Icon in systray

[Guest]

I have this utility Spampal that checks for spams. It used to appear in the
systray but recently is not. I need it to appear so that I can have access to
it when needed. It does appear in the start menu and when click to open it
says "spampal is already running in the systray" but I don't see it and have
no way of bringing it back up. It is working though. How do I get it to
appear? In msconfig it is checked to run and it does but once again I don't
see the Icon. Many thanks in advance.

 

[Malke]

I have this utility Spampal that checks for spams. It used to appear in the
systray but recently is not. I need it to appear so that I can have access to
it when needed. It does appear in the start menu and when click to open it
says "spampal is already running in the systray" but I don't see it and have
no way of bringing it back up. It is working though. How do I get it to
appear? In msconfig it is checked to run and it does but once again I don't
see the Icon. Many thanks in advance.

You should contact the makers of Spampal for questions about their
software. One thing to think about before you contact them:

The First Question Of Troubleshooting: what changed between the time
things worked and the time they didn't?


Malke

 

[Rock]

I have this utility Spampal that checks for spams. It used to appear in the
systray but recently is not. I need it to appear so that I can have access
to
it when needed. It does appear in the start menu and when click to open it
says "spampal is already running in the systray" but I don't see it and
have
no way of bringing it back up. It is working though. How do I get it to
appear? In msconfig it is checked to run and it does but once again I
don't
see the Icon. Many thanks in advance.

You could try disabling one or both of these services:
SSDP Discovery Service
UPnP Service

Do this from Start | Run | services.msc

The UPnP service has nothing to do with Plug and Play devices. Most systems
don't need it. The SSDP Discovery service works in concert with UPnP.

 

[mikeyhsd]

have you turned on the START menu properties option to allow hiding of tray icons.
if so, and you want some to hide then adjust each in the options.



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I have this utility Spampal that checks for spams. It used to appear in the
systray but recently is not. I need it to appear so that I can have access to
it when needed. It does appear in the start menu and when click to open it
says "spampal is already running in the systray" but I don't see it and have
no way of bringing it back up. It is working though. How do I get it to
appear? In msconfig it is checked to run and it does but once again I don't
see the Icon. Many thanks in advance.

 

[Guest]

I have, but the utility in question is selected to show all the time.

 

[Guest]

what would I lose by disabling these two? Is it coming down to weighting what
is important to me now? I simply don't know what they do.

 

[Guest]

Gentlemen thanks for taking the time and of all your suggestions! The problem
is solved by logging off and logging back in of the profile. I have no idea
of the how and why of the situation. I would be interested to know though.
Any thought on that? Thanks again.

 

[Rock]

what would I lose by disabling these two? Is it coming down to weighting
what
is important to me now? I simply don't know what they do.

I see the situation is currently resolved. It is possible the situation
will re-occur so I am including this info in case.

Do you have a home network with UPnP devices? For most users you loose
nothing. Most don't have UPnP devices. Again this is not the same as a PnP
device which most users do have.

See this link for more info on those services.

http://www.blackviper.com/WinXP/Services/SSDP_Discovery_Service.htm
http://www.blackviper.com/WinXP/Services/Universal_Plug_and_Play_Device_Host.htm

 

[Nightowl]

Gentlemen thanks for taking the time and of all your suggestions! The problem
is solved by logging off and logging back in of the profile. I have no idea
of the how and why of the situation. I would be interested to know though.
Any thought on that?

Hi Chris, glad you solved the problem. I get it from time to time with
one of my systray icons too and I have a suspicion it is somehow
connected with having autologon enabled. . . When it happens (every few
months or so for me), I do as you did and log off and on again; this
seems to make the icon "stick" until the next time