Re: Kell's corner and notification area
From: Jeff (jeff_at_falsepart.com)
Date: 03/24/04
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Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2004 22:05:56 GMT
Dear Kelly
Sorry for taking up so much of your time. I cannot believe you are making
all this effort to help a total stranger. Thank you.
You are absolutely correct. The problem only happens when the desktop
"crashes" and restores itself, and I do use Auto-Logon.
I had disabled UPNP long ago (using Gibsons unpnp.exe utility) and now I
went ahead and disabled SSDP through Services.
Because I do have XP Home SP1, I went to Add Remove Programs\Windows
Components\Networking Services to uninstall Universal Plug and Play and
found that I had already done that.
Before going to the 2 patches you list, I tried the "acid test" by crashing
the desktop as you described and restarted it. That re-created the exactly
the problem I was having: some of the notification icons did not come back!
I therefore rebooted (to get back to scratch) and downloaded the 2 patches
you suggest. Before I run them I would like to ask a couple of questions:
1. What exactly do these patches do? Scary to run them without knowing that.
<grin>
2. Will the problem disappear if I did not use auto-logon?
3. I know what :-) means. What does :o) mean?
-- Jeff McPherson Email address deliberately false to avoid spam jeff@falsepart.com Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free by AVG "Kelly" <kelly@mvps.org> wrote in message news:eBzIufYEEHA.3384@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl... > Most welcome, Jeff and I see. See if any of this applies in your case: > > Icons are missing or disappear, reappear: This happens for most Auto-Logon > users. > > Methods/workarounds: Log off and Log back on, password protect your account > or disable SSDP and uPNP Services. > > Disable SSDP and uPNP Services (Line 156) > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm > > Or if you are running XP SP1 uninstall UPnP from Add/Remove Windows > Components. > > Hide or Show Inactive Icons in the Notification Area (Line 53) > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm > > Remove Past Items From the Notification Area (Line 53) > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm > > Once done, Open Task Manager, click the Processes tab, click Explorer.exe, > and then click End Process. In Task Manager, click File, click New Task, > type explorer, and then click OK. > > The "Past Items" values are written to the registry as part of the user log > off process. This is why it is necessary to "crash" Explorer, so the system > will re-read the new values, and not retain the old ones that are already in > memory from a reboot. > > If not, good luck and keep us posted. :o) > > -- > All the Best, > Kelly > > Microsoft-MVP Windows® XP > > Troubleshooting Windows XP > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com > > Taskbar Repair Tool Plus! > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm > > > "Jeff" <jeff@falsepart.com> wrote in message > news:7qZ7c.1742$WC3.16510@ord-read.news.verio.net... > > Thank you. > > > > I will keep my eyes open. As I recall it, it is while using Explorer that > > this happens. One of the icons that does not re-appear in the > notification > > area is one of XP's own: the icon that tells you whether you are connected > > to the internet (dial-up) and which on right clicking on it allows you to > > disconnect. That is the icon I miss most when this happens because then > the > > only way I can disconnect is by clicking on the appropriate icon to go > > offline in Outlook Express 6. > > > > -- > > > > Jeff McPherson > > Email address deliberately false to avoid spam > > jeff@falsepart.com > > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free by AVG > > > > "Kelly" <kelly@mvps.org> wrote in message > > news:OV7Tx0LEEHA.3424@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl... > > > David, made a brilliant point and it does come into play here. Still > not > > > knowing exactly which programs they are, one primary candidate has been > > > Seti. > > > > > > And thanks for the smile, Jeff. Would be nice, if true! :o) > > > > > > I have seen this from explorer.exe restarting. What you need to find > out > > is > > > why it is doing so. And also, this is the action set forth from > removing > > > Past Icons with programs that aren't written properly to maintain from > > there > > > on. Meaning that they need to be restarted, etc. > > > > > > Try in order: > > > > > > 1. Run the edit on line 157: > > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm > > > Then wait for the next time. > > > 2. If no go, run the edit on line 62 (right hand side): > > > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm > > > Then wait for the next time. > > > > > > Good luck and keep us posted. > > > -- > > > All the Best, > > > Kelly > > > > > > Microsoft-MVP Windows® XP > > > > > > Troubleshooting Windows XP > > > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com > > > > > > Taskbar Repair Tool Plus! > > > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm > > > > > > > > > "Jeff" <jeff@falsepart.com> wrote in message > > > news:ACP7c.1740$WC3.16182@ord-read.news.verio.net... > > > > Oh come on Kelly: you DO know everything there is to know about XP!! > > > <grin> > > > > > > > > What happens is that after the laptop has been running for long times, > > > some > > > > program (it varies) causes the desktop to "restart itself". By this, > I > > do > > > > not mean that the laptop shuts down, but that the desktop icons all > > > > disappear and then reappear (crash?). When that happens, SOME of the > > icons > > > > in the notification area do not reappear and will not reappear unless > I > > > > reboot. > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > Jeff McPherson > > > > Email address deliberately false to avoid spam > > > > jeff@falsepart.com > > > > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free by AVG > > > > > > > > "Kelly" <kelly@mvps.org> wrote in message > > > > news:%23h86fY%23DEHA.1600@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl... > > > > > Note: Some original posts are not attached in/with/along replies, I > > > > really > > > > > don't remember each and every post I read (that vary between 12 and > 24 > > > > hours > > > > > apart): issues, facts and problems and suggest what I think may > help, > > I > > > > > don't have the answer for everything related to XP (but do give an > > > honest > > > > > effort to troubleshoot it).... > > > > > > > > > > That said, what was/is the issue in detail other than the fact that > > they > > > > > disappear? Which specific programs, when does this happen, after > > doing > > > > what > > > > > and for how long, after doing nothing, but only when you think to > > > notice, > > > > > when you look that way, when you go to exit the program(s) in > > > > > question.........? > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > All the Best, > > > > > Kelly > > > > > > > > > > Microsoft-MVP Windows® XP > > > > > > > > > > Troubleshooting Windows XP > > > > > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com > > > > > > > > > > Taskbar Repair Tool Plus! > > > > > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "GateKeeper" <GateKeeper@earth1ink.net> wrote in message > > > > > news:OxNQjC3DEHA.3696@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl... > > > > > > I see you still don't have an answer. Neither do I. Kelly even > > sent > > > > > > you a link to the very page you complained about, without an > > > > explanation. > > > > > > > > > > > > Jeff wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi everybody > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Using XP Home. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I am having a problem with some of the icons in my notification > > area > > > > > > > "disappearing" after a while even though they are marked to > > "Always > > > > > show" in > > > > > > > their behavior listing. This disappearing only happens after > the > > PC > > > > has > > > > > > > been running for a while. The only way I can get them to > reappear > > is > > > > to > > > > > > > reboot the PC. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I've been to Kelly's corner at > > > > > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm > > > > > > > and among the tweaks on that page are a number for the > > notification > > > > > area, > > > > > > > but it is not clear which one is the one for my problem because > > > there > > > > is > > > > > no > > > > > > > clear descriptions for the registry edits. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Any suggestions as to what causes the notification icon problem > > how > > > to > > > > > solve > > > > > > > this problem? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
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