If you go to the Securities tab of Properties and take ownership you
could probably remove the hidden property.
If you right click on the start orb and select Open all Users you can
copy the shortcut to the Startup folder. (After right clicking and selecting
Copy on the desktop icon, of course.)
May I ask why you want Windows Mail to automatically start at startup?
You should probably also go to Control Panel>Default Programs>Set default programs
Click Windows Mail and click Set this program as default. Then the E-mail entry in the
pinned area of the Start menu should open Windows Mail.
"Andy" <Andy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:8B22611E-96BC-48FB-82A2-E2B2E72793C7@microsoft.com...
> No I hadn't tried that. It brings up wnmail.exe as a program. Properties
> tells me it is in
> C:\Program Files\Windows Mail
>
> It is also shown as hidden but the tick box is grey and I can't untick it.
> Very strange. (Folder Options View has Show Hidden Files is selected)
>
> However.... right clicking it gives me the option to 'pin it to start menu' Default
> so I now have a way to launch it and can also drag it onto the desktop as a
> shortcut.....
>
> Cheers Cal Bear! .... :-)
>
> I would still need to find it in windows explorer to drag it into my startup
> folder tho......
>
>
> "Cal Bear '66" wrote:
>
>> When you type winmail.exe in the search box on the start menu what
>> happens?
>> (sorry if you have already tried this)
>>
>>
>> "Andy" <Andy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:CA6D438F-9160-4750-9D15-CBCDBBE7C8B0@microsoft.com...
>> > Hello Cal Bear... there is only one Mail icon it is under the blue ie
>> icon on
>> > the top of the start menu. there is no icon in the All Programs list.
>> >
>> > "Cal Bear '66" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Right click on the Windows Mail icon on the top of the All Programs
>> list,
>> >> not the E-Mail icon in the pinned items area of the Start menu.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "Andy" <Andy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:20AA4974-4138-42A2-B131-4C163ECDA29D@microsoft.com...
>> >> > Interesting, when I right click on it the only options I get are
>> >> 'Internet
>> >> > Properties' (which brings up the old internet options box) and
>> 'Remove
>> >> from
>> >> > this list'
>> >> >
>> >> > "Dave" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> I wanted to see if the Help & Support link was to C:\Program Files\
>> ...
>> >> and
>> >> >> it is.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> You should be able to go to C:\Program Files\Windows Mail and see
>> >> >> WinMail.exe
>> >> >>
>> >> >> or Click on Start - All Programs and see a link to Windows Mail
>> >> >>
>> >> >> I don't know why you can't.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> If you right-click on the Windows Mail entry on the Start Menu, and
>> >> select
>> >> >> Properties... what does it say for the Target? It should be
>> >> >> "%ProgramFiles%\Windows Mail\WinMail.exe"
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> "Andy" <Andy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> >> news:95371897-A747-489D-97A6-5D1BF15BC084@microsoft.com...
>> >> >> > Thanks Dave. I did that and got a page full of text but this is a
>> >> step or
>> >> >> > two
>> >> >> > outside my pc expertise ;-)
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > What exactly am I looking for?
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6000]
>> >> >> > Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > C:\Users\Andy>set
>> >> >> > ALLUSERSPROFILE=C:\ProgramData
>> >> >> > APPDATA=C:\Users\Andy\AppData\Roaming
>> >> >> > CommonProgramFiles=C:\Program Files\Common Files
>> >> >> > COMPUTERNAME=ACER-FCAFBFA90D
>> >> >> > ComSpec=C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
>> >> >> > DEFAULT_CA_NR=CA8
>> >> >> > FP_NO_HOST_CHECK=NO
>> >> >> > HOMEDRIVE=C:
>> >> >> > HOMEPATH=\Users\Andy
>> >> >> > LOCALAPPDATA=C:\Users\Andy\AppData\Local
>> >> >> > LOGONSERVER=\\ACER-FCAFBFA90D
>> >> >> > NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS=2
>> >> >> > OS=Windows_NT
>> >> >> >
>> >> Path=C:\Windows\system32;C:\Windows;C:\Windows\Sys tem32\Wbem;C:\Program
>> >> >> > Files\Co
>> >> >> > mmon Files\Teleca Shared;
>> >> >> > PATHEXT=.COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WS F;.WSH
>> >> >> > PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE=x86
>> >> >> > PROCESSOR_IDENTIFIER=x86 Family 6 Model 15 Stepping 6,
>> GenuineIntel
>> >> >> > PROCESSOR_LEVEL=6
>> >> >> > PROCESSOR_REVISION=0f06
>> >> >> > ProgramData=C:\ProgramData
>> >> >> > ProgramFiles=C:\Program Files
>> >> >> > PROMPT=$P$G
>> >> >> > PUBLIC=C:\Users\Public
>> >> >> > SESSIONNAME=Console
>> >> >> > SystemDrive=C:
>> >> >> > SystemRoot=C:\Windows
>> >> >> > TEMP=C:\Users\Andy\AppData\Local\Temp
>> >> >> > TMP=C:\Users\Andy\AppData\Local\Temp
>> >> >> > USERDOMAIN=ACER-FCAFBFA90D
>> >> >> > USERNAME=Andy
>> >> >> > USERPROFILE=C:\Users\Andy
>> >> >> > windir=C:\Windows
>> >> >> >
>> >> >>
>> >>
>>
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