Log out and then log back in.
I've had all of the same behavior everyone else is reporting and the
logout/login technique has worked every time. Theres no need for an overly
complicated solution. It's a race condition in Vista, that MS should fix or
give us a registry key that can allow the messages that create the icons to
be queued for a longer period of time.
I'll bet it happens mostly on Laptops with slower hard disks, I seriously
doubt it's due to cpu utilization as others have suggested. The cpu isn't
getting worked hard on my system (core 2 duo) and the disk is desperately
trying to load all that bloat.
"ebsupp" wrote:
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> Randomly, my system icons disappeared from the notification area. I went to
> the properties to customize the view, but the options are "greyed out." The
> only icon that is able to be checked is the clock. However...the power,
> network, and volume are unable to be checked. Can anyone help with this?