How do I fix the Customize Notifications dialog box in XP?

[GameGirl37]

Hello again. I have Windows XP Pro with SP 3 and I'm having a problem getting
back the past items from the Customize Notifications dialog box. It's been
grayed out, but I need it to make changes so I can see the icons in the
system tray to the right next to the clock. Can anyone please help? This
problem happened because of HiJack This.

 

[Tim Meddick]

Can you not just disable (uncheck) the 'Hide inactive icons' option?

If it is greyed out you can use 'Windows Enabler' - a tiny program which
'cures' the greyed-out-box problem.

Download 'Windows Enabler' from:

http://www.angelfire.com/falcon/speedload/enabler_files/windows_enabler.zip


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Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London.

 

[VanguardLH]

Hello again. I have Windows XP Pro with SP 3 and I'm having a problem getting
back the past items from the Customize Notifications dialog box. It's been
grayed out, but I need it to make changes so I can see the icons in the
system tray to the right next to the clock. Can anyone please help? This
problem happened because of HiJack This.

Hijack This doesn't make any changes. YOU do.

WHAT has been greyed out? WHERE?

Past items are a history that gets reused when the program is next
encountered. You don't revert to them. The program creates its tray
icon and this history is used to determine what you used before
regarding that tray icon.

Load the program so it displays its tray icon. Then customize how you
want it to behave NOW.

Did you actually ENABLE the taskbar option to hide inactive icons?
Right-click on the Windows taskbar and select Properties. Is the "Hide
inactive icons" option enabled or not?

 

[Tim Meddick]

.....OR, you can run the following command by copying and pasting it into
either the "Run" box on the 'Start Menu' or a 'Command prompt' window:


reg ADD HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer /v
EnableAutoTray /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f


(*please note that the preceding command should be all on one line but many
not appear so due to line-wrap. Please ensure that the command begins with
'reg' and ends with '/f')

....this has the same effect as setting the 'Hide Inactive Icons' option to
'unchecked' after running this command and then logoff / logon to apply the
change.


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Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London.

 

[Kelly]

Some information for you:

Chevron is missing:

For some users, setting the very first icon to Always Hide, restores the
arrow/chevron. Note: It does take time for it to become effective.

Icons are missing or disappear, reappear: This happens for most Auto-Logon
users.

Methods/workarounds: Log off and Log back on, password protect your account
or disable SSDP and uPNP Services.

Disable SSDP and uPNP Services (Line 156)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Or if you are running XP SP1 uninstall UPnP from Add/Remove Windows
Components.

Hide or Show Inactive Icons in the Notification Area (Line 53)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

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

Once done, Open Task Manager, click the Processes tab, click Explorer.exe,
and then click End Process. In Task Manager, click File, click New Task,
type explorer, and then click OK.

The "Past Items" values are written to the registry as part of the user log
off process. This is why it is necessary to "crash" Explorer, so the system
will re-read the new values, and not retain the old ones that are already in
memory from a reboot.

Troubleshooting the Notification Area
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_n.htm#na

Troubleshooting the Volume Control Icon
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_v.htm#volume

Taskbar Repair Tool Plus!
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm

Hide All/Show All Notification Area Icons (Line 134)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

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All the Best,
Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP)

Taskbar Repair Tool Plus!
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm