I like windows mail, but there are a few things I am trying to figure out, is there a windows mail gadget yet? if not is there a way to minimize it to the tray

http://gallery.live.com/liveItemDetail.asp...257e8ab&l=1

That'll show the unreadmail count. When you click on the number itll open windows mail if its your default client

That link above is for Windows Live mail, not Windows mail. So I don't think it'll work as the OP wants.

You could try the POP email checker here: http://www.wincustomize.com/skins.aspx?skinid=9&libid=63

It will tell you the number of emails sitting in a pop account, but if like me, you leave your emails on the pop server it will say there's new mail all the time.

Is there a Windows Live Mail Desktop beta gadget?

Discotheque: It will work with Windows Mail, you know how i know? Because i made it! It does work. It works with any mails client that tells windows how many unread mails there are.

azz0r: no

sorry, I only assumed that as the desciption only mentioned Windows Live Mail

so it should also work with thunderbird? just curious

also one other question, is it possible to hide or minimize to tray windows mail, so it doesnt always sit open in the taskbar?

I use HideOE, but as the title is, it works in OE. Might work for windows mail.

Minimize to Tray is good, but not free

yea i tried hideoe, it works, but your stuck with the old win 98 outlook icon

I probably changed something in the options, but it minimsies to tray on close for me.

When your on the switch user screen (WIN+L) if the unreadmail count there shows thunderbird email, then itll work

so your windows mail minimizes to the tray with no further apps? mine it just goes to the taskbar

Sorry, i got mixed up, i use Windows Live Mail Desktop Beta. That does it. I dont know about windows mail. Very sorry for the confusion there

its cool, minimize to tray works, but for some reason it maxes my cpu out

Can you make a WLMd beta version?

My gadgets works with WLMd beta. But it is not a gadget specifically for that

Try "Minimizer XP" - its Freeware and you can minimize all Windows you want...
It works with Vista with nop Problems !

thanks it works great, aside from the fuggly icon it puts in the titlebar, i was also gonna check the registry for windows mail to see if it could also be done there

is there anything like this for Outlook 03?

outlook should be able to do it natively

You mean in the system tray? Thats all it does for me, it be nice to be able to find out how many are new.

if you look on google there is a registry entry to do that in outlook only

I tried that gadget and it doesn't ever notify me. From what I am understanding in the fine print of the gadget is that it finds unread mail from Live messenger. Not Live Mail itself. I don't use the messenger but I love the Live Mail. Maybe I'm wrong, but that was my understanding of why I couldn't get it to work. It always read zero on the gadget.