Is there a way to move items from the past section to the present
section of the Customize notification box.
Yes. Start any of those Past Items and they will become Current Items.
Current Items means that those items are currently (right now) in the
Notification Area and they are running or started.
Past Items means that those items are *not* currently (right now) in the
Notification Area. As in they used to be, but they aren't there at the
moment. None of those items are currently running or started.
Why does the present section change
if I reboot the machine?
Customize Notifications is dynamic not static. That means that things
change. Whatever you had running did not start when you booted your
machine.
Customize Notifications
[[Lets you specify the behavior of an icon in the taskbar notification
area. For each icon that has been displayed in the taskbar notification
area, you can choose from these options:
Always show option to have the icon always displayed;
Always hide option to keep the icon from being displayed;
Hide when inactive option to keep an icon from being displayed when it
has not been clicked within a certain amount of time.]]
That is Customize Notifications' reason for being.
From XP HELP:
[[Taskbar notification area overview
The notification area of the taskbar is where you usually see the current
time displayed. This area can become crowded with notification icons that
appear when certain events occur, such as when you receive e-mail or when
you open Task Manager. Windows displays a notification icon when an event
occurs. After a short time, Windows puts the icon in the background to
simplify that area. You can access the icons that have been placed in the
background by clicking a button in the notification area.
In addition, you can customize the behavior of notification icons on the
Taskbar tab of the Taskbar and Start Menu Properties dialog box.
taskbar
The bar that contains the Start button and appears by default at the
bottom of the desktop. You can click the taskbar buttons to switch
between programs. You can also hide the taskbar, move it to the sides or
top of the desktop, and customize it in other ways.
notification area
The area on the taskbar to the right of the taskbar buttons. The
notification area displays the time and can also contain shortcuts that
provide quick access to programs, such as Volume Control and Power
Options. Other shortcuts can appear temporarily, providing information
about the status of activities. For example, the printer shortcut icon
appears after a document has been sent to the printer and disappears
when printing is complete.]]
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
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Dr. Kay said:
Is there a way to move items from the past section to the present
section of the Customize notification box. Why does the present
section change if I reboot the machine?
