Unhiding Mail notification icon

             The little icon, your trusted friend that always appeared with a icon, is suddenly gone? You still hear the sound when new mail has arrived in Outlook Express, but the icon won't show in the Windows system tray.

Chances are your notification icon is only hiding or hidden, to be more precise. In an effort to curb toolbar clutter, Windows XP (like later versions of Windows) hides from view icons that you do not use. For Windows, using is equal to clicking. Rejoicing at the icon's sight and heading for the Outlook Express Inbox does not count, unfortunately.

Now, you can make sure the Outlook Express new mail icon is not hidden by using it to go to the newly arrived emails: double-click the icon when it appears. Fortunately, you do not have to change your email habits to still profit from the icon in full view. In this article our Texpert has tried to provide you with quick step to make sure Windows XP Does Not Hide the Outlook Express New Mail Icon

Steps to prevent Windows XP (and later) from hiding the Outlook Express new mail system tray icon:

   

•    "Right click" in an empty area of the Windows task bar.

•     Select "Properties" from the menu.

•     Click "Customize"... under "Notification" Area.

•     Locate the "You have new e-mail item".

•     Make sure "Always Show" is selected in the Behavior column.

•     Click "OK".

•     Click "OK" again.