OE to the system tray??

effdee

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Dec 14, 2005, 4:53:08 AM12/14/05

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Is it possible to somehow "minimize" OE to the system tray instead of the
taskbar??

effdee

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Alan Edwards

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Dec 14, 2005, 6:03:10 AM12/14/05

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I use TrayIcon Pro, though that is a little used and insignificant
part (to me, anyway), as I have never seen any real advantage.
There are others that do similar.

...Alan
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There are others that do similar.

Ken Blake, MVP

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Dec 14, 2005, 10:26:21 AM12/14/05

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effdee wrote:

> Is it possible to somehow "minimize" OE to the system tray instead of
> the taskbar??

There's no ability to do that with WInodws/OE itself, but there are
thiurd-party programs that can let you do that with any program. A google
search should turn up several.

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Ken Zhao [MSFT]

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Dec 15, 2005, 1:31:07 AM12/15/05

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Hello Effdee,

Thank you for using newsgroup!

From your post, based on my knowledge, there is no way to achieve your goal
from Windows XP/Outlook Express. However, I found the following third party
utility that might be helpful:

Minimize To Tray: Minimize to system tray any program you want
<http://www.actualtools.com/titlebuttons/minimize_to_system_tray_any_program
.shtml>

Note: This response contains a reference to a third party World Wide Web
site. Microsoft is providing this information as a convenience to you.
Microsoft does not control these sites and has not tested any software or
information found on these sites; therefore, Microsoft cannot make any
representations regarding the quality, safety, or suitability of any
software or information found there. There are inherent dangers in the use
of any software found on the Internet, and Microsoft cautions you to make
sure that you completely understand the risk before retrieving any software
from the Internet.

Hope that helps!

Thanks & Regards,

Ken Zhao

Microsoft Online Partner Support
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NobodyMan

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Dec 15, 2005, 9:33:17 PM12/15/05

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Is it possible you could post this in a group with OE in the title?
Notice this group lacks those letters/words (you know, the words
OUTLOOK EXPRESS?).

Steve Campbell

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May 9, 2006, 6:32:01 AM5/9/06

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Yes. It's a registry edit.

User Key:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Outlook\Preferences]
Value Name: MinToTray
Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value Data: (1 = System Tray, 0 = Taskbar)

Normal precautions apply!.

Steve

PA Bear

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May 9, 2006, 3:17:44 PM5/9/06

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> Normal precautions apply!.

Indeed! MS Outlook and MS Outlook Express are different applications,
Steve.
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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org

Steve Campbell wrote:
> Yes. It's a registry edit.
>
> User Key:
> [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Outlook\Preferences]
> Value Name: MinToTray
> Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
> Value Data: (1 = System Tray, 0 = Taskbar)
>
> Normal precautions apply!.
>

Steve Campbell

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May 11, 2006, 12:26:03 PM5/11/06

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Ah, yes indeed. Should move my eyes along a little more in future!

S