How to unlink Live ID from Windows XP user account?

[Yehonatan]

I have my primary Live ID/.NET Passport associated with my user account on a
shared computer using Windows XP Professional. This allows me, of course, to
see how many unread messages I have on that Live Mail account from the
Windows login screen.

My problem is thus: I signed into a secondary Live ID using Live Messenger,
and now BOTH Live IDs show the number of unread emails on the Windows login
screen. I don't want BOTH associated with it!

How do I unlink this Live ID from my Windows user account? And how do I
prevent this from happening again?

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Compliments of Kelly:

Use TweakUI/Logon/Unread Mail and Repair/Unread Mail Count
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp

Disable Unread Mail on the Welcome Screen (Line 100)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

To remove an account or to change the count manually:

Start>Run>Regedit>navigate to this key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\UnreadMail\[Your
E-Mail Address]. In the right pane modify: Message Count, Change it to 0.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\UnreadMail. In
the right pane modify: MessageExpiryDays Change it to 0.

Overview of Mail Notification Display on WinXP Welcome Screen
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/304148

--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
www.banthecheck.com


Yehonatan wrote:
> I have my primary Live ID/.NET Passport associated with my user account on
> a
> shared computer using Windows XP Professional. This allows me, of course,
> to
> see how many unread messages I have on that Live Mail account from the
> Windows login screen.
>
> My problem is thus: I signed into a secondary Live ID using Live
> Messenger,
> and now BOTH Live IDs show the number of unread emails on the Windows
> login
> screen. I don't want BOTH associated with it!
>
> How do I unlink this Live ID from my Windows user account? And how do I
> prevent this from happening again?