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How To Fix Missing System Tray Icons
Thursday, February 19, 2004 at 4:48 pm
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Posted by Stemstein (2 messages posted)


Place a shortcut to systray (C:\Windows\system32\systray.exe) in the common startup folder (C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup). Restart the computer. The problem is Solved.


On Saturday, January 17, 2004 at 9:01 pm, Don Harmon wrote:
>I prefer to see in the tray what is running. When Windows XP loads; however, some
>tray icons are always missing. This varies. Some are usually missing, some always
>missing, although selected for their various programs. Example: The little speaker
>never shows up, although it is selected. If I open "sounds," and cycle it ("Un-X"
>it, "X" it, "Apply" and OK) it then shows up. The power plug icon from Power Saving
>is likewise. Others show up some times, some times not, e.g., the ATI video control
>center icon.


Written in response to:
Some Tray Icons Usually Missing (Don Harmon: Saturday, January 17, 2004 at 9:01 pm)

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All messages in this thread [show all]
-Some Tray Icons Usually Missing (Don Harmon: Sat, Jan 17, 2004, 9:01 pm)
-re: Some Tray Icons Usually Missing (Spruce Bingstein: Sun, Jan 18, 2004, 4:29 am)
*re: Some Tray Icons Usually Missing (Don Harmon: Sun, Jan 18, 2004, 5:39 pm)
*How To Fix Missing System Tray Icons (Stemstein: Thu, Feb 19, 2004, 4:48 pm)
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