Re: Network/modem icon in taskbar

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From: Steve Winograd [MVP] (winograd_at_pobox.com)
Date: 09/14/04 

Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 23:55:59 -0600

In article <pctck0lbbsj4p577eu3rd3iqc3uee2bdt7@4ax.com>, John Vinson
<jvinson@STOP_SPAM.WysardOfInfo.com> wrote:
>Once in a while I still need to use my dialup modem (when broadband
>isn't up, frex). Lately - the last few months - the modem has been
>working fine, but the little "two-monitors" icon has not been
>displaying in the Notification Area. In the Dialup Connection menu in
>the Settings, I *do* have the "display icon in notification area"
>checkbox checked.
>
>One obnoxious effect of this is that I have found no way to disconnect
>the telephone line other than to reboot.
>
>So two questions:
>- How can I restore the icon to the notification area when the modem
>is connected?
>- Or, how can I disconnect the modem without clicking on the icon?
>
>WindowsXP SP1, all service packs applied (still holding back on SP2)
>
>
> John W. Vinson

I'm sorry, John, but I don't know why the icon doesn't appear in the
notification area..

To disconnect a dial-up connection without rebooting:

1. Open the Network Connections folder.
2. Click the dial-up connection.
3. Click Disconnect. 

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