Notification area - small annoying problem

[Jake]

>-----Original Message-----
>McAfee icon is first icon in notification area of
taskbar (left of clock)
>and it disappears every once in a while. Have run
Kelly's fix to keep same
>icons in notification area on reboot. When this icon
disappears I click
>'show hidden icons' and the McAfee icon reappears. I
click 'hide' and the
>McAfee icon disappears. I repeat this procedure but left
click once on the
>McAfee icon and all is well for the next week or so.
Last time happened I
>was running IE, Outlook 2k and Word2k. Anyone else
notice this?
>TIA Dan
>
>
>.
>Go back to the Notifications window, and click "Restore
Defaults".

[HH]

I had a few problems with XP so I decided to recopy it.
All went well until it came to the section where it says it is installing
windows, with 39 mins left in the set-up, runs through until it says it has
34 mins left, and then shuts down and reboots it goes into a loop, and over
and over again.
I have a legit copy of Win XP.
I don't want to reformat the drive as I have files I don't want to lose.
Hoping someone can help..
John in Australia

[HH]

I had a few problems with XP so I decided to recopy it.
All went well until it came to the section where it says it is installing
windows, with 39 mins left in the set-up, runs through until it says it has
34 mins left, and then shuts down and reboots it goes into a loop, and over
and over again.
I have a legit copy of Win XP.
I don't want to reformat the drive as I have files I don't want to lose.
Hoping someone can help..
John in Australia

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Why people think that reinstalling the operating system is the answer to
every problem is beyond me. 95% of problems are caused by the installation
of 3rd party software or drivers. Reinstalling the operating system does not
resolve these types of problems. Reinstalling WindowsXP in specific, if not
done properly, can also result in the loss of existing user profiles and
encrypted data.

Anyhow, now that you've got a mess on your hands, try first to repair the
existing installation. Boot the WinXP CD, skip the option to repair the
system and hit F8 to agree to the license screen. Start the installer, it
should detect the existing installation and offer to repair it.

Before you do this though, remove (detach) all non-essential peripherals
(basically anything besides the keyboard, monitor, and mouse). Also check
the system BIOS and disable any antivirus detection routine. You may also
want to consider removing any additional pc cards you installed.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org

"HH" > wrote in message
...
> I had a few problems with XP so I decided to recopy it.
> All went well until it came to the section where it says it is installing
> windows, with 39 mins left in the set-up, runs through until it says it
has
> 34 mins left, and then shuts down and reboots it goes into a loop, and
over
> and over again.
> I have a legit copy of Win XP.
> I don't want to reformat the drive as I have files I don't want to lose.
> Hoping someone can help..
> John in Australia
>
>