Minimizing Outlook 2000 to the systray in Windows 2000 Pro

[odious face]

Hello people I have bit of a question as google seems to be providing me with nothing but useless registry changes to fix my problem.

Well problem is this, I have to be able to constantly be aware of any email I receive while at work as most people do. I do how ever usually need to also have alot of windows open. Having one less window down there would be nice. I have searched google and found a few registry entries that are suppose to work with the 2002 version but they appear to not work with 2000. If anyone knows of a working reg change to get Outlook 2000 into my windows 2000 pro systray I would appreciate it. Any other means would also be fine aslong as it doesnt require me to use software as this workstation is under strict rules about what software is allowed on it. Thanks in advance for the help :D

[cscgal]

Totalidea makes a program called MinimizerXP that minimizes ANY application to the system tray. Despite its name, it works on Windows 2000 as well as XP. Here's a link: http://www.totalidea.com/frameset-minixp.htm

[odious face]

Im sure the program works great but unfortunately I am under company policy and am unable to install software that is not on our companies approved list :cry:

[Tecil]

To minimize it to the system tray, start regedit and follow the steps below:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Office \ 10.0 \ Outlook \ Preferences
New Data Type: REG_DWORD
Value Name: MinToTray
Data: 1 (0 to disable MinToTray)

Close regedit and your good to go.

[big_k105]

will that work for outlook 2002? if not could you let me know how. i would really like to do this for my workstation as well. i am using win2K with outlook XP

[Tecil]

Not sure about 2002, but it does work for 2000.

Let me test it on 2002 real quick.

UPDATE:

Yes it works with 2002 (Outlook XP)

[big_k105]

cool thanks

[big_k105]

yep it worked thanks that is very nice. one less thing i have in the toolbar.

[Tecil]

No prob, I've had a bunch of users here ask for that now and then.

[odious face]

Ive used that reg entry several times and that is also the one I found when I googled. It will only work with version 2002 or XP. Thanks though

[Tecil]

Hmm thats odd, it works on all the 2000 ones I've installed it on also.

[big_k105]

do you think that it will work in winXP. im guessing ya but i was jst curious

[Tecil]

I've have it working in both Win2k and WinXP in both Outlook2k and OutlookXP(2002).

[odious face]

Hmm strange, but I have tried that resolution to no avail.

[odious face]

Ok im at work right now and I just tried

HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Office \ 9.0 \ Outlook \ Preferences
New Data Type: REG_DWORD
Value Name: MinToTray
Data: 1 (0 to disable MinToTray)

I also tried changing between binary and hex not that id think that was the cause... I closed reg edit and nothing, I rebooted and nothing. There must be something I am overlooking if everyone else is getting it to the systray.

[Tecil]

Microsoft \ Office \ 9.0 \ Outlook \ Preferences

The 9.0 is your problem it should be 10.0 for 2000 or 2002

[odious face]

9.0 is what is in my reg....am i suppose to add a 10.0 section or something

[Tecil]

Well if you have outlook 2000 or 2002(XP) installed there should be a 10.0 directory listed under that reg key.

Are you running an office install with Outlook, or just a straight Outlook install?

[odious face]

It is from the office install cd but as I said we have strict policies on software so only word and outlook was installed. I show in my about outlook section that it is indeed outlook 2000. Though the build number shows 9.0.0.2711 if that helps.

[Tecil]

Yeah that is the Outlook 2000 version number. The only thing I can think is that your company either has a group policy enforcing registry changes, or that it is because you don't have a complete Office install.