Win XP - hiding icons in the notification area

[evangelion]

Re: Win XP - hiding icons in the notification area

Were you successful?
If not then try to check the group policy settings.

No need to go that far.

Open up the Run command line and type "msconfg." Go to startup and see if any of the icons in question are attached to programs set to run at startup. Uncheck the ones that apply, click apply and restart. Also open the programs in question and look in the options for a "Start at Windows startup" option and uncheck it.

Of course none of this applies if the programs that are showing up you actually want to start at boot. I have nothing extra starting at boot. I'm convinced it makes my games run better.

Hope this helps.

[v-vikand]

Re: Win XP - hiding icons in the notification area

Were you successful?
If not then try to check the group policy settings.

[beto]

Get firef... uh, no.

[xeb]

Re: Win XP - hiding icons in the notification area

yeah i am. thanks mate, will try the reg edit tonight

[picklemonkey]

Also, are you set to auto-login to your computer? I've seen quite a few things mentioning it only occurs with auto-login users.

Methods/workarounds: Log off and Log back on, password protect your account or disable SSDP and uPNP Services.

[picklemonkey]

Re: Win XP - hiding icons in the notification area

Try this: (found on the Internet, so not sure if it works 100%)

Create a file on your desktop, call it Repair.reg and put the following lines in it:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
"NoSaveSettings"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
"SystemTray"="SysTray.Exe"

Double-click Repair.reg, click Yes to import.

[NastyD]

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[xeb]

I have windows set to hide certain icons in the notification window (bottom right corner next to the clock) permanantly. However when i restart the computer theres a few which always revert to "hide when inactive" instead of "always hide". this is really pissing me off... any ideas?