06-15-2008
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Re: Vista SP1 killed my system tray icons for wi-fi and battery po
Tried this but "Power" is still grayed out.
"JeffS" wrote:
> Solution at the bottom.
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> "JeffS" wrote:
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> > > In article <4A6FC8A2-8305-4DE2-AA7A-691994F606D2@microsoft.com>,
> > > JeffS@discussions.microsoft.com says...
> > > > I have an OQO 02 UMPC which came with Vista Ultimate pre-installed.
> > > >
> > > > I had my wi-fi and battery power status icons configured to always show in
> > > > the System Tray.
> > > >
> > > > After installing SP1 via automatic updates on May 13, those two items are
> > > > gone from my System Tray, and I can't figure out how to get them back.
> > >
> > > Right-click system tray, choose Properties, go to the Notification Area
> > > tab. Check or uncheck what you want to show.
> > >
> > > If something is checked but not showing, try unchecking, saving, then
> > > rechecking. You may even need to try a reboot between changes.
> > >
> > > --
> > > If there is a no_junk in my address, please REMOVE it before replying!
> > > All junk mail senders will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the
> > > law!!
> > > http://home.att.net/~andyross
> > >
> >
> > Andrew, thanks for trying to help.
> >
> > I had configured both of these icons to always show, so I meant to imply
> > that I know how to check for this setting.
> >
> > I should have specified that now those two items do not show up in the list
> > of icons that I can show or hide. They are simply gone.
> >
> > BTW: I have now un-installed SP1 and rebooted, but these two icons are
> > still unavailable.
> >
> > I tried looking at the properties of these two devices, hoping to find a
> > checkbox to expose the icon, but I'm finding no such solution.
> >
> > On other message boards, I have seen this problem solved by returning to a
> > restore point, but I had to turn that service off a while back. I forgot to
> > turn it back on, so a restore point is not available. Another solution
> > posted is to re-install from my DVD. I will do that as a last resort, but I
> > can't believe no one knows a registry tweak, or driver upgrade, or some
> > such...
> >
> > Cheers.
> >
> > JeffS
> >
> >
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> Searching online some more, I found this helpful link:
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> http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/1...a-system-tray/
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> I had right-clicked on the Notification Area, and selected "Customize
> Notification Icons...". That allows you to configure the display for
> everytyhing <except> the four system icons: Clock, Volume, Network, & Power.
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> However, if you right-click on the Task Bar, select Properties, and then hit
> the "Notification Area" tab, you can see the checkboxes for the 4 system
> icons. That's the ticket.
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> Now I feel stupid, but the issue would not have come up, if SP1 had not
> changed my settings for those two icons...
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> Cheers.
>
> JeffS
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