Vista - Task Manager SysTray icon gone

Hello all,

I always start task manager at system startup so that it runs minimized. It
used to display an icon indicating CPU usage in the systray. This icon has
recently disappeared and I can find no way to get it back.

What's the trick? or has it been removed for some reason.

Thanks in advance,

john.

Task Manager | Options | Minimize on Use

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Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!

"JohnD" <johnd@dyalog.com> wrote in message
news:Oyj98mHmHHA.4960@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Hello all,
>
> I always start task manager at system startup so that it runs minimized.
> It used to display an icon indicating CPU usage in the systray. This icon
> has recently disappeared and I can find no way to get it back.
>
> What's the trick? or has it been removed for some reason.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> john.
>
>

Yup, I have that set, so when I minimize task manager I get no tab is the
taskbar, but I never see an icon in the systray. It used to be a green blob
, more green=more CPU usage.

I'm sure I used to see it on Vista, but its been gone for some time now.

/john



"Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:OIULpRImHHA.3264@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Task Manager | Options | Minimize on Use
>
> --
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Richard Urban
> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
> (For email, remove the obvious from my address)
>
> Quote from George Ankner:
> If you knew as much as you think you know,
> You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
>
> "JohnD" <johnd@dyalog.com> wrote in message
> news:Oyj98mHmHHA.4960@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> Hello all,
>>
>> I always start task manager at system startup so that it runs minimized.
>> It used to display an icon indicating CPU usage in the systray. This icon
>> has recently disappeared and I can find no way to get it back.
>>
>> What's the trick? or has it been removed for some reason.
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>>
>> john.
>>
>>
>

You have to customize the notification area so that it "always shows". Right
click on the clock and go to customize notification icons.

--


Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!

"JohnD" <johnd@dyalog.com> wrote in message
news:%23ucOwtJmHHA.2452@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Yup, I have that set, so when I minimize task manager I get no tab is the
> taskbar, but I never see an icon in the systray. It used to be a green
> blob , more green=more CPU usage.
>
> I'm sure I used to see it on Vista, but its been gone for some time now.
>
> /john
>
>
>
> "Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:OIULpRImHHA.3264@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> Task Manager | Options | Minimize on Use
>>
>> --
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Richard Urban
>> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
>> (For email, remove the obvious from my address)
>>
>> Quote from George Ankner:
>> If you knew as much as you think you know,
>> You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
>>
>> "JohnD" <johnd@dyalog.com> wrote in message
>> news:Oyj98mHmHHA.4960@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>> Hello all,
>>>
>>> I always start task manager at system startup so that it runs minimized.
>>> It used to display an icon indicating CPU usage in the systray. This
>>> icon has recently disappeared and I can find no way to get it back.
>>>
>>> What's the trick? or has it been removed for some reason.
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance,
>>>
>>> john.
>>>
>>>
>>
>

That got it Richard, thanks. Needed a reboot before it took effect but I can
live with that.

Cheers,

John.

"Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:O%232xpqLmHHA.4768@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> You have to customize the notification area so that it "always shows".
> Right click on the clock and go to customize notification icons.
>
> --
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Richard Urban
> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
> (For email, remove the obvious from my address)
>
> Quote from George Ankner:
> If you knew as much as you think you know,
> You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
>
> "JohnD" <johnd@dyalog.com> wrote in message
> news:%23ucOwtJmHHA.2452@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> Yup, I have that set, so when I minimize task manager I get no tab is the
>> taskbar, but I never see an icon in the systray. It used to be a green
>> blob , more green=more CPU usage.
>>
>> I'm sure I used to see it on Vista, but its been gone for some time now.
>>
>> /john
>>
>>
>>
>> "Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:OIULpRImHHA.3264@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>> Task Manager | Options | Minimize on Use
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Richard Urban
>>> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
>>> (For email, remove the obvious from my address)
>>>
>>> Quote from George Ankner:
>>> If you knew as much as you think you know,
>>> You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
>>>
>>> "JohnD" <johnd@dyalog.com> wrote in message
>>> news:Oyj98mHmHHA.4960@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>> Hello all,
>>>>
>>>> I always start task manager at system startup so that it runs
>>>> minimized. It used to display an icon indicating CPU usage in the
>>>> systray. This icon has recently disappeared and I can find no way to
>>>> get it back.
>>>>
>>>> What's the trick? or has it been removed for some reason.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks in advance,
>>>>
>>>> john.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>