Are you running Windows XP? Might the icon be hidden in the system tray
(notification area) near the clock? Is there a arrow in a circle down there
indicating that some icons have been hidden?

"heshie75v" wrote in message
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I have the box check next to " show envelope icon in the notification
area", yet when a new e mail arrives the envelope is not there. How do I
get
the envelope back...It was really helpfull in my office 2000