When I load my computer, some of the items that should be in the system tray dont load,such as batter power, AOL, my printer software and other random programs. However, if i log off my user name and log back on, it loads everything. is there anything i can do to fix this? i have already checked msconfig to make sure that nothing was messed up

Have you checked the settings in the Task Bar and Startup? Look for hide, show quick launch, etc.

yeh, i checked that. it is correct, though because it doesnt have the autohide and it also says that it should show the quick launch

Morning adnike12, Take a look at this post from another forum and especially the recommendation of Sean Burns towards the middle of the post. Post on Missing Tray Icons This worked for me. Hope it helps you too. Regards, Phil " ... Nuff Said. Keep Smiling Because I'm Smiling Too."