Getting rid of old program names in Custom Notifcation Area in XP

[Guest]

Hi every one in Cyborland, I would like to know if old program names that I
once had on my PC that are still listed in Custom Notification Area are going
to be a problem since I had new motherboard and 1 gig memory put in. None of
the old programs show up in Control Panel or Regedit.exe. When I see names in
here that have long been uninstalled I tend to get very nervious. Is ther a
way to completely get rid of all 11 items?? Thanks for the help, and if I can
help anyone anytime I will. JJ I am a newbe at the PC for only a year but I'm
learning.

 

[Nepatsfan]

Hi every one in Cyborland, I would like to know if old
program names that I once had on my PC that are still listed
in Custom Notification Area are going to be a problem since
I had new motherboard and 1 gig memory put in. None of the
old programs show up in Control Panel or Regedit.exe. When I
see names in here that have long been uninstalled I tend to
get very nervious. Is ther a way to completely get rid of
all 11 items?? Thanks for the help, and if I can help anyone
anytime I will. JJ I am a newbe at the PC for only a year
but I'm learning.

It's amazing what you can find with Google:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=remove+past+items+from+notification+area

I'd go with the fix from Kelly's site.

Remove Past Items From the Notification Area (Line 53)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Nepatsfan