[jhowell09]

I use gmail as my personal email client and i was wondering if its possible to have windows XP home SP3 display how many emails i have in gmail at the login screen.

it currently displays my hotmail inbox(which i dont use due to spam.).

is it possible to switch?

[Byteman]

Hi, No.... not unless there have been changes lately. I use Gmail, too.... there is the Gmail Notifier you can use>

http://toolbar.google.com/gmail-help...r_windows.html

Originally Posted by Google

After you download the Notifier, an icon will appear in your system tray (so you don't have to open a browser) to let you know if you have unread Gmail messages.

Might also be some fiddling around you can try with having Outlook Express perhaps, keep a copy of all emails on the server.....(meaning the ISP's) but that is more time consuming etc....

July 30, 2007

The Welcome screen is displayed by default on Windows XP Home Edition-based computers and on Windows XP Professional-based computers that are not members of a domain. Under your name on the Welcome screen, there is a hyperlink that indicates the number of unread e-mail messages. If you click this link, it reveals which account the messages are from, and how many each e-mail provider contains. For example, if you have three unread e-mail messages, and you click the hyperlink under your name, you see the following information (where UserID is your user name for the corresponding e-mail account):
UserID@msn.com (2)
UserID@hotmail.com (1)
The hyperlink is displayed only if you have an e-mail client that is capable of updating the Welcome screen running on your computer. Currently, Microsoft Outlook Express and Microsoft Windows Messenger support this feature.

[TheOutcaste]

Configure Outlook Express to access gmail and then it will show on the Welcome Screen. Be sure you disable the Hotmail account, or they will both show.

Jerry

[jhowell09]

thanks a lot!