New Mail Icon on Desktop

Is there anyway that a "New Mail" icon can be set to appear on the
desktop in WLM in addition to the sound notification?

Bill

No. WLM does not have an option to place an icon on the desktop for new
mail.

If WLMsgr is installed, open, and signed on and WLM open and signed on with
the same Live ID, you should receive a toast (popup) for any account in WLM
when WLM polls for new mail.
(fyi, WLM has the ability to check mail manually [user generated], every x
minutues [configuration], or automatically [polls all accounts regardless
of settings about once an hour])
- i.e. for any notification one has to use the Live per the design intent.



....winston
msft mvp mail

"Bill" wrote in message news:...

Is there anyway that a "New Mail" icon can be set to appear on the
desktop in WLM in addition to the sound notification?

Bill

Thanks! I didn't think there was such an option but I'd like to see
one. I have my WLM set to check for new mail every 5 minutes but if I
happen to be away from the computer and miss the audible alert, it
would be nice to look at the screen and see a flashing icon! Oh well!

Bill

On Fri, 6 May 2011 01:06:27 -0400, "...winston" <>
wrote:

>No. WLM does not have an option to place an icon on the desktop for new
>mail.
>
>If WLMsgr is installed, open, and signed on and WLM open and signed on with
>the same Live ID, you should receive a toast (popup) for any account in WLM
>when WLM polls for new mail.
>(fyi, WLM has the ability to check mail manually [user generated], every x
>minutues [configuration], or automatically [polls all accounts regardless
>of settings about once an hour])
>- i.e. for any notification one has to use the Live per the design intent.
>
>
>
>...winston
>msft mvp mail
>
>"Bill" wrote in message news:...
>
>Is there anyway that a "New Mail" icon can be set to appear on the
>desktop in WLM in addition to the sound notification?
>
>Bill

yw..even a toast only lasts for a limited time.

If using a Hotmail type account (live.com, hotmail.com, msn.com etc) WLMsgr
when open/signed on will always show the number of new messages in that
signed on Live ID's inbox. If using the same Live ID in WLM, then clicking
the mail icon in WLMsgr will open WLM (if not already open). The WLMsgr
toast appears for all accounts in WLM not just the same Live ID (when both
are signed on with the same Live ID).


I don't recall any Msft client putting a 'new mail' icon on the desktop (be
it WLM, OE, WM, Outlook) thus it would be doubtful that any resources would
be devoted to creating a new mail icon on a user's profile (desktop).



--
....winston
msft mvp mail

"Bill" wrote in message news:...


Thanks! I didn't think there was such an option but I'd like to see
one. I have my WLM set to check for new mail every 5 minutes but if I
happen to be away from the computer and miss the audible alert, it
would be nice to look at the screen and see a flashing icon! Oh well!

Bill

On Fri, 6 May 2011 01:06:27 -0400, "...winston" <>
wrote:

>No. WLM does not have an option to place an icon on the desktop for new
>mail.
>
>If WLMsgr is installed, open, and signed on and WLM open and signed on
>with
>the same Live ID, you should receive a toast (popup) for any account in
>WLM
>when WLM polls for new mail.
>(fyi, WLM has the ability to check mail manually [user generated], every x
>minutues [configuration], or automatically [polls all accounts regardless
>of settings about once an hour])
>- i.e. for any notification one has to use the Live per the design intent.
>
>
>
>...winston
>msft mvp mail
>
>"Bill" wrote in message
>news:.. .
>
>Is there anyway that a "New Mail" icon can be set to appear on the
>desktop in WLM in addition to the sound notification?
>
>Bill