Hotmail messages / MSN and Windows XP

tranmererovers

I have a laptop running XP which logs up to a 'Welcome screen' where you can select the user account you want to load.

Anyway, my neice came to visit yesterday and I let her use my laptop on my user account to go on MSN.

Now every time I reboot the laptop or it times out to the welcome screen, there is a message under my user account name saying 3 unread messages and when I hover over the message it gives my neice's hotmail address.

Not real a problem but just annoying. Any idea how I can get rid of this message.

Thanks

Quasar

I would think the only way is for your niece to go into her hotmail account and "read" the emails - she can do that from anywhere. Then you should not get that message again.

Hopefully some whiz will come along with a better way of doing it

Crabman

She's just gone and linked your XP account with HER msn account :rolleyes: Women, I tell ya :rotfl:

I've never had to do this before, but try clicking Start > click the pic at the top > click home on the left side of the popup box > see if there's an option there

Apologies but I'm using an HP Compaq nx9105 off a mate and I dare not try anything daring on it sorry!

Crabman

OK I think I've cracked it

Go to Start
> click on picture/logo at top left
> Click Home on the top bar of popup window
> from the "Pick a Task" choose "Change an Account"
> Click the appropriate identity
> Try clicking the option that mentions the .net passport and hopefully have a fiddle and it should have a relevant option somewhere there

Hope this helps, hope it works!!

Alfie_E

You can zero the unread mail count using Tweak UI, available from the Microsoft PowerToys for Windows XP page. It’s interesting to have a look at in its own right, as it allows you to change a number of settings. Under the Repair section, you can select the option to Repair unread mail count, then click on Repair Now.

PierceUK

just wait 5 days.... and it will go

tranmererovers

Crabman wrote:

OK I think I've cracked it

Go to Start
> click on picture/logo at top left
> Click Home on the top bar of popup window
> from the "Pick a Task" choose "Change an Account"
> Click the appropriate identity
> Try clicking the option that mentions the .net passport and hopefully have a fiddle and it should have a relevant option somewhere there

Hope this helps, hope it works!!

Thanks Crabby - I've tried fiddling with that to no avail. Looks like I may have to follow PierceUK's suggestion and wait a few more days!

tranmererovers

Alfie_E wrote:

You can zero the unread mail count using Tweak UI, available from the Microsoft PowerToys for Windows XP page. It’s interesting to have a look at in its own right, as it allows you to change a number of settings. Under the Repair section, you can select the option to Repair unread mail count, then click on Repair Now.

Thanks Alfie - just downloaded and ran that and it worked a treat :j :j