Vista Tutorial - Notification Icons - Reset

I think you have not dont the last two steps i have done the same missing it was not done but have repeted the same properly i thas worked for me
Thanks
R.Thivakaran

I'm happy to hear that you got it sorted out R.Thivakaran.

Welcome to Vista Forums.
Shawn

I am running Vista Ultimate 64 SP1 , and there is no such key as PastIconStream or PastIconsStream in the registry, period, much less where the tutorial says it should be. In fact, a search for the partial string "pasticon" strikes out. Appears MS changed the name of the item, and moved it! Nevertheless, my Past Items List continues to grow...

Any idea where they might have moved it?

Hi Hogtowner, and welcome to Vista Forums. It has not moved, and is still there for me with SP1 installed. It should be PastIconsStream at:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\TrayNotify


Shawn

Well, I don't know what to say...

IconStreams and PastIconsStream just aren't there.

But here's a kick in the old noggin: On a lark I added the two key values inside TrayNotify (right click TrayNotify, point to "New", click "Binary Value", and name as per the tutorial). I left them as zero value binaries. Then I continued as per the tutorial: stopped and restarted explorer, and rebooted.

Lo and Behold! The past icons are empty, save Task Manager. And here's the real puzzler, when I go through Regedit, the two delinquent keys aren't reinintialized, they aren't zeroed out... They aren't there!

Shades of King and Shyamalan, huh?

Strange indeed Hogtowner on why your Vista would not have these default settings. I attached a reg file to restore these entries in the Tray Notify key for your system from my system. Just merge it after downloading.

Hope this helps,
Shawn

Tray_Notify.reg in a ZIP file:

Thanks, Brink. It will save me a bunch of navigation through regedit.

I am wondering what service is supposed to populate the notification tray icons in the first place. I frequently have problems when I logoff and back on (not restart, that is) with some of the processes restarting at all, notably Kaspersky IS, but also the network and volume icons. I will spend some time today looking through this forum trying to find some discussion of this sort of problem.

Cheers, and thanks again.

Your welcome Hogtowner.

Sorry, I do not know what service or process is responsible for the Notification Icons.

Shawn

If you FLUSH the Hide Inactive Icons in Registry and after reboot you do NOT have an Arrow (Chevron) on TaskBar go to Hide Inactive Icons and HIDE the 1st and another one in list - OK and APPLY. Go back and set them as you will however you may have to leave at least one icon set as HIDE.

like the others
I all so tried both ways no success nothing removed
old ones still there
Icons, 5 good ones
the rest all yellow folders