Systems Tray Icons

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Dick Harrison

How do I remove unwanted System Tray Icon that appear at Start Up ?? -- so
they will not appear next time I Start Up
 
Dick Harrison said:
How do I remove unwanted System Tray Icon that appear at Start Up ?? -- so
they will not appear next time I Start Up

Right click in a blank space in the tray, select Properties, select
Customize at the bottom, and then all that you want to stay out of sight,
click to the right of then and change them to Always Hide. When finished hit
Apply and close.

Tom J
 
Tom, when I do this, the ones I do not want are still in the system tray and
visible is you right click of the <. My objective is to remove them from
the tray.
Any tips?

Dick
 
Hi,

See if the corresponding application has an option to prevent it from loading at startup. If not:

How to manage Windows Startup?:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/startup.htm

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org


Tom, when I do this, the ones I do not want are still in the system tray and
visible is you right click of the <. My objective is to remove them from
the tray.
Any tips?

Dick
 
Kit,
I followed you instructions -- if stops the ones I "unchecked" from
appearing in the System Tray -- but at restart I get a message cautioning me
that a change and Start up is not "normal" -- it is "selective start up" -
option to return to normal and undo what chances I made or "check" the do
not show me this again or start the ms config at Startup.
It does not start it, but I get this same message every time I restart/boot
the system. Can I get rid of this message or go some place and take the
ones I do not wan out of the Startup List or ???

Thanks, Dick

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kit White" <[email protected]>
To: "Dick Harrison" <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, January 21, 2005 10:50 PM
Subject: Re: Systems Tray Icons
 
Hi,

Login as Administrator, and try this:

1. Click Start, Run and type "msconfig /auto". Check the option "Don't show......." and press OK.

-or-

2. http://www.dougknox.com/xp/scripts_desc/xp_nomsconfig.htm

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org


Kit,
I followed you instructions -- if stops the ones I "unchecked" from
appearing in the System Tray -- but at restart I get a message cautioning me
that a change and Start up is not "normal" -- it is "selective start up" -
option to return to normal and undo what chances I made or "check" the do
not show me this again or start the ms config at Startup.
It does not start it, but I get this same message every time I restart/boot
the system. Can I get rid of this message or go some place and take the
ones I do not wan out of the Startup List or ???

Thanks, Dick

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kit White" <[email protected]>
To: "Dick Harrison" <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, January 21, 2005 10:50 PM
Subject: Re: Systems Tray Icons
 
Ramesh,

I tried your (1) below -- and got the message "can't find" -- I think I am
always the Administrator -- I do not log on -- XP just starts has allowed
me to do all changes / updated / etc.

I would rather do it via msconfig than VB Script file.

Advise....

Thanks, Dick
Hi,

Login as Administrator, and try this:

1. Click Start, Run and type "msconfig /auto". Check the option "Don't
show......." and press OK.

-or-

2. http://www.dougknox.com/xp/scripts_desc/xp_nomsconfig.htm

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org


Kit,
I followed you instructions -- if stops the ones I "unchecked" from
appearing in the System Tray -- but at restart I get a message cautioning me
that a change and Start up is not "normal" -- it is "selective start up" -
option to return to normal and undo what chances I made or "check" the do
not show me this again or start the ms config at Startup.
It does not start it, but I get this same message every time I restart/boot
the system. Can I get rid of this message or go some place and take the
ones I do not wan out of the Startup List or ???

Thanks, Dick

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kit White" <[email protected]>
To: "Dick Harrison" <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, January 21, 2005 10:50 PM
Subject: Re: Systems Tray Icons
 
Hi Ramesh,

I did not use quotes -- it will works when it type msconfig but not when I
type msconfig/auto. I did a search for both msconfig and then for auto and
did not come up with any msconfig/auto. Maybe my system do not have it or
???

Thanks, Dick
Hi Dick,

Try the command without quotes:

msconfig /auto
 
That should do it. If nothing helps, open Regedit.exe manually and navigate to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
\SOFTWARE
\Microsoft
\Windows
\CurrentVersion
\Run

Delete the "MSConfig" value in the right-pane. This entry is triggerring the "Selective startup" reminder at every logon.

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org


Leave a Space before the slash (/)

msconfig /auto
 
Will try this -- thanks Dick


That should do it. If nothing helps, open Regedit.exe manually and navigate
to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
\SOFTWARE
\Microsoft
\Windows
\CurrentVersion
\Run

Delete the "MSConfig" value in the right-pane. This entry is triggerring the
"Selective startup" reminder at every logon.

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org


Leave a Space before the slash (/)

msconfig /auto
 
I did a cut/past of your msconfig /auto and it goes to the MS Config
Utility -- same place as if I type just msconfig. What I entered (as you
have typed) was msconfig space slash auto. Did it both via cut and paste
and retyping -- both go to same location as msconif and nothing following
it.


Leave a Space before the slash (/)

msconfig /auto
 
True, but the initial dialog box is what you want. When you login as Admin (or equivalent user account) and click "Don't show...." box and press OK, the registry entry which I talked about in my last post, is automatically removed. Hope this clarifies.
 
How do I check or make sure I am logged in as the Admin??

Dick


True, but the initial dialog box is what you want. When you login as Admin
(or equivalent user account) and click "Don't show...." box and press OK,
the registry entry which I talked about in my last post, is automatically
removed. Hope this clarifies.
 
To determine if your user account is Admin, try this:

Open Control Panel > User Accounts.

Next to your User account icon, you'll see the text "Computer administrator".

For Limited user accounts, text "Limited account" is displayed.
 
I only have one account -- it say Computer Administrator. The other says
Guest and off.

So if I am the Admin, and I have check the message to Not Show again and do
not run msconfig -- as I understand from prior message -- the message should
not appear -- but it does. Is my understanding correct?

I tried to run the nomsconfig.vbs and MS Anitspyware Beta (which I am
running) will not allow it (there was no override offered).

With the Regedit -- I find the folder -- but I do not see how to open the
contents and modify them.

If we both "keep the faith" we will get there>

Thanks, Dick


To determine if your user account is Admin, try this:

Open Control Panel > User Accounts.

Next to your User account icon, you'll see the text "Computer
administrator".

For Limited user accounts, text "Limited account" is displayed.
 
I tried to run the nomsconfig.vbs and MS Anitspyware Beta (which I am running) will not allow it (there was no override offered).

Temporarily disable MS Antispyware beta and run the VBScript (It's totally safe, from Doug's site).
 
Ramesh -- I shut down MS-MVP and ran VBScript -- I got a message that is was
unable to fine the target file.

But, now when I restart/boot the system I do not get the message re the
startup config and wanting to run msconfig.

So I guess if you try enough things -- something will "stick" --

Thanks for your patients and skilled advise,

Dick

Temporarily disable MS Antispyware beta and run the VBScript (It's totally
safe, from Doug's site).
 

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