Thanks Linda and Dian - I have done all the things you suggest in tools options etc etc - still happening. My version is Outlook 2002 Office XP Pro with FrontPage. Checking for patches will have to wait till Monday as I am out of the office for the next 2 days taking my daughter to uni for freshers week so will miss all the cheery banter! If only I could remember how to set "out of office" when not using an exchange server ... *scratches head and ambles off home*. Apols for not deleting previous message - thought I had done so. Have a nice weekend everybody - and good luck with the insurance stuff Linda. Anne -----Original Message----- From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Linda F. Johnson Sent: 10 September 2003 16:16 To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [mso] Re: Outlook It made it thru, Ann....but I didn't reply cuz I'm all wrapped up in fighting insurance companies right now...grrrrr But, what version of Outlook are you using? If you've turned that option off in Tools>Options and it's still popping up, I'm not sure why....but I *think* I remember hearing of this problem before with Outlook 2000 and I *think* it was resolved with one of the service patches, or maybe it wasn't resolved until Outlook 2002 and some of it's patches?....do you have all the latest patches for your version? You might want to check the Office Update page and be sure of that...otherwise, I have no idea why it's happening. I HATE INSURANCE COMPANIES!!!! (and please, if you reply to an existing post and change the subject line, could you also delete the history of that thread? No need to include that when you aren't even talking about that subject anymore. Thanks) Linda Publisher ~ ABC ~ All 'Bout Computers Owner ~ Linda's Computer Stop http://personal-computer-tutor.com FREE MS Office eBook Tutorial http://personal-computer-tutor.com/library.htm -----Original Message----- From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Anne Robson Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2003 11:07 AM To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [mso] Outlook Posted this a few days ago but didn't get any replies - hope it made it through the system! Is there any way to switch off the popup box that annoyingly tells me "New mail has arrived - would you like to read it now?" It keeps getting in the way when I am working on some complex proprietary software and I can't seem to get it to stop, even though all the tick boxes in Tools> Options> Preferences> Email options have been disabled! Thanks in hope! Anne ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the subject line. Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. This will also allow you to change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to use the files section for sharing files with the group, send a request to mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an invitation with instructions. Once you are a member of the files group, you can go here to upload/download files: http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles ************************************************************* --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.516 / Virus Database: 313 - Release Date: 01/09/2003 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.516 / Virus Database: 313 - Release Date: 01/09/2003 ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the subject line. Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. This will also allow you to change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to use the files section for sharing files with the group, send a request to mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an invitation with instructions. Once you are a member of the files group, you can go here to upload/download files: http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles *************************************************************