In other words, I'm guessing you may have a Gadget that's not quitting
properly, lingering a little too long. Quitting Windows Sidebar before
shutting down will test this...
"Andlie Coll" <AndlieColl@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:7DA6F82A-98D7-48EF-8E5B-292F85AB885B@microsoft.com...
> Hey there dean-dean. 'fraid not...at least it's not that obvious. In my
> Taskbar tray you will find.. Norton icon, safely remove hardware icon,
> Realtek audio..windows sidebar..network..volume.
>
> "dean-dean" wrote:
>
>> Hmmm. Some programs have the ability to make an Appbar, like a 3rd party
>> clock program. Often these are an option of a program that runs in the
>> Notification area, or Tray, of the Taskbar. If you right-click on the
>> program's icon in the Notification area, it may have something like an
>> "anchor" option to put a window on the edge of the screen, and an option
>> to
>> close the "anchor" when you right-click on the docked window.
>>
>> Besides Windows icons like Volume and Network, do you have other programs
>> running in your Taskbar's tray area?
>>
>> "Andlie Coll" <AndlieColl@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:538A8BC6-5589-4C80-8F1E-2746A1FBAECC@microsoft.com...
>> > Hey there dean-dean. Thank you for your swift offer of solution. In
>> > short
>> > no
>> > I do not have anything on my desktop that resembles this. I know as
>> > much
>> > as I
>> > have been able to investigate with my limited knowledge but I still
>> > don't
>> > know what it is..what it does..how it got there..why I can't find where
>> > it
>> > lives on my Pc..whyit is so difficult to get rid of etc etc etc
>> >> An application desktop toolbar (also called an appbar) is a window
>> >> that
>> >> is
>> >> similar to the Microsoft Windows taskbar. It is anchored to an edge of
>> >> the
>> >> screen, and it typically contains buttons that give the user quick
>> >> access
>> >> to
>> >> other applications and windows. Do you have anything that resembles
>> >> that
>> >> description on your desktop? Some notebook touchpad drivers have this
>> >> function...
>> >>
>> >> "Andlie Coll" <AndlieColl@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:96DDF13D-4ED5-410D-8108-80A5C37562AE@microsoft.com...
>> >> > Hello, apologies if this turns out not to be a 'vista issue'. Past
>> >> > few
>> >> > days
>> >> > when I have gone to shut down my Pc a message window appears and
>> >> > says
>> >> > AppBar
>> >> > Bullet is still running and preventing the Pc from shutting down...
>> >> > I
>> >> > do
>> >> > not
>> >> > know what this is therefore I do not want it on my Pc. How it got
>> >> > there
>> >> > is
>> >> > also a mystery to me as I feel sure I did not deliberately
>> >> > download/install
>> >> > this program/service. It does not show on a windows explorer search
>> >> > nor
>> >> > is
>> >> > it
>> >> > listed in start up programs or services nor is it listed in task
>> >> > manager
>> >> > processess tab. Basically can anybody explain what is going on here.
>> >> > Thank
>> >> > you in advance.
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >>
>>
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