Missing sys tray functions on start up

[Mike]

Hi

I am not sure how significant this is as I think most of the systems still
start but are not shown in the sys tray.

When I start my system I have had to use a password so that the start can be
paused for a time otherwise a number of the sys tray icons like my AV and
others don't show up!
The clock always shows up but very occasionally by itself.

If I wait at the password point of boot up for a minute then all seems fine.

But does this point to a building problem?

My lap tops don't have this issue and run from boot up to OS without issue.

Thanks

 

[ju.c]

Your security software is the cause of that problem. Just to test it,
turn it off from auto-starting and see what happens. You shouldn't
have it on at start-up anyway, just turn it on before you go online.


ju.c

 

[Mike]

Hi

Zone Alarm, Avira AV, Spybot, Spyware Guard.
Which one do you refer to please?
Apart from Zone Alarm I have had others in the place of the current ones
with the same issues?

 

[Terry R.]

The date and time was Thursday, April 16, 2009 3:00:01 AM, and on a
whim, Mike pounded out on the keyboard:

Hi

Zone Alarm, Avira AV, Spybot, Spyware Guard.
Which one do you refer to please?
Apart from Zone Alarm I have had others in the place of the current ones
with the same issues?

Hi Mike,

I use AntiVir and occasionally scan with Spybot and don't have the
issue, so I would look at the other two.

BTW, your signature file is causing the web interface to insert a
delimiter (dash dash space) which proper newsreaders see as being the
end of a post. Since you're replying at the top, everything below the
delimiter gets deleted. You may want to stop using the signature or get
a newsreader like Mozilla Thunderbird.

Terry R.

 

[Mike]

Thanks Terry

I have removed the sig


Mike

The date and time was Thursday, April 16, 2009 3:00:01 AM, and on a
whim, Mike pounded out on the keyboard:


Hi Mike,

I use AntiVir and occasionally scan with Spybot and don't have the
issue, so I would look at the other two.

BTW, your signature file is causing the web interface to insert a
delimiter (dash dash space) which proper newsreaders see as being the
end of a post. Since you're replying at the top, everything below the
delimiter gets deleted. You may want to stop using the signature or get
a newsreader like Mozilla Thunderbird.

Terry R.

 

[Anthony Buckland]

Your security software is the cause of that problem. Just to test it,
turn it off from auto-starting and see what happens. You shouldn't
have it on at start-up anyway, just turn it on before you go online.
...

If you're on a high-speed router, you're on line the moment
you start. I'd consider taking this advice only if I were still
on dial-up. Otherwise, I'd pull the phone jack at some junction,
such as the surge suppressor, or pull the network plug from the
back of my machine before attempting such an experiment.

 

[Terry R.]

The date and time was Thursday, April 16, 2009 8:48:37 AM, and on a
whim, Mike pounded out on the keyboard:

Thanks Terry

I have removed the sig


Mike

Thanks Mike for your consideration. Report back if one of the other two
are the culprit.


Terry R.

 

[Mike]

Done the test much as you suggested LOL

No change

Mike

 

[Terry R.]

The date and time was Thursday, April 16, 2009 10:40:03 AM, and on a
whim, Mike pounded out on the keyboard:

Done the test much as you suggested LOL

No change

Mike

Is this how you are hiding the icons (using Always Hide):
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/279771


Terry R.

 

[Mike]

Sadly that page won't open for me.

However my icons show and sometimes there is a little arrow so I can see
them all.

 

[Terry R.]

The date and time was Thu Apr 16 2009 13:59:01 GMT-0700 (Pacific
Daylight Time), and on a whim, Mike pounded out on the keyboard:

Sadly that page won't open for me.

However my icons show and sometimes there is a little arrow so I can see
them all.

Try it again. Or Google kb279771 and see if you can get to it that way.


Terry R.

 

[ju.c]

Why would anyone connect there computer to the internet at start-up?

Makes no sense. Just connect when you want to browse and disconnect
when your done.


ju.c