Network Taskbar Icon

Is the network icon supposed to 'blink' or light-up like XP's? Can it be
enabled?


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Yes, and Yes

right click on it, "Turn on Activity Animation"

Jeff

"Tim" <Tim@XHemplemans.com> wrote in message
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> Is the network icon supposed to 'blink' or light-up like XP's? Can it be
> enabled?
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Duuuuuuuuuude. Thanks!
"Jeff" <S.Carlsburgensis@duh.edu> wrote in message
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> Yes, and Yes
>
> right click on it, "Turn on Activity Animation"
>
> Jeff
>
> "Tim" <Tim@XHemplemans.com> wrote in message
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>> Is the network icon supposed to 'blink' or light-up like XP's? Can it be
>> enabled?
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Tim,
NP

Glad to help,
and yup, it blinks is all

Jeff

"Tim" <Tim@XHemplemans.com> wrote in message
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> Duuuuuuuuuude. Thanks!
> "Jeff" <S.Carlsburgensis@duh.edu> wrote in message
> news:edJLsZyYHHA.3984@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> Yes, and Yes
>>
>> right click on it, "Turn on Activity Animation"
>>
>> Jeff
>>
>> "Tim" <Tim@XHemplemans.com> wrote in message
>> news:45f2bc4e$0$16284$88260bb3@free.teranews.com.. .
>>> Is the network icon supposed to 'blink' or light-up like XP's? Can it be
>>> enabled?
>>>
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"Jeff" <S.Carlsburgensis@duh.edu> wrote in message
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> Tim,
> NP
>
> Glad to help,
> and yup, it blinks is all

Is there anywhere in this new icon that displays the internet connection
speed? I used to like seeing that in the equivalent XP icon.

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Quoll,

the icon itself, in my case, wireless, shows bars for signal strength.
To get to speeds/kbs-mbs ya need to go to the NIC itself .
Control Panel\Network and Internet\Network and Sharing Center
then in the left pane>Manage network connections>right click on the
NIC>status

Jeff


"Qu0ll" <Qu0llSixFour@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> "Jeff" <S.Carlsburgensis@duh.edu> wrote in message
> news:Oo2tNTzYHHA.3520@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> Tim,
>> NP
>>
>> Glad to help,
>> and yup, it blinks is all
>
> Is there anywhere in this new icon that displays the internet connection
> speed? I used to like seeing that in the equivalent XP icon.
>
> --
> And loving it,
>
> -Q
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"Jeff" <S.Carlsburgensis@duh.edu> wrote in message
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> Quoll,
>
> the icon itself, in my case, wireless, shows bars for signal strength.
> To get to speeds/kbs-mbs ya need to go to the NIC itself .
> Control Panel\Network and Internet\Network and Sharing Center
> then in the left pane>Manage network connections>right click on the
> NIC>status

The icon on my system does not show any signal strength. Actually, I am
connected to the internet through a router/modem gateway which is connected
to the NIC and which doesn't show up in the Network And Sharing Center.
There seems to be no way to determine the internet connection speed other
than logging on to the router itself. It was so much simpler and more
functional under XP.

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Qu0ll spewed out this bit, and i'll scatter a few bits myself:

> "Jeff" <S.Carlsburgensis@duh.edu> wrote in message
> news:O5MT5jzYHHA.4552@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> Quoll,
>>
>> the icon itself, in my case, wireless, shows bars for signal
>> strength. To get to speeds/kbs-mbs ya need to go to the NIC itself .
>> Control Panel\Network and Internet\Network and Sharing Center
>> then in the left pane>Manage network connections>right click on the
>>> status
>
> The icon on my system does not show any signal strength. Actually, I
> am connected to the internet through a router/modem gateway which is
> connected to the NIC and which doesn't show up in the Network And
> Sharing Center. There seems to be no way to determine the internet
> connection speed other than logging on to the router itself. It was
> so much simpler and more functional under XP.

You can right click on the icon, then go to "Network and Sharing Center",
then under your network, where is says "View status and see your speed. Is
that what your talking wanting ?

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1 PRINT "Windows Vista ERROR"
GOTO 1
END

Mhzjunkie spewed out this bit, and i'll scatter a few bits myself:

> Qu0ll spewed out this bit, and i'll scatter a few bits myself:
>
>> "Jeff" <S.Carlsburgensis@duh.edu> wrote in message
>> news:O5MT5jzYHHA.4552@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>> Quoll,
>>>
>>> the icon itself, in my case, wireless, shows bars for signal
>>> strength. To get to speeds/kbs-mbs ya need to go to the NIC itself .
>>> Control Panel\Network and Internet\Network and Sharing Center
>>> then in the left pane>Manage network connections>right click on the
>>>> status
>>
>> The icon on my system does not show any signal strength. Actually, I
>> am connected to the internet through a router/modem gateway which is
>> connected to the NIC and which doesn't show up in the Network And
>> Sharing Center. There seems to be no way to determine the internet
>> connection speed other than logging on to the router itself. It was
>> so much simpler and more functional under XP.
>
> You can right click on the icon, then go to "Network and Sharing
> Center", then under your network, where is says "View status and see
> your speed. Is that what your talking wanting ?

Should have said "View Status" ..and see your speed.


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1 PRINT "Windows Vista ERROR"
GOTO 1
END

"Mhzjunkie" <newsabuse@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Mhzjunkie spewed out this bit, and i'll scatter a few bits myself:
>> Qu0ll spewed out this bit, and i'll scatter a few bits myself:
>>
>>> "Jeff" <S.Carlsburgensis@duh.edu> wrote in message
>>> news:O5MT5jzYHHA.4552@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>>> Quoll,
>>>>
>>>> the icon itself, in my case, wireless, shows bars for signal
>>>> strength. To get to speeds/kbs-mbs ya need to go to the NIC itself .
>>>> Control Panel\Network and Internet\Network and Sharing Center
>>>> then in the left pane>Manage network connections>right click on the
>>>>> status
>>>
>>> The icon on my system does not show any signal strength. Actually, I
>>> am connected to the internet through a router/modem gateway which is
>>> connected to the NIC and which doesn't show up in the Network And
>>> Sharing Center. There seems to be no way to determine the internet
>>> connection speed other than logging on to the router itself. It was
>>> so much simpler and more functional under XP.
>>
>> You can right click on the icon, then go to "Network and Sharing
>> Center", then under your network, where is says "View status and see
>> your speed. Is that what your talking wanting ?
>
> Should have said "View Status" ..and see your speed.

That just shows me the speed of the NIC connection (i.e.. my LAN's
bandwidth) - it doesn't show me the speed of the internet connection which
is connected to the NIC. I think this is a case of where MS has made
something simple under XP much harder (if not impossible!) under Vista.

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