Creating a Permanent New Mail Desktop Alert in Outlook 2003:
- Tools-> Wizards and Alerts… (press OK if you get an HTTP warning)
- Button New Rule…
- Select “Start from a blank rule” and verify that “Check messages when they arrive” is selected
- Press Next to go to the Conditions screen
- Verify that no condition is selected and press Next
- A warning will pop-up stating that this rule will apply to all messages. Press “Yes” to indicate that that is correct
- Select the action “display a Desktop Alert”
- Press Finish to complete the rule
- If needed move the “display a Desktop Alert” rule all the way to the top