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Notification Area System Icons Have Disappeared
  1. 24 Feb 2010 #1


    Bob Cabrera Guest

    Notification Area System Icons Have Disappeared

    When I go to the Notification Area properties, only the "Clock" option is
    checked. The "Volume", "Network", and "Power" options are un-checked AND
    grayed-out so I can't check them. How do I get these system icons back? (I'm
    running Vista Home Premium-SP2, and the only recent changes have been
    "Windows Updates" - critical updates only.)

    Thanks.
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    Bob C.




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  2. 24 Feb 2010 #2


    Questor Guest

    Re: Notification Area System Icons Have Disappeared

    Updates will do that sometimes. When it happens to me, I reboot a
    second time and then check the boxes again. If that doesn't work, I go
    to the Network Manager and disable (then re-enable) the network
    connection. As for the volume and power they sometimes come back on
    their own. I've had a ticket into MS for over a month and they have yet
    to respond.

    Questor

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    > When I go to the Notification Area properties, only the "Clock" option
    > is checked. The "Volume", "Network", and "Power" options are un-checked
    > AND grayed-out so I can't check them. How do I get these system icons
    > back? (I'm running Vista Home Premium-SP2, and the only recent changes
    > have been "Windows Updates" - critical updates only.)
    >
    > Thanks.

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    Re: Notification Area System Icons Have Disappeared

    Hello Bob,

    Sometimes just restarting the computer will have them return. If not, then the downloads in METHOD THREE of the tutorial below may be able to fix this for you.

    Notification Area - System Icons

    Hope this helps,
    Shawn

    Quote Originally Posted by Bob Cabrera View Post
    When I go to the Notification Area properties, only the "Clock" option is
    checked. The "Volume", "Network", and "Power" options are un-checked AND
    grayed-out so I can't check them. How do I get these system icons back? (I'm
    running Vista Home Premium-SP2, and the only recent changes have been
    "Windows Updates" - critical updates only.)

    Thanks.
    --
    Bob C.

      My System SpecsSystem Spec
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