Clear out prefetch\systray.exe
Thursday, November 2, 2006 at 1:01 pm
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Dave
(1 messages posted)
In trying to fix the same disappearing system tray problem on my XP machine, I searched
for systray.exe under C:\windows, and found the original systray.exe plus 3 more
under C:\WINDOWS\Prefetch
I manually deleted the 3 copies of systray.exe in C:\WINDOWS\Prefetch and rebooted...
then my system stray showed up!
I hope that works for somebody else as well. Good luck,
Dave
On Tuesday, October 31, 2006 at 4:31 pm, Wayne Knazek wrote:
>This is baffelling and MADDENING! UGGHHH ! ! !
>
>OK, I feel better now. Phewwwwww!
>
>Here's the skinny . . . Never had this issue before. Using XP Pro for about 3 yrs.
> And I'm pretty 'puter savvy.
>
>Yesterday I booted up. No speaker icon in systray. For me, that's a problem as
>I produce music on my PC and need to switch back and forth from mic to WYHIWYG for
>recording internally thru midi devices.
>
>Went to Cntl Pannel. Audio, yadda yadda. Clicked on "show icon" button. Got the
>following error message . . .
>
>Windows cannot display the volume control on the taskbar because the Volume Control
>program has not been installed. To install it, use Add/Remove Programs in Control
>Panel.
>
>Huh?
>
>I went there and don't see any such program.
>
>So I openned Programs/Accessories/Entertainment so I could click the Volume Control
>link there. I NEED to get into my audio control pannel!
>
>NO WAY! Now there's no Volume Control listed in Entertainment!
>
>I've done all the obvious. Rebooted. Logged out and back in. No go!
>
>Also, my puter is as clean as can be. Perfectly maintained. Swept clean with pro
>gear routinely. Defragged often. Last night I went thru the whole process again
>just to be sure.
>
>Clean as a whistle!
>
>The only resolution I can think of would be reinstalling XP Pro. But I don't know
>if that'll work. Plus I just moved, and all my disks are packed away in a storage
>locker. UGGHHHH!
>
>I have a demo that needs to get done pronto. And I'm up a stinky creek with no
paddle!
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| | | | | | |  | .... (mike: Tue, Nov 14, 2006, 9:11 pm) |
| | | |  | Solution (Christopher Burton: Tue, Jan 24, 2006, 6:03 pm) |
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