how to set/activate incoming mails

[Guest ramwood600]

Using Outlook Express in my win xp, would like to set a sound or an icon that

would tell me that I have an incoming email. Any ideas please advice, thanks

[Guest Uncle Marvo]

Re: how to set/activate incoming mails

 

In reply to ramwood600 (ramwood600@discussions.microsoft.com) who wrote this

in 893673C8-40D8-4ACA-8895-33F6CC255D6E@microsoft.com, I, Marvo, say :

> Using Outlook Express in my win xp, would like to set a sound or an

> icon that would tell me that I have an incoming email. Any ideas

> please advice, thanks

 

It's in tools/options/general in the main menu.

[Guest Raoul]

Re: how to set/activate incoming mails

 

In additon to Uncle Marvo's response, you may have to go to the Control

Panel and click on Sounds and Audio Devices, scroll down to New Mail

Notification and point it to some wav file.

 

HTH

 

"ramwood600" <ramwood600@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:893673C8-40D8-4ACA-8895-33F6CC255D6E@microsoft.com...

> Using Outlook Express in my win xp, would like to set a sound or an icon

> that

> would tell me that I have an incoming email. Any ideas please advice,

> thanks

>

[Guest PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Re: how to set/activate incoming mails

 

Crosspost to OE General.

 

OE Tools | Options | General | Play sound when new messages arrive

--

OE-specific newsgroup:

http://news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlookexpress.general

 

~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002

 

ramwood600 wrote:

> Using Outlook Express in my win xp, would like to set a sound or an icon

> that would tell me that I have an incoming email. Any ideas please advice,

> thanks

[Guest ramwood600]

Re: how to set/activate incoming mails

 

Many thanks for your your help.

 

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

> Crosspost to OE General.

>

> OE Tools | Options | General | Play sound when new messages arrive

> --

> OE-specific newsgroup:

> http://news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlookexpress.general

>

> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002

>

> ramwood600 wrote:

> > Using Outlook Express in my win xp, would like to set a sound or an icon

> > that would tell me that I have an incoming email. Any ideas please advice,

> > thanks

>

>

[Guest PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Re: how to set/activate incoming mails

 

YW

 

ramwood600 wrote:

> Many thanks for your your help.

>

> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

>

>> Crosspost to OE General.

>>

>> OE Tools | Options | General | Play sound when new messages arrive

>> --

>> OE-specific newsgroup:

>> http://news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlookexpress.general

>>

>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

>> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002

>>

>> ramwood600 wrote:

>>> Using Outlook Express in my win xp, would like to set a sound or an icon

>>> that would tell me that I have an incoming email. Any ideas please

>>> advice,

>>> thanks