System Tray icons for active applications disappear after startup

The system tray icons for active applications disappear after startup and
some undetermined period of otherwise normal operation. The volume and
network connection icons are visible and some of the applications icons are
visible but many are not. When I select the arrow button to show hidden
icons, it expands the view but there's an empty gap between the application
icons that are showing and the volume and network icons. I know the
applications are running because I see their processes active in Task
Manager. If I click on the executable file, it will tell me the application
is already running and to select it from the system tray which I can't do
because it's not visible. Please help.

Hello Ron,

You may need to set the notification icon to "Show" instead of "Hide
when inactive". This tutorial (step 6) will help show you how to if
needed.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/76...customize.html

Hope this helps,
Shawn

Ron Miller;883037 Wrote:
> The system tray icons for active applications disappear after startup
> and
> some undetermined period of otherwise normal operation. The volume and
> network connection icons are visible and some of the applications icons
> are
> visible but many are not. When I select the arrow button to show hidden
> icons, it expands the view but there's an empty gap between the
> application
> icons that are showing and the volume and network icons. I know the
> applications are running because I see their processes active in Task
> Manager. If I click on the executable file, it will tell me the
> application
> is already running and to select it from the system tray which I can't
> do
> because it's not visible. Please help.


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That was a step I'd already taken. Note that when I click on the arrow to
show the hidden icons, only some of them are visible. This problem affects
the application icons, not the system ones such as the volume and network
icons.

I did find a solution but it's not optimal and doesn't explain why the
problem occurs in the first place. It involves editing the registry and
restarting explorer.exe, after which all the invisible icons reappear. Here's
the link:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13880_3-9956695-68.html

Thanks for your assistance!

"Brink" wrote:

>
> Hello Ron,
>
> You may need to set the notification icon to "Show" instead of "Hide
> when inactive". This tutorial (step 6) will help show you how to if
> needed.
>
> http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/76...customize.html
>
> Hope this helps,
> Shawn
>
> Ron Miller;883037 Wrote:
> > The system tray icons for active applications disappear after startup
> > and
> > some undetermined period of otherwise normal operation. The volume and
> > network connection icons are visible and some of the applications icons
> > are
> > visible but many are not. When I select the arrow button to show hidden
> > icons, it expands the view but there's an empty gap between the
> > application
> > icons that are showing and the volume and network icons. I know the
> > applications are running because I see their processes active in Task
> > Manager. If I click on the executable file, it will tell me the
> > application
> > is already running and to select it from the system tray which I can't
> > do
> > because it's not visible. Please help.
>
>
> --
> Brink
>
> *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask
> them.*
> > *and*
> > *Please post feedback to help others.*
>

Ron,

You might reset the icons to see if that helps better.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/99...ons-reset.html

Hope this helps,
Shawn

Ron Miller;884698 Wrote:
> That was a step I'd already taken. Note that when I click on the arrow
> to
> show the hidden icons, only some of them are visible. This problem
> affects
> the application icons, not the system ones such as the volume and
> network
> icons.
>
> I did find a solution but it's not optimal and doesn't explain why the
> problem occurs in the first place. It involves editing the registry and
> restarting explorer.exe, after which all the invisible icons reappear.
> Here's
> the link:
>
> 'Quick fix for disappearing system tray icons | Workers' Edge - a
> productivity blog from Dennis O'Reilly - CNET News'
> (http://news.cnet.com/8301-13880_3-9956695-68.html)
>
> Thanks for your assistance!
>
> "Brink" wrote:
> > > >
> > >
> > > Hello Ron,
> > >
> > > You may need to set the notification icon to "Show" instead of "Hide
> > > when inactive". This tutorial (step 6) will help show you how to if
> > > needed.
> > >
> > >
> > http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/76...customize.html
> > >
> > > Hope this helps,
> > > Shawn
> > >
> > > Ron Miller;883037 Wrote:> > > > >
> > > > > The system tray icons for active applications disappear after
> > > startup
> > > > > and
> > > > > some undetermined period of otherwise normal operation. The volume
> > > and
> > > > > network connection icons are visible and some of the applications
> > > icons
> > > > > are
> > > > > visible but many are not. When I select the arrow button to show
> > > hidden
> > > > > icons, it expands the view but there's an empty gap between the
> > > > > application
> > > > > icons that are showing and the volume and network icons. I know the
> > > > > applications are running because I see their processes active in
> > > Task
> > > > > Manager. If I click on the executable file, it will tell me the
> > > > > application
> > > > > is already running and to select it from the system tray which I
> > > can't
> > > > > do
> > > > > because it's not visible. Please help.> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Brink
> > >
> > > *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask
> > > them.*
> > > > > > ('Windows 7 Forums' ) *and*
> >
> > > > > > *Please post feedback to help others.*
> > > > >


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