If you are talking about the Network, Volume, Clock and Power icons.
Download this script FixIconsClockPowerVolume : download the script here:
http://www.paulsxp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=34
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"fhead" <fhead@new.rr.com> wrote in message
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> Has anyone solved the missing icons in the notification area, system
> restore works until the next start up.