identification message?