Vista - Unnecessary message

Please get rid of the 'Working online' message that Windows Mail and Outlook
Express show when it is isn't actually doing anything - for example after
completing some downloads. Although I've been seeing this message for years
it always make me think its doing something, when its not.

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"Spirefm" <Spirefm@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:4D44778A-6638-4C66-BD1B-BDE27DBF553A@microsoft.com...
> Please get rid of the 'Working online' message that Windows Mail and
> Outlook
> Express show when it is isn't actually doing anything - for example after
> completing some downloads. Although I've been seeing this message for
> years
> it always make me think its doing something, when its not.


I hope not. I find it very useful. Double clicking that message in the
Status Bar changes it to Working Offline.

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
http://www.fjsmjs.com
Answer in newsgroup. Don't send mail.

The point of the message is to show the status of the internet connectivity.

steve

"Spirefm" <Spirefm@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:4D44778A-6638-4C66-BD1B-BDE27DBF553A@microsoft.com...
> Please get rid of the 'Working online' message that Windows Mail and
> Outlook
> Express show when it is isn't actually doing anything - for example after
> completing some downloads. Although I've been seeing this message for
> years
> it always make me think its doing something, when its not.
>
> ----------------
> This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
> suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I
> Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow
> this
> link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then
> click "I Agree" in the message pane.
>
> http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/com...ows.vista.mail

Except that Windows Mail can be set to Work Offline even though the computer
is still connected to the Internet.

Frank

"Steve Cochran" <scochran@oehelp.com> wrote in message
news:671655ED-D8BB-4377-BCE3-7166B2BFFE81@microsoft.com...
> The point of the message is to show the status of the internet
> connectivity.
>
> steve
>
> "Spirefm" <Spirefm@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:4D44778A-6638-4C66-BD1B-BDE27DBF553A@microsoft.com...
>> Please get rid of the 'Working online' message that Windows Mail and
>> Outlook
>> Express show when it is isn't actually doing anything - for example after
>> completing some downloads. Although I've been seeing this message for
>> years
>> it always make me think its doing something, when its not.
>>
>> ----------------
>> This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
>> suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the
>> "I
>> Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow
>> this
>> link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and
>> then
>> click "I Agree" in the message pane.
>>
>> http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/com...ows.vista.mail
>

Okay, I should have said "functional connectivity".

steve

"Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" <franksaunders@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:uOOuhZU6GHA.3836@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Except that Windows Mail can be set to Work Offline even though the
> computer is still connected to the Internet.
>
> Frank
>
> "Steve Cochran" <scochran@oehelp.com> wrote in message
> news:671655ED-D8BB-4377-BCE3-7166B2BFFE81@microsoft.com...
>> The point of the message is to show the status of the internet
>> connectivity.
>>
>> steve
>>
>> "Spirefm" <Spirefm@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:4D44778A-6638-4C66-BD1B-BDE27DBF553A@microsoft.com...
>>> Please get rid of the 'Working online' message that Windows Mail and
>>> Outlook
>>> Express show when it is isn't actually doing anything - for example
>>> after
>>> completing some downloads. Although I've been seeing this message for
>>> years
>>> it always make me think its doing something, when its not.
>>>
>>> ----------------
>>> This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
>>> suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the
>>> "I
>>> Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow
>>> this
>>> link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and
>>> then
>>> click "I Agree" in the message pane.
>>>
>>> http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/com...ows.vista.mail
>>
>