Re: Task Manager Icon Missing in XP Home/Pro???

Why does that bother you so much? you don't open the task manager from
there, what do you need that icon for?

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"HTFiddler" <htfiddler@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Previous topic reference at microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
> from Dec 2002 thru Jan 2003:
>
> http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&threadm=3E0D006A.89B82B06%40earthlink.net&rnum=1&prev=/groups%3Fq%3D%2522task%2Bmanager%2Bicon%2Bmissing%2522%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8%26scoring%3Dd%26selm%3D3E0D006A.89B82B06%2540earthlink.net%26rnum%3D1
>
> Attention all MVP's at this newsgroup! This KNOWN AND REPORTED BUG has
> been in existence for WELL OVER 2 YEARS, and:
>
> 1. IT STILL EXISTS!
> 2. THERE IS STILL NO KB ARTICLE ON IT!
>
> This bug is present in my brand spankin' new IBM ThinkPad T43 laptop
> which just arrived in a sealed box from the factory with Win XP Pro SP2
> installed.
>
> Please note in the above linked thread at this newsgroup, message #40
> from Microsoft's own Online Support Professional, Steven Liu, in which
> he clearly states: "I have re-produce the bug"!!!, and yet nothing has
> been done to date.
>
> Symptom:
>
> You open the Windows Task Manager, but sometimes the icon doesn't
> appear in the system tray (notification area) down by the clock on the
> Taskbar. In order to get the icon to appear, it is sometimes necessary
> to close and reopen Task Manager several dozen times.
>
> Cause:
>
> This is a known bug in Windows XP, however it only rears its ugly head
> when using Windows Classic. In other words, if you go to the Display
> Properties control panel, then to the Appearance tab, on a new install
> you will see under Windows and buttons: Windows XP style. If you
> change that setting to: Windows Classic style, then this bug shows up.
>
> This raises another question:
>
> How are we supposed to report bugs and/or create KB articles? I have
> been told that the mswish program is only for requested improvements &
> enhancements. There appears to be no simple and obvious way for users
> to submit bug reports or initiate KB articles.
>
> ????????????????
>
> Please expedite getting this bug into the KB and getting a hotfix for
> it.
>
> Henry Fiddler
>


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