Susan wrote:
> Vista 64-bit is accumulating now numerous sys tray notification icon
> remnants. It looks like none of the program uninstalls I've done so
> far remove any of these old program notifications: Open Office,
> Webroot, Symantec, Norton, HP... These are all programs I have
> removed using Programs & Features yet none of their uninstalls seem to
> deal with their sys tray notifications. Further more, my delusional
> attempst using RegScanner and/or CCleaner don't seem to touch this
> area. Many have lost their distinct icon for a generic folder-like
> icon.
>
> In my dream world I would right-click and delete an old orphaned
> notification.
>
> By any chance is there any way to effectively clean out/clean up these
> old notifications?
>
> Do you know if Windows 7 is/will address this sort of clutter better?
>
> Thank you.
Do these remnants survive a reboot? I notice on my Vistas that these
notifications frequently stick around for a while, but eventually
disappear. I think that Vista's handler for these fails once in a while
or is not well debugged.
Q
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