Strange icon in the system tray

[Fuzzy Logic]

Occaisionally I get a yellow triangle icon with an exclamation mark showing
up in my system tray. Clicking on the icon causes it to go away. Any ideas
where this is coming from and what it's supposed to signify?

TIA...Bob

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

Occaisionally I get a yellow triangle icon with an exclamation mark
showing up in my system tray. Clicking on the icon causes it to go
away. Any ideas where this is coming from and what it's supposed to
signify?

Updates ready to install?

 

[Fuzzy Logic]

Updates ready to install?

Thanks but I unless an update I don't know about was released
yesterday/today I am all up to date. I generally have updates installed
before most people even know about them!

Someone else mentions it here:

http://forums.myispfinder.org/showthread.php?t=3574

I suspect some type of network warning/error but can't find any more
information about it.

 

[Malke]

Occaisionally I get a yellow triangle icon with an exclamation mark
showing up in my system tray. Clicking on the icon causes it to go
away. Any ideas where this is coming from and what it's supposed to
signify?

TIA...Bob

Printer monitoring program? Do clean-boot troubleshooting to determine
what is running on your computer:

Clean Boot - http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=310353
and How to Troubleshoot By Using the Msconfig Utility in Windows XP -
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=310560

Malke

 

[R. McCarty]

That's usually the result of a USB peripheral being unplugged prior
to being stopped.

 

[Alan]

Occaisionally I get a yellow triangle icon with an exclamation mark
showing
up in my system tray. Clicking on the icon causes it to go away. Any ideas
where this is coming from and what it's supposed to signify?

TIA...Bob

A Warning or notification but it could be about many things.

Try hovering your mouse pointer over it- no clicking- does it show anything?
Try a right click .....see what options get offered. Watch when it happens,
it may be after an update- virus, windows, if your updates are auto watch
what happens or check update times/dates applied..... In short, be
observant and look for clues.

 

[Fuzzy Logic]

Printer monitoring program? Do clean-boot troubleshooting to determine
what is running on your computer:

Clean Boot - http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=310353
and How to Troubleshoot By Using the Msconfig Utility in Windows XP -
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=310560

Malke

Thanks but not it. I have no local printers and I'm on a corporate network.
I maybe print something once ever 2 weeks.

 

[Fuzzy Logic]

That's usually the result of a USB peripheral being unplugged prior
to being stopped.

I rarely use USB (I have a flash drive but haven't used it for months).

 

[Fuzzy Logic]

A Warning or notification but it could be about many things.

Try hovering your mouse pointer over it- no clicking- does it show
anything? Try a right click .....see what options get offered. Watch
when it happens, it may be after an update- virus, windows, if your
updates are auto watch what happens or check update times/dates
applied..... In short, be observant and look for clues.

Next time it happens (it's very rare) I need to remember not to click on it
and see if I can get some more info out of it. I was hoping someone had seen
this before and had some idea what it might be. Thanks.

 

[Guest]

virtual memory low?

 

[Guest]

I've seen this before, if it is indeed a yellow triangle with a red
exclamation point inside of it. The Event Viewer should have it logged as an
error detected on the hard drive. The advice is to run Check Disk to correct
the error.

 

[Fuzzy Logic]

virtual memory low?

I checked the System Event Viewer and I think this may be it:

Application Popup: Windows - Virtual Memory Minimum Too Low

EventID 26