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System Tray Icons Missing - FIX
Name: for3ver Date: July 21, 2008 at 14:05:48 Pacific OS: WindowsXP SP3 CPU/Ram: Any Product: Any
Comment:
Here is a fix for those of you missing all of your system tray icons when you are unable to access the notification options menu. Look at the image I made below:
Name: for3ver Date: July 21, 2008 at 14:07:17 Pacific
Reply:
oops... here is the correct link.
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Response Number 2
Name: Richard59 Date: July 21, 2008 at 15:51:49 Pacific
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On the several occasions when my task bar quick launch and notification icons have mysteriously failed to appear at startup I've used system restore to rectify the problem. Even when there was no "Start" button, I was able to boot in Safemode with CommandPrompt and run System Restore from there.
It is surprising that some people seem to under-estimate the value of this function. I know that there are times when one might want to disable System Restore, ( Particularly when cleaning up after a virus/malware attack) but for me it is something I am happy to have.
Goin' Fishin' (Some day)
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Response Number 3
Name: Derek Date: July 21, 2008 at 16:45:25 Pacific
Summary: I have a problem win XP with icons randomly not showing on the system tray at startup. The programs that cause me trouble are POW! (a popup killer by AnalogX) and Girder (for my remote control). Both...
Summary: Please let me know the other fix. This one didn't seem to work. On a side note, after going into Safe Mode, the system tray icons looked like they were fixed. But in normal mode, the system tray icons...
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