Re: Inactive icons in task bar

From: Wesley Vogel (123WVogel955_at_comcast.net)
Date: 03/19/05 

Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2005 15:47:57 -0700

L,

Nice that you got the other problem sorted out.

I have no idea why Task Manager's Notificition Area icon shows some times
and not others.

Hide when mimimized hides Task Manager's Taskbar button.

Taskbar button
A button that appears on the taskbar and corresponds to a running
application. 

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Hope this helps.  Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
In news:05EDADCE-A89A-4323-BE8C-607BEC046E6C@microsoft.com,
Lear <Lear@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
> that did the trick BUT one thing is off
>
> i have a short cut of windows task manager in the  start up file and
> it does come up when I start the computer however it disappears when
> I minimize it I have the hid when minimized option checked and so the
> icon should show up in the task bar, like before. But its gone...
>
> Under customize notification windows task manager I there and  I have
> always show checked. What also is off is the icon for it is for
> another program
>
> please advise?
>
> Thanks,
>
> l
>
>
> "Wesley Vogel" wrote:
>
>> For an automated edit, go here...
>> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
>>
>> Read the instructions at the top.
>> Scroll down to and click on...
>> 53. Remove Past Items From Notification Area
>>
>>
>> Delete the IconStreams and PastIconsStream values from the following
>> registry key:
>>
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\TrayNot
>> ify
>>
>> How to Clear Past Items from the Notification Area
>> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;283084
>>
>>
>> --
>> Hope this helps.  Let us know.
>>
>> Wes
>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>>
>> In news:DF9964B2-93F9-40DD-AF91-88A0C69FA33F@microsoft.com,
>> Lear <Lear@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> Under task bar and start up properties (I right click on start then
>>> properties then the taskbar tab and then hit customize the hide
>>> inactive
>>> icons needs to be check, but you experts know that already)
>>>
>>> I have a list of current items and a list of past items
>>> My question is as follows:
>>> Under past items there are lots of programs that are no longer
>>> installed in the computer how do I go about removing them?
>>>
>>> Some would say who cares but its for the challenge I couldn’t
>>> figure it out but that doesn’t say much I don’t know
>>> much and you guys never stop amazing me.
>>>
>>> Any advice comments suggestion about this procedure?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> L