Hotmail E-Mail Account Associated.

BTW, even after I emptied my e-mail box the messages showed, just no longer unread. And they are not associated w/ the Basic Administer's Account. That Login shows clean.

The message looks like this @ the Windows Login Screen.

XXXX XXXXXX (Her Name)
14 unread mail messages (<---this is underlined-
but isn't a link)

XXXXXX Admin Account
(<---no message here)

wow, what a great post. i have never heard of such a problem and would have guess-suggested the things that you've tried. have you searched the registry looking for your email address? have you tried total new profile for her? i bet i will smack our foreheads on this one. i will browse mskb at support.microsoft.com because this does sound familiar. bet you have sp2 on...which i would have done also. plus all office and windows security updates ya-da. i like that ms security baseline anal-izer to tell me what status on updates of computer.
meanwhile maybe you could disguise problem by turning off welcome screen and (i do that pluse disable fast user switching and optimize performance for speed and turn off simple file sharing and also turn off autodiscover network resources and in most cased i enable paths in both address bar and title, i disable searching from address bar and i make it so user can see extensions.)

Thank's for responding.

I was just coming to ask that question about removing her user profile and setting up a new 1 since there's nothing there right now but a few folders and the desktop set up. Think that would work?

I'm game for any suggestions @ this point. Thank's for any and all reasonable suggestions.

I do most of that sgt, and Dell did some already (though shutting of that auto restart on failures that they did made me wonder a bit, you'd think if Blaster did ever get in you might not even notice it)...Yes SP2 is all done, much of what you said is completed (we set them up very similarlymy friend). Any idea where in all those reg key's I might look (HKEY_CURRENT_USER and HKEY_USERS no doubt eh?)

Again TY for the ideas, and the research. Was hopeing not to have to go through re-setting up that new profile if I can avoid it as I have hers tweaked just right (except this wee bity problem), to work w/ the Remote Desktop & Remote Assistance so was avoiding it like the plague since it took a while w/ 2 machines on SP2 to get them to actually communicate w/out timing out in a flash. Mine is XP Pro / hers is XP Home.

No POP 3 Client set up...strictly webmail use only accounts (Outlook Express not installed, Outlook w/ MS Office 2003 setup, but no mail set up w/ it. Strictly the calendar & other tools only).

E-Mail shows Microsoft Office Outlook in I-Net Properties>Programs Tab>E-mail.

Here's the kicker...I have never used either Outlook or Outlook Express for my own mail, simple set up POP3 server stuff for those using them and saved mails and addy books and exported during re-formats, so I honestly do not know my way around either Outlook or Outlook Express. Most of my customers for years have opted out for Webmail inboxes (I usually suggest it and viruses tend to stop infecting), Go Figure!

In the registry ran across something;

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Identities\{8D32DF8B-D3B8-4783-A0C5-FE37E2FC8659}\Software\Microsoft\Outlook Express\5.0\Mail

And the value for the key is; "Check Mail On Startup" for (Name), "REG-DWORD" for (TYPE), 0x0000000(1) for (Data)

Hmmm, I wonder if a data value change would just clear it? but my e-mail addy doesn't appear.

Outlook Express was uninstalled via Add/Remove Windows Components after I logged into Windows Messenger w/ my S/N-e-mail addy when I was in setting up the Remote Desktop component. I just had not restarted the puter yet so I didn't know the association was there yet.

Again TY for trying to help.

That particular "Mail" key ends w/ the line "Welcome Message" and my info & values are much less than hers, though I neither have Outlook Express installed, nor MS Office XP Outlook setup...She does have MS Office 2003 Outlook setup (without the actual mail box info setup). Mine has only 8 lines on that key and hers has 15 including the top Default line each).

Mine does not contain that "Check Mail On Startup Line" at all.

Bingo My good Friend...Now if someone can tell me how to safely edit out the registry key I'll be in bidness!

Found the e-mail addy in the Key;

My Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\ Windows\Current Version\UnreadMail\xxxxx(my addy)@ (my full address).com

There are 3 lines besides Default;

Application REG_SZ http://(my address).com/

MessageCount REG_DWORD 0x0000000e(14)

TimeStamp REG_BINARY 2e fb d3 8e 51 8e c4 01
_______________________________________________

Also logged into Yahoo Messenger as my SN is located under Yahoo User ID @ Key;

My Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Yahoo\Pager

with my login info on the bottom line
_______________________________________________

Then again @ the key;

My Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Yahoo\Pager\
profiles\ (my screen name)

But no lines mentioning my name there, values are mainly binary or DWORD or SZ.
_________________________________________________

And then again;

My Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Yahoo\Pager
\profiles\ (my yahoo screen name)\Chat

And the line "Last Sel Chat ID" REG_SZ (My Name)
_________________________________________________
(more follows)

And again @ the key;

My Computer\HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-xxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxx-1009(a long string of #'s only in place of the x's)\Software\Microsoft\ Windows\Current Version\UnreadMail\xxxxx(my addy)@ (my full mail address).com

There are 3 lines besides Default;

Application REG_SZ http://(my address).com/

MessageCount REG_DWORD 0x0000000e(14)

TimeStamp REG_BINARY 2e fb d3 8e 51 8e c4 01
_______________________________________________

And again @ the key;

My Computer\HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-xxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxx-1009(a very long string of #'s only in place of the x's)\Software\Yahoo\Pager

And the line; Yahoo User ID REG_SZ (my SN)
_________________________________________________

And again the key;

My Computer\HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-xxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxx-1009(a long string of #'s only in place of the x's)\Software\Yahoo\Pager
\profiles\ (my Screen Name)

And the lines do not contain my SN or e-mail addy; Just Binary, SZ, and DWORD (Identities and Selected Identities are blank. (But I am not logged in either to Yahoo, Only logged in to set it not to start w/ Windows-clear from startup via the messenger).
________________________________________________

And again the key;

My Computer\HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-xxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxx-1009(a long string of #'s only in place of the x's)\Software\Yahoo\Pager
\profiles\ (my Screen Name)\Chat

The line besides Default reads;

Last Sel Chat ID REG-SZ (my SN)
________________________________________________

Will a Regedit expert please tell me which ones are safe to edit and those that shouldn't need to be (I would assume the next person to log into Yahoo will wipe out those Last Logged into Yahoo lines on the Yahoo Application keys).

I am mainly interested in getting rid of the e-mail association and checking keys that check my e-mail box upon startup and before the login welcome screen.

I'd sure appreciate it!

Point value changed by question poster.

Alternatively, use XP user account maint., advanced, .Net wizard, enter your .net account and UNCHECK 'associate with my windows user account'. Or, enter hers and leave the 'associate' option checked. You should also be able to delete her windows account, then recreate one to elimate the association.

TY dusty, I'll try the user acct. maint. first and see ifthat dis-associates my info.

Appreciate the help a bunch, will award points when I close the question.

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