Comments on: Notification Area Icons Missing in Vista http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/notification-area-icons-missing-in-vista/ Troubleshooting Windows 7/XP/Vista, Fixes & Tweaks | General Productivity Tips Sun, 21 Mar 2010 03:33:46 +0000 hourly 1 By: Mister sugars http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/notification-area-icons-missing-in-vista/comment-page-5/#comment-10475 Mister sugars Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:12:40 +0000 http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/notification-area-icons-missing-in-vista/#comment-10475 terminating and restarting Explorer.exe worked. Thanks a bunch ! terminating and restarting Explorer.exe worked. Thanks a bunch !

]]> By: Robert http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/notification-area-icons-missing-in-vista/comment-page-4/#comment-10329 Robert Mon, 01 Mar 2010 10:27:08 +0000 http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/notification-area-icons-missing-in-vista/#comment-10329 Eureka: I have tried 1) auto_fix.reg 2) micrsoft_fixit.msi 3)manual reg repair and 4)AUC (Automated User Control) toggling all methods require restarting explorer or rebooting. If your problem is as serious as mine you need to repeat these actions on every second reboot. A gentlemen wished service pack 2 had fixed this. A little light came on and I unistalled and then reinstalled service pack 2. I have had 5 reboots with no problems. Therefore this seems the most robust repair if this is a reoccuring problem. IMPORTANT NOTE: If your computer came factory installed with SP2 you may not uninstall it. Sincerely, R, Manley Eureka: I have tried 1) auto_fix.reg 2) micrsoft_fixit.msi 3)manual reg repair and 4)AUC (Automated User Control) toggling all methods require restarting explorer or rebooting. If your problem is as serious as mine you need to repeat these actions on every second reboot.

A gentlemen wished service pack 2 had fixed this. A little light came on and I unistalled and then reinstalled service pack 2. I have had 5 reboots with no problems. Therefore this seems the most robust repair if this is a reoccuring problem.

IMPORTANT NOTE: If your computer came factory installed with SP2 you may not uninstall it.
Sincerely,

R, Manley

]]> By: abhishek http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/notification-area-icons-missing-in-vista/comment-page-4/#comment-9843 abhishek Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:41:29 +0000 http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/notification-area-icons-missing-in-vista/#comment-9843 restarting explorer.exe fixed the issue..thanks a lot restarting explorer.exe fixed the issue..thanks a lot

]]> By: John http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/notification-area-icons-missing-in-vista/comment-page-4/#comment-9746 John Sat, 26 Dec 2009 03:51:12 +0000 http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/notification-area-icons-missing-in-vista/#comment-9746 This was a great help. I followed the link to restart explorer.exe and it resolved the issue. Usually my techie cousin fixes these issues but I was impressed with the easy to follow directions. Thanks! This was a great help. I followed the link to restart explorer.exe and it resolved the issue. Usually my techie cousin fixes these issues but I was impressed with the easy to follow directions. Thanks!

]]> By: umnaz http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/notification-area-icons-missing-in-vista/comment-page-4/#comment-9282 umnaz Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:17:51 +0000 http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/notification-area-icons-missing-in-vista/#comment-9282 Thanks a lot!! Starting and restarting explorer.exe did work for me!! Thanks a lot!!

Starting and restarting explorer.exe did work for me!!

]]> By: rachel http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/notification-area-icons-missing-in-vista/comment-page-4/#comment-9140 rachel Fri, 09 Oct 2009 22:19:20 +0000 http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/notification-area-icons-missing-in-vista/#comment-9140 trayicons.reg is downloading as a text file, and when i right click on it i don't see merge as an option. Any suggestions? trayicons.reg is downloading as a text file, and when i right click on it i don’t see merge as an option. Any suggestions?

]]> By: Trey http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/notification-area-icons-missing-in-vista/comment-page-4/#comment-9024 Trey Tue, 29 Sep 2009 03:31:42 +0000 http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/notification-area-icons-missing-in-vista/#comment-9024 I as well have been banging my head against my keyboard. I recently flashed my bios, and updated my webcam driver, after a few hours i realized my network icon was missing. I checked my notification area in the task bar properties and network was greyed. Ive checked the gpedit config, every reg fix i could find, ive done it. Im about to give up hope and do a fresh install and pray the flash didnt cause it. Does anyone else have any suggestions? I as well have been banging my head against my keyboard. I recently flashed my bios, and updated my webcam driver, after a few hours i realized my network icon was missing. I checked my notification area in the task bar properties and network was greyed. Ive checked the gpedit config, every reg fix i could find, ive done it. Im about to give up hope and do a fresh install and pray the flash didnt cause it. Does anyone else have any suggestions?

]]> By: giorgi http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/notification-area-icons-missing-in-vista/comment-page-4/#comment-9016 giorgi Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:30:02 +0000 http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/notification-area-icons-missing-in-vista/#comment-9016 it worked on win7 7100 build thanks a lot it worked on win7 7100 build
thanks a lot

]]> By: joe http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/notification-area-icons-missing-in-vista/comment-page-4/#comment-8767 joe Fri, 28 Aug 2009 16:18:16 +0000 http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/notification-area-icons-missing-in-vista/#comment-8767 Thanks-- Starting and restarting explorer.exe did the trick!! I wonder why restarting the machine does not do the same thing? Thanks–

Starting and restarting explorer.exe did the trick!!

I wonder why restarting the machine does not do the same thing?

]]> By: Ned http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/notification-area-icons-missing-in-vista/comment-page-4/#comment-8704 Ned Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:49:30 +0000 http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/notification-area-icons-missing-in-vista/#comment-8704 I've been knocking my head on my desk for weeks. My icons would disappear, grayed out in the notificaitions tab, of course. Thanks! I’ve been knocking my head on my desk for weeks. My icons would disappear, grayed out in the notificaitions tab, of course. Thanks!

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