<![CDATA[Opera mail is always starting with a compose window open]]>I installed Opera Mail on a friend's Windows XP computer. It was working fine for quite a while, then recently he always gets a compose window open when he stats the program. I can delete the draft and close the window, and then close the program. Then when you restart the program, the compose window is there again. There must be a setting someplace that is telling it to open a compose window automatically but I can't find it. Anyone have an idea on how to stop this happening?

]]>https://forums.opera.com/topic/12277/opera-mail-is-always-starting-with-a-compose-window-openRSS for NodeSat, 06 Jun 2026 14:34:06 GMTTue, 20 Oct 2015 02:30:47 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Opera mail is always starting with a compose window open on Fri, 20 Nov 2015 03:24:58 GMT]]>Well, I finally was able to get over to my friends house. Deleting the autosave.win file did the trick.
Thanks

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/88198https://forums.opera.com/post/88198Fri, 20 Nov 2015 03:24:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera mail is always starting with a compose window open on Wed, 21 Oct 2015 15:55:40 GMT]]>As the OP I haven't been back to my friend's house yet to try this out. Anyway, thanks for the tips. I don't think he would be able to follow me to do this over the phone so it will have to wait until I can get over there.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/86323https://forums.opera.com/post/86323Wed, 21 Oct 2015 15:55:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera mail is always starting with a compose window open on Wed, 21 Oct 2015 08:05:22 GMT]]>Sorry...

Me again.

Problem seems to be solved! 🙂 🙂 In the first attempt I didn't pay attention to the fact that there is a autosave.win.bak to! One has to delete both files to get the wanted result!

The program probably opens this BAK(backup) file if the "original" (autosave.win) is not available?

Thanks a lot for showing me into the good direction to go! 🙂 🙂

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/86294https://forums.opera.com/post/86294Wed, 21 Oct 2015 08:05:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera mail is always starting with a compose window open on Wed, 21 Oct 2015 07:59:37 GMT]]>Hello 🙂

I think this is the thread which concerns my problem too:

When I (re)start Opera Mail (Standalone) it always starts with the view an threads of the news-server. I would like it to start with the incoming, unread messages.

I followed your advices and deleted the autosave.win file. But no changes.

These are my settings in the command-line:

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Opera Mail\operamail.exe"

No extra command??

What do you mean by renaming the operaprefs.ini file? Do you know the command in which this "start-up" screen is specified?

Thanks a lot for your help! 🙂 🙂

PS. I am using Opera since about 11-13 years now. Changing some "little" parameters in an ini file is no problem for me. As long as I know which one to what...

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/86293https://forums.opera.com/post/86293Wed, 21 Oct 2015 07:59:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera mail is always starting with a compose window open on Tue, 20 Oct 2015 10:58:06 GMT]]>If the command in the shortcut for Opera Mail is fine:

While Opera mail is closed, in the "sessions" folder in the preferences folder (see Menu -> help -> about Opera Mail for the location), delete autosave.win. If that doesn't work, rename operaprefs.ini in the preferences folder.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/86244https://forums.opera.com/post/86244Tue, 20 Oct 2015 10:58:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera mail is always starting with a compose window open on Tue, 20 Oct 2015 04:14:10 GMT]]>Check to see if there are any command-line parameters on the link used to start Opera Mail. You should get a Compose window with a To address already filled in if there is a mailto: address there.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/86227https://forums.opera.com/post/86227Tue, 20 Oct 2015 04:14:10 GMT