taskbar tray

[Pebso]

Hello

In that part of the taskbar in which the clock appears (is this the tray?)
icons seem to come & go at will although the various programs, they are
shortcut to, should be installed at startp. Is there anything I can do about
this please?

[Michael Stevens]

Pebso wrote:
> Hello
>
> In that part of the taskbar in which the clock appears (is this the
> tray?) icons seem to come & go at will although the various programs,
> they are shortcut to, should be installed at startp. Is there
> anything I can do about this please?

What would you like to do about the tray icons?
They are usually controlled by the applications properties; options or
preferences. Although better than Win9X, the behavior after a Explorer or
other system folder crash still wipes out many of the icons in the tray.
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[Pebso]

Thankyou. My ISP(Bt-yahoo) support asked me about a particular icon - ADSL
Alcatel modem diagnostics - which should always be in the tray, which it
wasn't. As it comes & goes for no apparent reason I was wondering whether
the "problem" may be windows related rather that Alcatel related"

Pebso

Michael Stevens" > wrote in message
...
> Pebso wrote:
> > Hello
> >
> > In that part of the taskbar in which the clock appears (is this the
> > tray?) icons seem to come & go at will although the various programs,
> > they are shortcut to, should be installed at startp. Is there
> > anything I can do about this please?
>
> What would you like to do about the tray icons?
> They are usually controlled by the applications properties; options or
> preferences. Although better than Win9X, the behavior after a Explorer or
> other system folder crash still wipes out many of the icons in the tray.
> --
>
> Michael Stevens MS-MVP XP
>
> http://michaelstevenstech.com
> For a better newsgroup experience. Setup a newsreader.
> http://michaelstevenstech.com/outlookexpressnewreader.htm
>
>

[The Unknown P]

no. A diagnostic program should not be left running. There
is no need to unless you have problems. Thus the term
Diagnostics. Most programs allow you to have them start at
system startup during their install or afterwards by
choosing the appropriate options in there configuration
settings. If you wish to stop a program from starting then
go>start\run and type in msconfig and hit ok. Now click
the startup tab and uncheck any program you do not want
starting at boot up. Click you way out. If you are having
modem problems I suggest posting an exact question or
visiting the manufacturers site for the latest XP drivers.
Keep smiling

[R. C. White]

Hi, Pebso.

That's the Notification Area. But most of us still call it the System Tray,
or SysTray for short.

You know that you can right-click on the clock, choose Customize
Notifications, and change several of the default behaviors, don't you?

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX

Microsoft Windows MVP

"Pebso" > wrote in message
...
> Hello
>
> In that part of the taskbar in which the clock appears (is this the tray?)
> icons seem to come & go at will although the various programs, they are
> shortcut to, should be installed at startp. Is there anything I can do
about
> this please?
>
>

[Kelly]

Hi,

Common issue in XP. The workarounds are listed here:

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

Troubleshooting the Volume Control Icon
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_v.htm#volume

--
All the Best,
Kelly

MS-MVP Win98/XP
[AE-Windows® XP]

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

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


> > Hello
> >
> > In that part of the taskbar in which the clock appears (is this the
tray?)
> > icons seem to come & go at will although the various programs, they are
> > shortcut to, should be installed at startp. Is there anything I can do
> about
> > this please?
> >
> >
>
>

[Pebso]

Thank's for that. Ill try those.

Pebso
"Kelly" > wrote in message
...
> Hi,
>
> Common issue in XP. The workarounds are listed here:
>
> Troubleshooting the Notification Area
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_n.htm#na
>
> Troubleshooting the Volume Control Icon
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_v.htm#volume
>
> --
> All the Best,
> Kelly
>
> MS-MVP Win98/XP
> [AE-Windows® XP]
>
> Troubleshooting Windows XP
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com
>
> Top 10 Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/top10faqs.htm
>
>
> > > Hello
> > >
> > > In that part of the taskbar in which the clock appears (is this the
> tray?)
> > > icons seem to come & go at will although the various programs, they
are
> > > shortcut to, should be installed at startp. Is there anything I can do
> > about
> > > this please?
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>

[Pebso]

No I didn't know that. However right clicking doesn't give me a "customize"
choice. I'm using XP Pro should that make a difference? I'll run Kelly's
fixes as, hopefully, they'll sort the problem out.

Pebso
"R. C. White" > wrote in message
...
> Hi, Pebso.
>
> That's the Notification Area. But most of us still call it the System
Tray,
> or SysTray for short.
>
> You know that you can right-click on the clock, choose Customize
> Notifications, and change several of the default behaviors, don't you?
>
> RC
> --
> R. C. White, CPA
> San Marcos, TX
>
> Microsoft Windows MVP
>
> "Pebso" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Hello
> >
> > In that part of the taskbar in which the clock appears (is this the
tray?)
> > icons seem to come & go at will although the various programs, they are
> > shortcut to, should be installed at startp. Is there anything I can do
> about
> > this please?
> >
> >
>
>

[Pebso]

Thank you for that advice...I've just looked at msconfig & couldn't believe
the number of programs running at startup. I'll see whether they all need
to. My ISP sorted my modem problem but in so doing mentioned that the
diagnostic icon should be in the notification area, which led to my posting.

Pebso
"The Unknown P" > wrote in message
...
> no. A diagnostic program should not be left running. There
> is no need to unless you have problems. Thus the term
> Diagnostics. Most programs allow you to have them start at
> system startup during their install or afterwards by
> choosing the appropriate options in there configuration
> settings. If you wish to stop a program from starting then
> go>start\run and type in msconfig and hit ok. Now click
> the startup tab and uncheck any program you do not want
> starting at boot up. Click you way out. If you are having
> modem problems I suggest posting an exact question or
> visiting the manufacturers site for the latest XP drivers.
> Keep smiling

[Kelly]

Most welcome and good luck!

--
All the Best,
Kelly

MS-MVP Win98/XP
[AE-Windows® XP]

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

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


"Pebso" > wrote in message
...
> Thank's for that. Ill try those.
>
> Pebso
> "Kelly" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Hi,
> >
> > Common issue in XP. The workarounds are listed here:
> >
> > Troubleshooting the Notification Area
> > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_n.htm#na
> >
> > Troubleshooting the Volume Control Icon
> > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_v.htm#volume
> >
> > --
> > All the Best,
> > Kelly
> >
> > MS-MVP Win98/XP
> > [AE-Windows® XP]
> >
> > Troubleshooting Windows XP
> > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com
> >
> > Top 10 Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
> > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/top10faqs.htm
> >
> >
> > > > Hello
> > > >
> > > > In that part of the taskbar in which the clock appears (is this the
> > tray?)
> > > > icons seem to come & go at will although the various programs, they
> are
> > > > shortcut to, should be installed at startp. Is there anything I can
do
> > > about
> > > > this please?
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>

[RadioFreeFlorida]

Make sure that the "Hide Inactive Icons" checkbox is NOT checked .
(Start - Settings - Taskbar). Or if you want to hide some icons,
click on "Customize)to edit the list so TaskMan always shows.


> > > Hello
> > >
> > > In that part of the taskbar in which the clock appears (is this the
> tray?)
> > > icons seem to come & go at will although the various programs, they are
> > > shortcut to, should be installed at startp. Is there anything I can do
> about
> > > this please?
> > >
> > >
> >
> >