How to set up shortcuts in the System Tray in XP ?

[admiral_victory@iol.ie]

I have just upgraded from W2K Pro to XP Pro and want to arrange the
Desktop the way I had it in W2K.

I prefer to have a completely uncluttered Desktop with Shortcuts of
any frequently accessed Apps put in the Sys Tray at the bottom of the
Desktop such as Windows Explorer , Control Panel , Internet Explorer ,
Outlook, Eudora ....etc.

In W2K I did this simply by dragging the s/c's from the Desktop to the
Sys Tray . This doesn't seem to work in XP .

How do I achieve this in XP ?

B.N.

[Gordon Burgess-Parker]

wrote:
> I have just upgraded from W2K Pro to XP Pro and want to arrange the
> Desktop the way I had it in W2K.
>
> I prefer to have a completely uncluttered Desktop with Shortcuts of
> any frequently accessed Apps put in the Sys Tray at the bottom of the
> Desktop such as Windows Explorer , Control Panel , Internet Explorer ,
> Outlook, Eudora ....etc.
>
> In W2K I did this simply by dragging the s/c's from the Desktop to the
> Sys Tray . This doesn't seem to work in XP .
>
> How do I achieve this in XP ?
>
> B.N.

Do you REALLY mean "Systray" or do you mean "Quick Launch"?

Right click on the toolbar at the bottom of your screen, go to Toolbars and
Quicklaunch. You can drag icons there for launching applications.
HTH

[Sharon F]

On Thu, 16 Oct 2003 12:37:16 GMT, wrote:

> I have just upgraded from W2K Pro to XP Pro and want to arrange the
> Desktop the way I had it in W2K.
>
> I prefer to have a completely uncluttered Desktop with Shortcuts of
> any frequently accessed Apps put in the Sys Tray at the bottom of the
> Desktop such as Windows Explorer , Control Panel , Internet Explorer ,
> Outlook, Eudora ....etc.
>
> In W2K I did this simply by dragging the s/c's from the Desktop to the
> Sys Tray . This doesn't seem to work in XP .
>
> How do I achieve this in XP ?
>
> B.N.

The Quick Launch toolbar allows the addition of icons via dragging and
dropping. To activate the toolbar, right click on the taskbar and select
Toolbars> QuickLaunch. Unlock the taskbar and use the mouse to resize the
toolbar if you want more than 3 icons showing

Icons in the Notification Area (XP's new name for system tray) is done
programmatically. If a program does not add its icon to this area, check
its menus for that option. Or use a third party "tray" utility that allows you
to add icons of your choice.

--
Sharon F
MS MVP - Windows Shell/User

[admiral_victory@iol.ie]

>Do you REALLY mean "Systray" or do you mean "Quick Launch"?

Sorry - I really meant Quick Launch

Thanks to both the repliers

B.N.