Rob D. wrote:

Is there a desktop shortcut for creating a new mail message (running
Windows XP)? In Windows 2000 there was a shortcut bar with a new
mail message icon on it. I'm wondering if there's something similar
in XP?

It's easy enough to make one. Open Outlook and search for "command line".
Read the information about command line switches, especially the /c switch.
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Brian Tillman