Taskbar items are not starting properly

[Michael Moser]

I normally have about 20 task bar items (i.e. startup utilities that
display some task bar icon). Since a few weeks I have strange phenomenon
with Win XP: after booting (I have set XP to automatically log me in)
not all task bar items are started, only about 3-5. I first have to log
out and back in again and only then all my task bar items get started.

Any idea what could cause this? Is there some timeout until which task
bar items have to be started?

Michael

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Try disabling the SSDP Discovery Service and the Universal Plug and Play
Device Host service.

Notification area icons are missing at startup
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/trayicons.htm

How To: Fix Missing System Tray Icons at Windows XP startup
http://www.tech-pro.net/howto_013.html

Your pointer changes to an hourglass when you hold it over the taskbar for a
few minutes after starting your Windows XP-based computer
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=841571

If that doesn't work, see...

Shortcuts in the Startup folders do not run at Windows startup
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/norunstartup.htm

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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[Norm Dresner]

|I normally have about 20 task bar items (i.e. startup utilities that
| display some task bar icon). Since a few weeks I have strange phenomenon
| with Win XP: after booting (I have set XP to automatically log me in)
| not all task bar items are started, only about 3-5. I first have to log
| out and back in again and only then all my task bar items get started.
|
| Any idea what could cause this? Is there some timeout until which task
| bar items have to be started?
|
| Michael

Take a look at
http://winhlp.com/WxSystray.htm

Also, both my XP computer and my wife's laptop suffer from this
intermittently too. While it isn't a cure, an apparently 100% recovery
occurs with a simple logout-login sequence. Don't reboot, just logout and
back in on the same account. AFAICT it's just a bootup problem.

Norm

 

[Michael Moser]

Take a look at
http://winhlp.com/WxSystray.htm

Also, both my XP computer and my wife's laptop suffer from this
intermittently too. While it isn't a cure, an apparently 100%
recovery
occurs with a simple logout-login sequence. Don't reboot, just logout
and
back in on the same account. AFAICT it's just a bootup problem.

I also realized that this is nothing "dramatic" but I find this having
to log-out/-in again a bit tedious nonetheless. And occasionally even
that routine doesn't fix things completely, i.e. I witnessed cases where
I ended up with yet another subset (though usually a bigger one than
before but again with a few items missing).

Michael

 

[Michael Moser]

Well, just to test I disabled the SSDP service and rebooted and indeed
this time all icons appeared. I haven't rebooted too often since, so it
remains to be seen, whether this is a reliable cure for my case or just
a coincidence.

On the other hand - since disabling this service also disabled a couple
of others that I regularly use - like e.g. Windows Media Connect, which
I use to stream to my stereo - I have doubts that this will be an
acceptable workaround in the long run. We'll see...

Michael

 

[David Candy]

I have found fix for the missing XP tray Icons on the home page of

Tech-pro.net. The solution worked for me just fine as suggested on the web
site which was to disable the UPNP using the provided reg file UPNPOFF.REG.
But that got me thinking that it must be something that does this other then
UPNP and I found the actual culprit. This is really dumb but it worked. Open
My Network Placers and click on the "Hide icon for networked UPnP devices"
located in the Network Task area of this window. If there is "Show icons for
networked devices" in this location instead then the problem must be
someplace else.

 

[Norm Dresner]

|
| | >> ...
| > Take a look at
| > http://winhlp.com/WxSystray.htm
| >
| > Also, both my XP computer and my wife's laptop suffer from this
| > intermittently too. While it isn't a cure, an apparently 100%
| > recovery
| > occurs with a simple logout-login sequence. Don't reboot, just logout
| > and
| > back in on the same account. AFAICT it's just a bootup problem.
|
| I also realized that this is nothing "dramatic" but I find this having
| to log-out/-in again a bit tedious nonetheless. And occasionally even
| that routine doesn't fix things completely, i.e. I witnessed cases where
| I ended up with yet another subset (though usually a bigger one than
| before but again with a few items missing).
|
| Michael

Yeah -- me too, but I balance the logout-login again at bootup against not
having the icons I need in the systray when I want them. I only do it if
what's not there is vital.

Norm