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Notification Area System Icons Have Disappeared



 
 
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Old February 24th 10, 12:27 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.performance_maintenance
Bob Cabrera
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Default Notification Area System Icons Have Disappeared

When I go to the Notification Area properties, only the "Clock" option is
checked. The "Volume", "Network", and "Power" options are un-checked AND
grayed-out so I can't check them. How do I get these system icons back? (I'm
running Vista Home Premium-SP2, and the only recent changes have been
"Windows Updates" - critical updates only.)

Thanks.
--
Bob C.

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Old February 24th 10, 02:10 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.performance_maintenance
Questor[_2_]
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Default Notification Area System Icons Have Disappeared

Updates will do that sometimes. When it happens to me, I reboot a
second time and then check the boxes again. If that doesn't work, I go
to the Network Manager and disable (then re-enable) the network
connection. As for the volume and power they sometimes come back on
their own. I've had a ticket into MS for over a month and they have yet
to respond.

Questor

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When I go to the Notification Area properties, only the "Clock" option
is checked. The "Volume", "Network", and "Power" options are un-checked
AND grayed-out so I can't check them. How do I get these system icons
back? (I'm running Vista Home Premium-SP2, and the only recent changes
have been "Windows Updates" - critical updates only.)

Thanks.


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Old February 24th 10, 02:10 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.performance_maintenance
Questor[_2_]
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Default Notification Area System Icons Have Disappeared


Updates will do that sometimes. When it happens to me, I reboot a
second time and then check the boxes again. If that doesn't work, I go
to the Network Manager and disable (then re-enable) the network
connection. As for the volume and power they sometimes come back on
their own. I've had a ticket into MS for over a month and they have yet
to respond.

Questor

---
When I go to the Notification Area properties, only the "Clock" option
is checked. The "Volume", "Network", and "Power" options are un-checked
AND grayed-out so I can't check them. How do I get these system icons
back? (I'm running Vista Home Premium-SP2, and the only recent changes
have been "Windows Updates" - critical updates only.)

Thanks.


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Old February 24th 10, 02:46 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.performance_maintenance
Brink
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Default Notification Area System Icons Have Disappeared


Hello Bob,

Sometimes just restarting the computer will have them return. If not,
then the downloads in METHOD THREE of the tutorial below may be able to
fix this for you.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/10...tem-icons.html

Hope this helps,
Shawn

Bob Cabrera;1233615 Wrote:
When I go to the Notification Area properties, only the "Clock" option
is
checked. The "Volume", "Network", and "Power" options are un-checked
AND
grayed-out so I can't check them. How do I get these system icons back?
(I'm
running Vista Home Premium-SP2, and the only recent changes have been
"Windows Updates" - critical updates only.)

Thanks.
--
Bob C.



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Old February 24th 10, 02:46 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.performance_maintenance
Brink
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Default Notification Area System Icons Have Disappeared



Hello Bob,

Sometimes just restarting the computer will have them return. If not,
then the downloads in METHOD THREE of the tutorial below may be able to
fix this for you.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/10...tem-icons.html

Hope this helps,
Shawn

Bob Cabrera;1233615 Wrote:
When I go to the Notification Area properties, only the "Clock" option
is
checked. The "Volume", "Network", and "Power" options are un-checked
AND
grayed-out so I can't check them. How do I get these system icons back?
(I'm
running Vista Home Premium-SP2, and the only recent changes have been
"Windows Updates" - critical updates only.)

Thanks.
--
Bob C.



--
Brink

'*MS MVP - Windows Desktop Experience 2009*'
(https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/pr...5-AD617AF3D511)
*There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask
them.*
'*Windows 7 Forums*' (http://www.sevenforums.com/) - '*Windows
Vista Forums*' (http://www.vistax64.com/)

*Please post feedback to help others.*
 




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