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Permanently hiding icons in taskbar
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    TEK Guest

    Permanently hiding icons in taskbar

    Hello!
    I have installed some programs on the computer of my kids and I dont want
    them to fiddle with their icons which are found near the time...they are
    closing the programs all the time. I dont even want to hide the icons, I
    want them gone from the taskbar without effecting the operation of the
    program. I know XP allows icons to be always hidden but then you can reveal
    them by clicking on the small arrow buttons...i dont want that, just want
    them gone.
    Thanks!






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    Re: Permanently hiding icons in taskbar

    Hello TEK,

    Double check in the program's settings to see if it has a option to remove either it's Notification, tray, system, or taskbar icon.

    Hope this helps,
    Shawn

    Quote Originally Posted by TEK View Post
    Hello!
    I have installed some programs on the computer of my kids and I dont want
    them to fiddle with their icons which are found near the time...they are
    closing the programs all the time. I dont even want to hide the icons, I
    want them gone from the taskbar without effecting the operation of the
    program. I know XP allows icons to be always hidden but then you can reveal
    them by clicking on the small arrow buttons...i dont want that, just want
    them gone.
    Thanks!

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    Questor Guest

    Re: Permanently hiding icons in taskbar

    --->

    > Hello!
    > I have installed some programs on the computer of my kids and I dont want
    > them to fiddle with their icons which are found near the time...they are
    > closing the programs all the time. I dont even want to hide the icons, I
    > want them gone from the taskbar without effecting the operation of the
    > program. I know XP allows icons to be always hidden but then you can reveal
    > them by clicking on the small arrow buttons...i dont want that, just want
    > them gone.
    > Thanks!
    >
    >
    >
    Icons that appear over by the time (notification area) are usually put
    there by the programs themselves. Some programs allow removal of the
    notification icon by using the program tools options. Icons like the
    network connection icon can be removed by unchecking the "show icon in
    notification area when connected" box. Other than that, you really hove
    no control over notification icons.

    Questor

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