Inactive Icons

[poltonis]

15 Aug 04 - 07:42

Is there a way to clean up the registry entries for
the Inactive Icons notifications accumulated in Task Bar:
START / properties/Taskbar/Hide Inactive Icons/CUSTOMIZE..

Under PAST ITEMS a lot of "dead references" come up: how
do I get rid of them?

Thanks
Poltonis

 

[BarCom]

What makes you want to go to the registry? Is 4 times a year too much for
you?

 

[poltonis]

I thought the only way to get rid of them is from the
Registry. I could not find any other way (there are
dozens of "junk entries" there, even of applications I
unistalled long ago.
What is your suggestion? (4 times a year...?)

Tks
Poltonis

 

[Kelly]

To Clear Past Items Manually - Go to Start/Run/Regedit and navigate to this
key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\TrayNotify
Delete the IconStreams and PastIconsStream values.

For automatic removal:

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

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

 

[Rock]

To Clear Past Items Manually - Go to Start/Run/Regedit and navigate to this
key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\TrayNotify
Delete the IconStreams and PastIconsStream values.

For automatic removal:

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

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

Ahh so that's where the little buggers were hiding ... in binary. I
searched the registry for individual text items and of course come up
empty.

 

[Kelly]

Yep and all day, too. What the thousand dollar question is and I can't
image why: Ok, that worked but how can I now put them back!!!

You, wanna tell 'em why you can't or just plainly ask why would you want
to?..... )

 

[poltonis]

Thanks Kelly (you came to my rescue once before!)
I forget to have a peep in your Site, but now I have made
a book-mark for it for future reference.

Rgds
Poltonis

(PS. Thanks also to "Rock" for copying the message to me.)

 

[Kelly]

You are most welcome and thanks for the feedback. )







Thanks Kelly (you came to my rescue once before!)
I forget to have a peep in your Site, but now I have made
a book-mark for it for future reference.

Rgds
Poltonis

(PS. Thanks also to "Rock" for copying the message to me.)

 

[Rock]

Yep and all day, too. What the thousand dollar question is and I can't
image why: Ok, that worked but how can I now put them back!!!

You, wanna tell 'em why you can't or just plainly ask why would you want
to?..... )

lol...yep someone always wants to know the opposite. I say who cares
it's not that big a deal.

 

[Kelly]

I hear you. ) But I do add the undo's for the more important edits,
though.