Compliments of Kelly:

Use TweakUI/Logon/Unread Mail and Repair/Unread Mail Count
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/p.../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:

StartRunRegeditnavigate to this key:

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

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\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
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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)

MS Products User wrote:
I have my screen saver set to display the welcome screen and just started
getting the following message under my username: 2 unread mail messages,
when there are no unread messages in my inbox at all?

This message for some reason never was there before and I've tried logging
off, restarting the PC and sending myself 2 test e-mails, leaving them
unread in the inbox, then opening Outlook again to delete them, but this
same message still appears on the welcome screen.

What to do? I've got all the most recent Microsoft updates and am using
Win.
XP Home with SP2.