Some Icons stop appearing on System Tray

[I.J.]

I've been having a problem for a week or two; Icons for
running applications that used to appear in the system
tray do not. They are not selectively hidden via the
properties...

If I kill the process for the application (e.g.,
powerchute and/or United Devices) and restart them, they
then appear on the desktop. But the next reboot, they're
gone and I have to repeat the process. This is also
annoying when the USB device icon dissappears, and I need
to shut down an external USB device.

Any ideas would be appreciated...

-i.j.

 

[Ronnie Vernon MVP]

I've been having a problem for a week or two; Icons for
running applications that used to appear in the system
tray do not. They are not selectively hidden via the
properties...

If I kill the process for the application (e.g.,
powerchute and/or United Devices) and restart them, they
then appear on the desktop. But the next reboot, they're
gone and I have to repeat the process. This is also
annoying when the USB device icon dissappears, and I need
to shut down an external USB device.

Any ideas would be appreciated...

-i.j.

MVP Kelly has an easy to use utility that has options to repair the
Notification area. Take a look at it here:

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

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Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
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[Guest]

Thanks Kelly. That worked. It turns out I needed to
disable my SSDP and uPNP in services. The program this
person made gave me some options to check. Thanks again!

-i.j.