Notification area Icons disappear

[Roy Hamilton]

Seemingly at random, the icons in the notification area of
the taskbar will disappear. Certain ones (Zone Alarm,
Norton Antivirus and more) seem to be there all of the
time but others will disappear on a whim. I would like to
have about 10 icons in this area. I have already gone
to "Properties", "Customize Notification" and, even though
I mark several items as "always show", they don't. Any
ideas?

Thanks,

Roy

[Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\)]

If your graphics card shares memory with main system memory, this might be
the cause. Check your documentation to see if your card has it's own memory
or if it shares with the system.

--
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/


Roy Hamilton wrote:
> Seemingly at random, the icons in the notification area of
> the taskbar will disappear. Certain ones (Zone Alarm,
> Norton Antivirus and more) seem to be there all of the
> time but others will disappear on a whim. I would like to
> have about 10 icons in this area. I have already gone
> to "Properties", "Customize Notification" and, even though
> I mark several items as "always show", they don't. Any
> ideas?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Roy

[Roy Hamilton]

I'm afraid I'm not technically adept enough to know the
answer to that without being directed to it. If it helps,
the Dell packing slip shows "32MB NVIDIA GeForce2 MX 4X
AGP Graphics Card with TV-OUT". It's a Dell Dimension
8100 series.

Thanks,

Roy

>-----Original Message-----
>If your graphics card shares memory with main system
memory, this might be
>the cause. Check your documentation to see if your card
has it's own memory
>or if it shares with the system.
>
>--
>Michael Solomon MS-MVP
>Windows Shell/User
>Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
>DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>
>
>Roy Hamilton wrote:
>> Seemingly at random, the icons in the notification area
of
>> the taskbar will disappear. Certain ones (Zone Alarm,
>> Norton Antivirus and more) seem to be there all of the
>> time but others will disappear on a whim. I would like
to
>> have about 10 icons in this area. I have already gone
>> to "Properties", "Customize Notification" and, even
though
>> I mark several items as "always show", they don't. Any
>> ideas?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Roy
>
>
>.
>

[Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\)]

Generally, the card that you describe does not share memory but has it's own
memory though you might want to check with Dell specifically about this.

Assuming Dell informs you the card has its own memory, the next thing to do
would be to run a virus scan. Be sure your antivirus software has the
latest virus definitions before you scan.

Beyond that, XP is very memory intensive when it comes to graphics. A 32MB
card as you describe is on the low side. In that regard, with XP in full
graphical mode, depending upon what you are doing, you may be putting a
strain on the card and even though you are not sharing memory, it may be
enough of a strain that the system compensates in ways that you describe.

Something else to check, it's possible there is some error in the system at
the time this happens. Check Event Viewer. Open Control Panel, open
Administrative Tools, open Event Viewer, look for errors that correspond to
the time when this issue appears, double click the error, the information
contained within may give a clue as to the source of the problem.

--
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/

"Roy Hamilton" > wrote in message
...
> I'm afraid I'm not technically adept enough to know the
> answer to that without being directed to it. If it helps,
> the Dell packing slip shows "32MB NVIDIA GeForce2 MX 4X
> AGP Graphics Card with TV-OUT". It's a Dell Dimension
> 8100 series.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Roy
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >If your graphics card shares memory with main system
> memory, this might be
> >the cause. Check your documentation to see if your card
> has it's own memory
> >or if it shares with the system.
> >
> >--
> >Michael Solomon MS-MVP
> >Windows Shell/User
> >Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
> >DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
> >
> >
> >Roy Hamilton wrote:
> >> Seemingly at random, the icons in the notification area
> of
> >> the taskbar will disappear. Certain ones (Zone Alarm,
> >> Norton Antivirus and more) seem to be there all of the
> >> time but others will disappear on a whim. I would like
> to
> >> have about 10 icons in this area. I have already gone
> >> to "Properties", "Customize Notification" and, even
> though
> >> I mark several items as "always show", they don't. Any
> >> ideas?
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >> Roy
> >
> >
> >.
> >

[Kelly]

Hi Roy,

Major bug in XP. The workarounds are listed here:

Troubleshooting the Notification Area
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_n.htm#na


Top 10 Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/top10faqs.htm


--
All the Best,
Kelly

MS-MVP Win98/XP
[AE-Windows® XP]

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_abc.htm
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm


"Roy Hamilton" > wrote in message
...
> I'm afraid I'm not technically adept enough to know the
> answer to that without being directed to it. If it helps,
> the Dell packing slip shows "32MB NVIDIA GeForce2 MX 4X
> AGP Graphics Card with TV-OUT". It's a Dell Dimension
> 8100 series.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Roy
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >If your graphics card shares memory with main system
> memory, this might be
> >the cause. Check your documentation to see if your card
> has it's own memory
> >or if it shares with the system.
> >
> >--
> >Michael Solomon MS-MVP
> >Windows Shell/User
> >Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
> >DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
> >
> >
> >Roy Hamilton wrote:
> >> Seemingly at random, the icons in the notification area
> of
> >> the taskbar will disappear. Certain ones (Zone Alarm,
> >> Norton Antivirus and more) seem to be there all of the
> >> time but others will disappear on a whim. I would like
> to
> >> have about 10 icons in this area. I have already gone
> >> to "Properties", "Customize Notification" and, even
> though
> >> I mark several items as "always show", they don't. Any
> >> ideas?
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >> Roy
> >
> >
> >.
> >

[Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\)]

Again, Again...you see, Kelly, what we need is a patch to tell us all the
patches!<LOL>

--
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/

"Kelly" > wrote in message
...
> Hi Roy,
>
> Major bug in XP. The workarounds are listed here:
>
> Troubleshooting the Notification Area
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_n.htm#na
>
>
> Top 10 Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/top10faqs.htm
>
>
> --
> All the Best,
> Kelly
>
> MS-MVP Win98/XP
> [AE-Windows® XP]
>
> Troubleshooting Windows XP
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_abc.htm
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
>
>
> "Roy Hamilton" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I'm afraid I'm not technically adept enough to know the
> > answer to that without being directed to it. If it helps,
> > the Dell packing slip shows "32MB NVIDIA GeForce2 MX 4X
> > AGP Graphics Card with TV-OUT". It's a Dell Dimension
> > 8100 series.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Roy
> >
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >If your graphics card shares memory with main system
> > memory, this might be
> > >the cause. Check your documentation to see if your card
> > has it's own memory
> > >or if it shares with the system.
> > >
> > >--
> > >Michael Solomon MS-MVP
> > >Windows Shell/User
> > >Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
> > >DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
> > >
> > >
> > >Roy Hamilton wrote:
> > >> Seemingly at random, the icons in the notification area
> > of
> > >> the taskbar will disappear. Certain ones (Zone Alarm,
> > >> Norton Antivirus and more) seem to be there all of the
> > >> time but others will disappear on a whim. I would like
> > to
> > >> have about 10 icons in this area. I have already gone
> > >> to "Properties", "Customize Notification" and, even
> > though
> > >> I mark several items as "always show", they don't. Any
> > >> ideas?
> > >>
> > >> Thanks,
> > >>
> > >> Roy
> > >
> > >
> > >.
> > >
>

[Kelly]

<LOL> Just dunno what to say! Would you like a copy of my 1200 canned
replies? :o)

--
All the Best,
Kelly

MS-MVP Win98/XP
[AE-Windows® XP]

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_abc.htm
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Top 10 Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/top10faqs.htm


"Michael Solomon (MS-MVP Windows Shell/User)" > wrote in
message ...
> Again, Again...you see, Kelly, what we need is a patch to tell us all the
> patches!<LOL>
>
> --
> Michael Solomon MS-MVP
> Windows Shell/User
> Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
> DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>
> "Kelly" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Hi Roy,
> >
> > Major bug in XP. The workarounds are listed here:
> >
> > Troubleshooting the Notification Area
> > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_n.htm#na
> >
> >
> > Top 10 Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
> > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/top10faqs.htm
> >
> >
> > --
> > All the Best,
> > Kelly
> >
> > MS-MVP Win98/XP
> > [AE-Windows® XP]
> >
> > Troubleshooting Windows XP
> > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com
> > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_abc.htm
> > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
> >
> >
> > "Roy Hamilton" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > I'm afraid I'm not technically adept enough to know the
> > > answer to that without being directed to it. If it helps,
> > > the Dell packing slip shows "32MB NVIDIA GeForce2 MX 4X
> > > AGP Graphics Card with TV-OUT". It's a Dell Dimension
> > > 8100 series.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Roy
> > >
> > > >-----Original Message-----
> > > >If your graphics card shares memory with main system
> > > memory, this might be
> > > >the cause. Check your documentation to see if your card
> > > has it's own memory
> > > >or if it shares with the system.
> > > >
> > > >--
> > > >Michael Solomon MS-MVP
> > > >Windows Shell/User
> > > >Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
> > > >DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >Roy Hamilton wrote:
> > > >> Seemingly at random, the icons in the notification area
> > > of
> > > >> the taskbar will disappear. Certain ones (Zone Alarm,
> > > >> Norton Antivirus and more) seem to be there all of the
> > > >> time but others will disappear on a whim. I would like
> > > to
> > > >> have about 10 icons in this area. I have already gone
> > > >> to "Properties", "Customize Notification" and, even
> > > though
> > > >> I mark several items as "always show", they don't. Any
> > > >> ideas?
> > > >>
> > > >> Thanks,
> > > >>
> > > >> Roy
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >.
> > > >
> >
>
>

[Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\)]

Yeah, but then I might get canned for using yours instead of mine...LOL

--
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/

"Kelly" > wrote in message
...
> <LOL> Just dunno what to say! Would you like a copy of my 1200 canned
> replies? :o)
>
> --
> All the Best,
> Kelly
>
> MS-MVP Win98/XP
> [AE-Windows® XP]
>
> Troubleshooting Windows XP
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_abc.htm
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
>
> Top 10 Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/top10faqs.htm
>
>
> "Michael Solomon (MS-MVP Windows Shell/User)" > wrote in
> message ...
> > Again, Again...you see, Kelly, what we need is a patch to tell us all
the
> > patches!<LOL>
> >
> > --
> > Michael Solomon MS-MVP
> > Windows Shell/User
> > Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
> > DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
> >
> > "Kelly" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > Hi Roy,
> > >
> > > Major bug in XP. The workarounds are listed here:
> > >
> > > Troubleshooting the Notification Area
> > > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_n.htm#na
> > >
> > >
> > > Top 10 Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
> > > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/top10faqs.htm
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > All the Best,
> > > Kelly
> > >
> > > MS-MVP Win98/XP
> > > [AE-Windows® XP]
> > >
> > > Troubleshooting Windows XP
> > > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com
> > > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_abc.htm
> > > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
> > >
> > >
> > > "Roy Hamilton" > wrote in message
> > > ...
> > > > I'm afraid I'm not technically adept enough to know the
> > > > answer to that without being directed to it. If it helps,
> > > > the Dell packing slip shows "32MB NVIDIA GeForce2 MX 4X
> > > > AGP Graphics Card with TV-OUT". It's a Dell Dimension
> > > > 8100 series.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > >
> > > > Roy
> > > >
> > > > >-----Original Message-----
> > > > >If your graphics card shares memory with main system
> > > > memory, this might be
> > > > >the cause. Check your documentation to see if your card
> > > > has it's own memory
> > > > >or if it shares with the system.
> > > > >
> > > > >--
> > > > >Michael Solomon MS-MVP
> > > > >Windows Shell/User
> > > > >Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
> > > > >DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >Roy Hamilton wrote:
> > > > >> Seemingly at random, the icons in the notification area
> > > > of
> > > > >> the taskbar will disappear. Certain ones (Zone Alarm,
> > > > >> Norton Antivirus and more) seem to be there all of the
> > > > >> time but others will disappear on a whim. I would like
> > > > to
> > > > >> have about 10 icons in this area. I have already gone
> > > > >> to "Properties", "Customize Notification" and, even
> > > > though
> > > > >> I mark several items as "always show", they don't. Any
> > > > >> ideas?
> > > > >>
> > > > >> Thanks,
> > > > >>
> > > > >> Roy
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >.
> > > > >
> > >
> >
> >
>

[Kelly]

Don't see why, everybody else does! :o)

--
All the Best,
Kelly

MS-MVP Win98/XP
[AE-Windows® XP]

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_abc.htm
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Top 10 Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/top10faqs.htm


"Michael Solomon (MS-MVP Windows Shell/User)" > wrote in
message ...
> Yeah, but then I might get canned for using yours instead of mine...LOL
>
> --
> Michael Solomon MS-MVP
> Windows Shell/User
> Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
> DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>
> "Kelly" > wrote in message
> ...
> > <LOL> Just dunno what to say! Would you like a copy of my 1200 canned
> > replies? :o)
> >
> > --
> > All the Best,
> > Kelly
> >
> > MS-MVP Win98/XP
> > [AE-Windows® XP]
> >
> > Troubleshooting Windows XP
> > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com
> > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_abc.htm
> > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
> >
> > Top 10 Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
> > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/top10faqs.htm
> >
> >
> > "Michael Solomon (MS-MVP Windows Shell/User)" > wrote in
> > message ...
> > > Again, Again...you see, Kelly, what we need is a patch to tell us all
> the
> > > patches!<LOL>
> > >
> > > --
> > > Michael Solomon MS-MVP
> > > Windows Shell/User
> > > Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
> > > DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
> > >
> > > "Kelly" > wrote in message
> > > ...
> > > > Hi Roy,
> > > >
> > > > Major bug in XP. The workarounds are listed here:
> > > >
> > > > Troubleshooting the Notification Area
> > > > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_n.htm#na
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Top 10 Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
> > > > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/top10faqs.htm
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > All the Best,
> > > > Kelly
> > > >
> > > > MS-MVP Win98/XP
> > > > [AE-Windows® XP]
> > > >
> > > > Troubleshooting Windows XP
> > > > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com
> > > > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_abc.htm
> > > > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "Roy Hamilton" > wrote in message
> > > > ...
> > > > > I'm afraid I'm not technically adept enough to know the
> > > > > answer to that without being directed to it. If it helps,
> > > > > the Dell packing slip shows "32MB NVIDIA GeForce2 MX 4X
> > > > > AGP Graphics Card with TV-OUT". It's a Dell Dimension
> > > > > 8100 series.
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks,
> > > > >
> > > > > Roy
> > > > >
> > > > > >-----Original Message-----
> > > > > >If your graphics card shares memory with main system
> > > > > memory, this might be
> > > > > >the cause. Check your documentation to see if your card
> > > > > has it's own memory
> > > > > >or if it shares with the system.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >--
> > > > > >Michael Solomon MS-MVP
> > > > > >Windows Shell/User
> > > > > >Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
> > > > > >DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >Roy Hamilton wrote:
> > > > > >> Seemingly at random, the icons in the notification area
> > > > > of
> > > > > >> the taskbar will disappear. Certain ones (Zone Alarm,
> > > > > >> Norton Antivirus and more) seem to be there all of the
> > > > > >> time but others will disappear on a whim. I would like
> > > > > to
> > > > > >> have about 10 icons in this area. I have already gone
> > > > > >> to "Properties", "Customize Notification" and, even
> > > > > though
> > > > > >> I mark several items as "always show", they don't. Any
> > > > > >> ideas?
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >> Thanks,
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >> Roy
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >.
> > > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>