LaShay...did you close the message after you saved it? Sounds like it's still open. 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 Virtual Executive Sent: Sunday, January 12, 2003 12:18 PM To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [mso] Adding a "New Email Message" option Hello everyone, I followed the instructions of how to add a new email message entry to the new menu for Outlook 2000. 1. Open a new email message 2. File > Save As > Blank.msg (saved in SHELLNEW) 3. Start > Run, type RegEdit, go to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT, scroll down the .msg extension 4. Right click .msg, click ShellNew 5. ...Create a New String Value named FileName 6. Double-click the FileName icon...C:\\Windows\ShellNew\Blank.msg... 7. click ok When I tested it, I received the following error message: The file may not exist, you may not have persmission ot open it, or it may be open in another program. Can someone tell me what I did wrong? LaShay ************************************************************* 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?Subject=unsubscribe 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 *************************************************************