System Tray E-Mail Notification (?)

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Crew,

My wife has Outlook Express on her computer at work; & she claims to not get the notification icon in her system tray when new mail arrives. Her offices use OE for both internal office & outside e-mail; & her (unqualified) boss tweaks things from time to time on her machine.

How can I get that feature back for her (since I didn’t see it listed anywhere under Options)?

Thanks,

mark4man

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What version of OE and on what OS?

DaveA I am so far behind, I think I am First
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DaveA,

Don’t know & XP (has to be 5 or higher tho…it’s a relatively new system in their office.)

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mark4man

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If she is running Windows XP then it is OE 6.
I do not use OE but I found these settings and it does NOT list the ICON in the Notification area.

DaveA I am so far behind, I think I am First
Genealogy....confusing the dead and annoying the living

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If she is running Windows XP then it is OE 6.
I do not use OE but I found these settings and it does NOT list the ICON in the Notification area.

DaveA I am so far behind, I think I am First
Genealogy....confusing the dead and annoying the living

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Are you sure that it’s XP and OE?
If it’s Office Outlook, there is a different handling of email notifications.

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Because Windows Firewall inspects all incoming communications, some programs, especially e-mail programs, might behave differently when Windows Firewall is turned on.

For example, Outlook Express sends you a notification when you have new e-mail. Windows Firewall does not affect the behavior of this program, because the new e-mail notification originates from your computer.

However, when Microsoft Office Outlook 2000, Outlook 2002, or Outlook 2003 sends an e-mail notification, the notification originates from a server (a computer that is on the Internet), so Windows Firewall blocks the notification from reaching your computer. With Office Outlook, you can send and receive e-mail, but you will not be notified about new messages .
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Are you sure that it’s XP and OE?
If it’s Office Outlook, there is a different handling of email notifications.

—————————————————————
Because Windows Firewall inspects all incoming communications, some programs, especially e-mail programs, might behave differently when Windows Firewall is turned on.

For example, Outlook Express sends you a notification when you have new e-mail. Windows Firewall does not affect the behavior of this program, because the new e-mail notification originates from your computer.

However, when Microsoft Office Outlook 2000, Outlook 2002, or Outlook 2003 sends an e-mail notification, the notification originates from a server (a computer that is on the Internet), so Windows Firewall blocks the notification from reaching your computer. With Office Outlook, you can send and receive e-mail, but you will not be notified about new messages .
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DaveA,

Don’t know & XP (has to be 5 or higher tho…it’s a relatively new system in their office.)

Thanks,

mark4man

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What version of OE and on what OS?

DaveA I am so far behind, I think I am First
Genealogy....confusing the dead and annoying the living

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