XP Taskbar adding and removing icons

[Guest]

Hi. Loaded some Kodak software and the icon is showing in my task bar.
Would like to remove it (I can manually close everytime I start up but its a
pain). Also Everytime I add my Creative Soundblaster icon to the taskbar (to
control my speaker volume) it disappears on re-booting (the regular microsoft
speaker control also does not stay). Any suggestions? thx.

 

[Brian A.]

Check in the apps options for any startup or place in systray configurations.
Look in Start > Programs > Startup, if it's present right click and delete.

How are you adding the volume controls and are you clicking Apply before OK?

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[ras]

Most likely it's starting up from the registry. Go to 'Start' | 'Run' and
type 'regedit' (without the quotes) and navigate to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run. Find the
crap you don't want starting and delete the key(s). If you are unsure what
each one is do a Google search.
For the speaker icon try going to Control Panel and selecting 'Sounds....'.
Depending on your brand of sound card somewhere there should be a checkbox
you'll need to make sure it's checked that says something to the effect of
'Place volume icon in taskbar'.

 

[Jim]

See if you can find an option in the Kodak software to stop it running on
start up. If not then click start/run type "msconfig" on the startup tab
unclick the entry for kodak.
Control panel/sounds "place volume icon in taskbar"
If that dosn't wotk try this
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm

 

[Guest]

Jim thanks. The Kodak software does not have a option to not run at startup.
The msconfig works but once I deselect the Kodak in the tab, it
automatically changes to "Sective Startup" (instead of "Normal Startup") and
gives me a notification anytime I boot the machine. I need to actually
remove the program from the list under the "startup" tab but see no obvious
way of doing so; any suggestions? thx.

 

[Guest]

Brian: thanks. Was able to remove the Kodak from taking it out of the
Start-up as you suggested. My iPod software is still loading so will have to
look somewhere for that. I have added to volume control both in the Control
Panel and the Soundblaster software to show on the task bar. It shows in the
current session but when I reboot it doesn't show. Appreciate any further
suggestions.

 

[Guest]

Ras: thanks between your and the rest of the folks who have posted I think I
have succeded in eliminating the major unwanted programs from loading on
start-up.
Am still having problems showing the volume icon on the task bar despite
following the sugguestions of you and the other folks who have posted
responses. Any further advice on this would be appreciated. thxx

 

[Jim]

It's ok to have selective startup selected, just check the box not to be
notified again.Select "m" and scroll to msconfig to see how to delete the
entries here http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_abc.htm

 

[Guest]

Jim thanks. I was able to remove with the suggestions of you and other folks
that posted responses. If you have a suggestions on the other issue (how to
make the icon for the speaker volume to stay in the task bar on rebooting)
pls let me know. thx once again for your help.

 

[Jim]

Go to the same site as the other fix and search for your other problem. It
has fixes for many different things.