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Al Smith
Is there a significant difference between having a program icon on the
desktop and in the system tray?
desktop and in the system tray?
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Is there a significant difference between having a program icon on the desktop and in the system tra
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purplehaz
Yes. An icon on the desktop is just a shortcut to start/run the program. An
icon in the system tray is the program actually running.
icon in the system tray is the program actually running.
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Jim Macklin
On the desktop or in a link just makes running and finding
the program quick and easy.
An Icon in the system tray is running.
| Is there a significant difference between having a program
icon on the
| desktop and in the system tray?
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the program quick and easy.
An Icon in the system tray is running.
| Is there a significant difference between having a program
icon on the
| desktop and in the system tray?
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Crusty \(-: Old B@stard :-\)
BTW: You "never" want to have an actual program on the desktop. When you do
a disk cleanup the program may get lost! The desktop is for icon links only.
Keep the programs in the install folders where they belong.
a disk cleanup the program may get lost! The desktop is for icon links only.
Keep the programs in the install folders where they belong.
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Al Smith
Why, then, would one put a program in the system tray?
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Mike Kolitz
Yes. An icon on the desktop is a link to a program or file. An icon in the
system tray (the place down by the clock) means that a program is running.
If you're referring to the Quick Launch bar, however (by default, it's got
an icon for Internet Explorer, Outlook Express, and Show Desktop), then
there is no real difference between those and the icons on the desktop.
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Mike Kolitz MCSE 2000
MS-MVP - Windows Setup and Deployment
Remember to check Windows Update often,
and apply the patches marked as Critical!
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com
system tray (the place down by the clock) means that a program is running.
If you're referring to the Quick Launch bar, however (by default, it's got
an icon for Internet Explorer, Outlook Express, and Show Desktop), then
there is no real difference between those and the icons on the desktop.
--
Mike Kolitz MCSE 2000
MS-MVP - Windows Setup and Deployment
Remember to check Windows Update often,
and apply the patches marked as Critical!
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com
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Rob Schneider
Programs that run "in the background" go their pretty much automatically
by their nature, e.g. when you run a virus-scanning program (which runs
all the time), it puts evidence of itself and an icon to activate it
into the System tray. Other examples are: network monitor, print queue
control program, date/time clock, etc. So you don't "put" them there,
really.
Some programs, like Mozilla, give you an option to "put" it in the
System Tray. That means it pre-launches itself when the machine is
started, and then runs the background awaiting you to click on the
system tray icon to get access to it. Office has some components that
do the same.
by their nature, e.g. when you run a virus-scanning program (which runs
all the time), it puts evidence of itself and an icon to activate it
into the System tray. Other examples are: network monitor, print queue
control program, date/time clock, etc. So you don't "put" them there,
really.
Some programs, like Mozilla, give you an option to "put" it in the
System Tray. That means it pre-launches itself when the machine is
started, and then runs the background awaiting you to click on the
system tray icon to get access to it. Office has some components that
do the same.
J
Jim Macklin
Because it does run and you can see and use the icon to
display the full window. Programs such as virus scanners,
firewalls, pop-up stoppers, system monitors need to be
running and you might want to have some easy access to
control or adjust the program/
| Why, then, would one put a program in the system tray?
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| | > Yes. An icon on the desktop is just a shortcut to
start/run the program.
| An
| > icon in the system tray is the program actually running.
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| > | > > Is there a significant difference between having a
program icon on the
| > > desktop and in the system tray?
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| > >
| >
| >
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display the full window. Programs such as virus scanners,
firewalls, pop-up stoppers, system monitors need to be
running and you might want to have some easy access to
control or adjust the program/
| Why, then, would one put a program in the system tray?
|
| | > Yes. An icon on the desktop is just a shortcut to
start/run the program.
| An
| > icon in the system tray is the program actually running.
| >
| > | > > Is there a significant difference between having a
program icon on the
| > > desktop and in the system tray?
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| > >
| >
| >
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purplehaz
You yourself, can't put one there, but the programmers of the app can. They
might do it for different reasons, but basicly it allows the user to know
the program is running in the background. Also usually gives the user quick
access to the full controls or options of the program. It's also used to
save "real estate" on the task bar. For programs like anti-virus for
example, you want it running all the time, but you don't want to minimize it
and have it sitting in the task bar all the time, taking up space. Thus the
program gets coded to run in the systray instead.
might do it for different reasons, but basicly it allows the user to know
the program is running in the background. Also usually gives the user quick
access to the full controls or options of the program. It's also used to
save "real estate" on the task bar. For programs like anti-virus for
example, you want it running all the time, but you don't want to minimize it
and have it sitting in the task bar all the time, taking up space. Thus the
program gets coded to run in the systray instead.
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Alex Nichol
Al said:Is there a significant difference between having a program icon on the
desktop and in the system tray?
An icon on the desktop is a shortcut which you click to launch the
program. So is one in the Quick Launch area next to Start. You can
drag those from the one to the other.
The system tray (officially Notification area) is the bit at the other
end (Clock, vol control) and these are icons put there by programs
already running, to make a convenient means of communication with them
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