Re: xp professional -- taskbar nuisance

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From: mwong911 (mwong911_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 09/10/04 

Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2004 23:29:01 -0700

hi, and thanks again. i've just run the adware detection and it found nothing
suspicious i guess. it is the notification area i'm talking about. the icons
there come out in such random order but they used to come up in a more
predictable, consistent order. another user (georgia on this thread)
experiences the same annoyance/nuisance. the power and volume icons in the
notification area ALWAYS came out in the same order before. now they appear
anywhere after restarting.

mike

"Jeff" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> No, for me, sometimes after a reboot, I IME gets screwed
> up or when I open a window, instead of one tab in the task
> bar I get two. Usuall I have to go to the taskbar
> toolbars and unselect quick launch, language bar, then
> reboot the system, then everything is okay. This happenes
> maybe once ever 3 to 4 weeks. I had this problem with
> SP1,but have not seen it happen at all with SP2, it just
> sounds like maybe some malware is the blame. Untill about
> 4 months ago, I didn`t have any spyware detecting software
> on my systems, once installed, it found like 50 to 60,
> since then I have been free of spyware. Granted I am
> using 5 spyware programs on my system, all 5 run in the
> background, 2 will do schedule system checks. I hope this
> might help.
>
> Jeff
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >hi jeff:
> >thanks. i may well be guilty of blaming SP2 just because
> the inconsistent
> >order of the taskbar icons became more pronounced and
> noticeable after i
> >downloaded SP2. of course i know that even though mcafee
> hasn't turned up any
> >virus, worms, etc... it doesn't mean i haven't fallen
> victim to something of
> >that nature. thanks for checking in. does your taskbar
> assume different
> >configuration/position of icons every time you reboot?
> >
> >mike
> >
> >"Jeff" wrote:
> >
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> Are you sure you don`t have some type of malware. I
> have
> >> SP2 on two of my systems and I have no problem with my
> >> task bar. Sounds like something else is screwing with
> the
> >> task bar.
> >>
> >> Jeff
> >>
> >> >-----Original Message-----
> >> >thank you very much georgia. i'm using xp professional
> >> and before SP2 it was
> >> >a little erratic (the arrangement of icons on taskbar
> >> after reboot). after
> >> >SP2 it seems to be much worse. but problem is
> reverting
> >> back to SP1 doesn't
> >> >make it act as it did before. i rue the day i
> downloaded
> >> SP2, though it is
> >> >probably unavoidable if i don't want to get left
> behind
> >> with the necessary
> >> >evil of updates.
> >> >
> >> >the best consolation i've gotten (in lieu of
> resolution)
> >> is your final
> >> >comment: surely there must be a solution to the
> ordering
> >> of the icons on our
> >> >taskbar so that it can finally perform what i assume
> it
> >> is designed to do --
> >> >increase the ease of starting up our most frequently
> used
> >> applications, and
> >> >also making it easy to monitor volume and power.
> >> >
> >> >DOES YOUR VOLUME icon always appear right after the
> power
> >> icon from right to
> >> >left? the power icon used to be the first one to come
> up
> >> after reboot, now
> >> >there's no telling where it will go. same for the
> volume
> >> icon too. at least
> >> >they haven't disappeared altogether yet, as it seems
> to
> >> have done for some
> >> >users as i follow this thread.
> >> >
> >> >seems like people are spending more time obsessing
> over
> >> these insignificant
> >> >yet maddening details and less time being able to do
> >> actual work.
> >> >
> >> >.... surely there must be a way...
> >> >
> >> >"Georgia" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> I have the same problem, the notification area icons
> >> always being in
> >> >> different positions, with XP Home and it was there
> >> before SP2. I asked the
> >> >> forum about it on Sept. 6 and the only response I
> got
> >> was that there is no
> >> >> solution. After searching and searching I found a
> >> shareware product that
> >> >> will keep the icons in the order you want. It will
> >> also restore missing
> >> >> icons after an Explorer crash. The program is PS
> >> Trayfactory, but it is
> >> >> 24.95 which seems a bit much.
> >> >>
> >> >> Kelly's TaskbarRepairPlus may help with the icons
> that
> >> do not appear.
> >> >>
> >> >> Surely there is a solution to the ordering of the
> icons.
> >> >> Georgia
> >> >>
> >> >> "mwong911" <mwong911@discussions.microsoft.com>
> wrote
> >> in message
> >> >> news:C625A58D-E087-4AE2-B126-
> >> BB9BBA15658C@microsoft.com...
> >> >> > i'm searching for advice to resolve a nuisance
> that
> >> seem to be related to
> >> >> > SP2
> >> >> > update that i performed a few days ago. now the
> task
> >> bar is totally
> >> >> > unpredictable, or even more unpredictable than it
> >> used to be. typical
> >> >> > windows
> >> >> > SNAFU. everytime i restart my thinkpad the taskbar
> >> reappears with icons
> >> >> > all
> >> >> > jumbled up.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > this is worse than ever before. now the power icon
> >> appears somewhere else,
> >> >> > and the volume icon and other things appear at
> random.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > it's a nuisance because it takes time to search
> for
> >> the dozen or so icons
> >> >> > if
> >> >> > they keep changing locations. some icons don't
> even
> >> appear that i want,
> >> >> > others appear even though i've "deleted" them. any
> >> help would be
> >> >> > appreciated.
> >> >> > thanks!
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >.
> >> >
> >>
> >.
> >
>

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