Re: New Mail Icon on Toolbar Doen Not Appear

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144memnon wrote:
Thanks! I have all of the preferences adjusted as you said already. I also
always have Outlook Express open. Your last note was VERY interesting
though. Dell's Anti-Virus/Spam software is Trend Micro!! Would you say that
I have to uninstall it totally and go with something like Norton? I had
Norton before and had some virus issues. Trend Micro seems better, but not
if it disallows the envelope icon. What are your thoughts? Thanks so much!!!

"Michael Santovec" wrote:

To get automatic new mail notification, Outlook Express must be running.
It can be minimized. You also need to set Tools, Options, General,
Check for new messages every xx minutes (this should be set to at least
10-15 minutes to avoid an excessive burden on the mail server). Unlike
Netscape, Microsoft will download the messages before notifying you.
When the new mail is downloaded, you get an envelope icon in the system
tray, and if desired a wave sound file played (Tools, Options, General,
Play Sound; and Control Panel, Sounds, New Mail Notification). If the
sound doesn't seem to play, you may need to select a different sound,
then change it back to the desired one.

The notification icon for new messages in the status bar and "Play sound
when new messages arrive" features of Outlook Express may not work
successfully with Trend Micro Anti-Spam installed.


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Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm


"144memnon" <144memnon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:FF3CCB3D-6F7F-47C9-9B98-F29C38B50BF0@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hello,

I am using Outlook Express on my new Dell computer, running Windows
XP.
Before, I always got a small envelope icon on the bottom toolbar, near
the
clock, whenever a new e-mail was received and unread. Now I cannot get
that
icon. I get no notification of new mail. The Earthlink and Dell people
tell
me that it should be there. All of my preferences on Outlook Express
are
correct I think. Can someone please help me? Thanks a lot!!

Marc
glaucus@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

.



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