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re: ATI Icon Tuesday, May 15, 2007 at 5:26 pm Posted by JSanders (251 messages posted) If you simply want to hide the icons, then you right-click on the taskbar, select the Notifications Area tab, then check the Hide Inactive Icons box, hit the Customize button and decided which you want to hide. If you want to disable the programs from starting up when you boot, then you can go to Run (Windows key+r), type in "msconfig" without the quotes, Enter, then click on the Startup tab and uncheck what you don't want running on startup. Just be sure of what you are turning off. You can also do this in Windows Defender, under Tools, Software Explorer, and Startup Programs. You can block them there from starting. On Tuesday, May 15, 2007 at 5:01 pm, Selena wrote: >I was talking to a co-worker last night about the icons running on the toolbar at >the bottom right hand corner. > >I wanted to know if i needed any of following icons, and if i don't how to get them >not boot up or run when i start the computer. > >1. ATI icon, when i click on it, it just wants to know how i want another screen >to look, i dont have more than one, so i don't need that > >2. Dell support. I dont really need it down there, there's that option in the programs. > >3. AGEIA PhysX Processor settings, i don't know what that is. > >4. Safely remove hardware. I dont feel the need to have it down there, when i can >do that from the control panel > >5.McAfee.. i think that needs to stay > >6. volume control, should stay > >7. Yahoo messenger, i don't think i need to start up either. > >8. Network Icon, i think that needs to stay. > >Let me know if I really need any of the others, and if i don't, how to disable them >from when i start the computer. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: ATI Icon Tuesday, May 15, 2007 at 7:36 pm Posted by Shawn (610 messages posted) High Selena, You might also try right clicking the icons or opening the programs and check for a option for displaying a tray icon and disable it. I know ATI has that option when you open the program. Hope this helps, Shawn [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: ATI Icon Wednesday, May 16, 2007 at 1:33 pm Posted by Yodha (40 messages posted) Yahoo messenger --->> disable automatic startup in preferences.... Physxs Engine-- >> new.....harmless...google for more info....there shud a setting somewhere to disable tray icon... (its lk an addon to video card...normally used for gaming Safely remove hardware --->> u cant remove it..unless u remove ur attached (whtever) devices....even it can be a card reader/ wireless adapter..which u believe is internal... On Tuesday, May 15, 2007 at 7:36 pm, Shawn wrote: >High Selena, > >You might also try right clicking the icons or opening the programs and check for >a option for displaying a tray icon and disable it. I know ATI has that option when >you open the program. > >Hope this helps, >Shawn [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: ATI Icon Wednesday, May 16, 2007 at 4:39 pm Posted by JSanders (251 messages posted) Actually, you can hide the icon in the Notification Area by customizing the Hide inactive icons option. On Wednesday, May 16, 2007 at 1:33 pm, Yodha wrote: ...Safely remove hardware --->> u cant remove it..unless u remove ur attached (whtever) >devices....even it can be a card reader/ wireless adapter..which u believe is internal... > > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: ATI Icon Thursday, May 17, 2007 at 5:11 pm Posted by DC (6 messages posted) Hide inactive icons option. is not an option if you want to stop the programs from running.. A PC magazine program called startupcop that works with XP and prsumably Vista as well has better options for completely removing processes the user had no intention of running. Otherwise MSCONFIG typed into RUN allows you to unload these unruly programs from soaking up that VALUABLE Ram in VISTA [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: ATI Icon Friday, May 18, 2007 at 5:18 am Posted by JSanders (251 messages posted) The OP mentioned icons and programs not booting up. My first post was suggesting Hide inactive icons if you simply want to turn off the icons. I also gave a couple of suggestions for disabling the programs from starting at boot. On Thursday, May 17, 2007 at 5:11 pm, DC wrote: >Hide inactive icons option. >is not an option if you want to stop the programs from running.. A PC magazine program >called startupcop that works with XP and prsumably Vista as well has better options >for completely removing processes the user had no intention of running. Otherwise >MSCONFIG typed into RUN allows you to unload these unruly programs from soaking up >that VALUABLE Ram in VISTA [Reply or follow-up to this message] Tip: Use one of the [Reply or follow-up to this message] links above to add a message to this thread Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows Vista Discussion Forum