system tray icons

I only want active services to be in system tray. noty x'd out items which
are not used.

how do I not display disconnected items like messenger or LAN connections

have tried the startmenu/taskbar properties?

There r some config options there.

Bernardo



"TJS" <nospam@here.com> wrote in message
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> I only want active services to be in system tray. noty x'd out items

which

> are not used.
>
> how do I not display disconnected items like messenger or LAN connections
>
>

You can check to hide inactive icons in system tray in
properties of taskbar.

>-----Original Message-----
>have tried the startmenu/taskbar properties?
>
>There r some config options there.
>
>Bernardo
>
>
>
>"TJS" <nospam@here.com> wrote in message
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noty x'd out items

>which

or LAN connections

>
>
>.
>

thank you

I am finding it diffcult ( futile ?) to locate meaningful instructions from
the help files.





"IceFire" <bello@vodafone.pt> wrote in message
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> have tried the startmenu/taskbar properties?
>
> There r some config options there.
>
> Bernardo
>
>
>
> "TJS" <nospam@here.com> wrote in message
> news:vgu0mvmg4akt77@corp.supernews.com...

> which

connections

>
>

TJS wrote:

>I only want active services to be in system tray. noty x'd out items which
>are not used.
>
>how do I not display disconnected items like messenger or LAN connections

Normally disable the system tray icon concerned from within the program.
Windows Messenger though will only display an icon if it is loaded and
running , so 'disconnected' is a little puzzling unless you mean you
signed out (which leaves it running).

In Control Panel - Network Connections you can r-click the connection
and uncheck the box to show a taskbar icon;

In Messenger you can take Tools - Options - Preferences and uncheck 'Run
WM when windows starts' and 'allow WM to run in the background'

Or if you want to see icons only when the item is active, right click in
that Taskbar, Properties, check 'Hide Inactive icons'. In its
Customise, for any icon, you can then select Always Hide (or Always
show) instead of the default 'Hide when inactive'


--
Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies)
Bournemouth, U.K. Alexn@mvps.org

Hi Tom,

The workarounds are listed here under the Notification Area:

Top 10 Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/top10faqs.htm

--
All the Best,
Kelly

MS-MVP Win98/XP
[AE-Windows® XP]

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_abc.htm
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm


"Tom" <tomos@ieee.org> wrote in message
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> From time to time, system tray icon's of the running
> (active) programs/applications are not visible. After
> several re-boots, everything turns to normal (all
> visible), but then appears in a couple of days/boots
> again ? Any hint how to soilve this unpleasant behaviour?
>
> thanks and regards

My system tray icons disappeared, is there anyway to get
them back??