Setup New Mail Desktop Alert in outlook xp and 2003

To run outlook at background and check for new mails and notify you. Use the following steps.

Step:1

You have to first enable auto sending and receiving in outlook.

1. In Outlook 2003 or 2002 click on Tools menu, click Options.

2.Click on the Mail Setup tab then check Send immediately when connected, then click the Send/receive button.

3.Then set the amount of time between send/receive attempts.

Step:2

Enable new mail notification in outlook.

In Outlook 2003 or 2002 click on Tool \ Options…

1. On the Tools menu, click Options.
2. Click E-mail Options, and then click Advanced E-mail Options.
3. Under When new items arrive in my Inbox, select the Display a New Mail Desktop Alert (default Inbox only) check box.
4. To specify the duration or transparency of the alert, click Desktop Alert Settings, and then select the options you want.

Step:3

In Outlook 2003..

1.    Right-click on the Outlook icon in the System Tray:

2.    Select Hide When Minimized from the menu.

In Outlook 2002.


1.    Run the Regedit (Registry Editor).

2.    Navigate to the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Outlook\Preference subkey.

3.   Add a new DWORD Value. It should be named 'MinToTray', with a value of "1".
4.   Close Regedit and restart outlook.


Or

Copy the code below to note pad and save it as "outlook.reg" and run that file once.

Code:

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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Outlook\Preferences]

"MinToTray"=dword:00000001

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