Notification Area System Icons Have Disappeared

When I go to the Notification Area properties, only the "Clock" option is
checked. The "Volume", "Network", and "Power" options are un-checked AND
grayed-out so I can't check them. How do I get these system icons back? (I'm
running Vista Home Premium-SP2, and the only recent changes have been
"Windows Updates" - critical updates only.)

Bob C.

Hello Bob,

Sometimes just restarting the computer will have them return. If not,
then the downloads in METHOD THREE of the tutorial below may be able to
fix this for you.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/10...tem-icons.html

Hope this helps,
Shawn

Bob Cabrera;1233630 Wrote:
> When I go to the Notification Area properties, only the "Clock" option
> is
> checked. The "Volume", "Network", and "Power" options are un-checked
> AND
> grayed-out so I can't check them. How do I get these system icons back?
> (I'm
> running Vista Home Premium-SP2, and the only recent changes have been
> "Windows Updates" - critical updates only.)
>
> Bob C.


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"Bob Cabrera" <> wrote in message
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> When I go to the Notification Area properties, only the "Clock" option is
> checked. The "Volume", "Network", and "Power" options are un-checked AND
> grayed-out so I can't check them. How do I get these system icons back?
> (I'm running Vista Home Premium-SP2, and the only recent changes have been
> "Windows Updates" - critical updates only.)
>
> Bob C.

I took a look through CP (classic view), but couldn't find anything new
(that I haven't already tried) to enable these icons. Can you be more
specific as to which applets in CP you are referring to?

Bob C.

"pip22" <> wrote in message
news...
>
> Those three all have applets in Control Panel from where the icons can
> be enabled or disabled.
>
> They are easier to find if you change CP view to 'classic'.
>
>