Email notifier in Windows mail

[screwball]

Does anyone know if the window mail has a email notify to alert you of new mail with out having the thing open or even if there a gadget to put in the sidebar thanks.

[johnson22]

No, but if you click the "Close" button on Windows Live Mail Desktop it puts an icon in the Notification Area that turns yellow when you have mail.

[Trio]

Windows Mail does not support this functionality, but I have created an application which will provide you with a way to control Windows Mail from the system tray as well as minimize it there.

You can download it at http://www.msblog.org/download/WinMailTray.zip

Have a great day.

[Dr.pter]

Windows Mail is a development of Outlook Express which I run in XP and there there is a function under Tools > Options > General to play a sound when a message arrives. Afraid that it does not differentiate between accounts, but may well differentiate between identities - i.e. you could play a different sound for each identity. No doubt something similar in Windows Mail.

[Trio]

Take a look at the similar discussion here - Windows Vista & Windows Mail eMail Notification on Login Screen