System Icons Missing in Notification Area!!!

Randomly, my system icons disappeared from the notification area. I went to
the properties to customize the view, but the options are "greyed out." The
only icon that is able to be checked is the clock. However...the power,
network, and volume are unable to be checked. Can anyone help with this?

You would have ticked "hide inactive icons" by default.
If they are not being used, you don't see them.

"ebsupp" wrote:

> Randomly, my system icons disappeared from the notification area. I went to
> the properties to customize the view, but the options are "greyed out." The
> only icon that is able to be checked is the clock. However...the power,
> network, and volume are unable to be checked. Can anyone help with this?

"Mick Murphy" wrote:

> You would have ticked "hide inactive icons" by default.
> If they are not being used, you don't see them.
>
> "ebsupp" wrote:
>
> > Randomly, my system icons disappeared from the notification area. I went to
> > the properties to customize the view, but the options are "greyed out." The
> > only icon that is able to be checked is the clock. However...the power,
> > network, and volume are unable to be checked. Can anyone help with this?

not so. I have the same exact problem happening right now, the volume and
power icons greyed out, and I did not tick anything by default, I may have
done something else, but not that. not only that, but I hear no sound when I
get a new email, even though the sound is working on my computer and the
right box is "ticked" to hear a sound when I get one. I'm sure that it's
connected. please help


"Mick Murphy" wrote:

> You would have ticked "hide inactive icons" by default.
> If they are not being used, you don't see them.
>
> "ebsupp" wrote:
>
> > Randomly, my system icons disappeared from the notification area. I went to
> > the properties to customize the view, but the options are "greyed out." The
> > only icon that is able to be checked is the clock. However...the power,
> > network, and volume are unable to be checked. Can anyone help with this?

I am having the same problem right now, the volume and power icons
disappeared from the taskbar and greyed out in properties for no apparent
reason. also, I no longer get a sound when get a new email, even though I
have sound on my computer and the proper box is checked. I'm sure these
things are connected. did you figure out your problem?

"ebsupp" wrote:

> Randomly, my system icons disappeared from the notification area. I went to
> the properties to customize the view, but the options are "greyed out." The
> only icon that is able to be checked is the clock. However...the power,
> network, and volume are unable to be checked. Can anyone help with this?

"silverslim" <silverslim@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:DDCAC9B2-F640-42B6-A20D-24C8CDC51FFB@microsoft.com...
> I am having the same problem right now, the volume and power icons
> disappeared from the taskbar and greyed out in properties for no apparent
> reason. also, I no longer get a sound when get a new email, even though I
> have sound on my computer and the proper box is checked. I'm sure these
> things are connected. did you figure out your problem?
>
> "ebsupp" wrote:
>
>> Randomly, my system icons disappeared from the notification area. I went
>> to
>> the properties to customize the view, but the options are "greyed out."
>> The
>> only icon that is able to be checked is the clock. However...the power,
>> network, and volume are unable to be checked. Can anyone help with this?

silverslim,

Do a System Restore to a point prior to experiencing the problem.

C.B.


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and unfortunate among us.

silverslim;634753 Wrote:
> I am having the same problem right now, the volume and power icons
> disappeared from the taskbar and greyed out in properties for no
> apparent
> reason. also, I no longer get a sound when get a new email, even though
> I
> have sound on my computer and the proper box is checked. I'm sure these
> things are connected. did you figure out your problem?
>
> "ebsupp" wrote:
> > > >
> > > Randomly, my system icons disappeared from the notification area. I
> > went to
> > > the properties to customize the view, but the options are "greyed
> > out." The
> > > only icon that is able to be checked is the clock. However...the
> > power,
> > > network, and volume are unable to be checked. Can anyone help with
> > this? > >

Hi silverslim,

See if this can enable them again for you.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/10...tem-icons.html

Shawn


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On Mar 5, 7:47*am, Brink <Brink.35s...@no-mx.forums.net> wrote:
> silverslim;634753 Wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > I am having the same problem right now, the volume and power icons
> > disappeared from the taskbar and greyed out in properties for no
> > apparent
> > reason. also, I no longer get a sound when get a new email, even though
> > I
> > have sound on my computer and the proper box is checked. I'm sure these
> > things are connected. did you figure out your problem?
>
> > "ebsupp" wrote:
>
> > > > Randomly, my system icons disappeared from the notification area. I
> > > went to
> > > > the properties to customize the view, but the options are "greyed
> > > out." The
> > > > only icon that is able to be checked is the clock. However...the
> > > power,
> > > > network, and volume are unable to be checked. Can anyone help with
> > > this? > >
>
> Hi silverslim,
>
> See if this can enable them again for you.
>
> http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/10...rea-system-ico...
>
> Shawn
>
> --
> Brink
>
> *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask them.*
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the above worked on my machine (vista ultimate)

Log out and then log back in.

I've had all of the same behavior everyone else is reporting and the
logout/login technique has worked every time. Theres no need for an overly
complicated solution. It's a race condition in Vista, that MS should fix or
give us a registry key that can allow the messages that create the icons to
be queued for a longer period of time.

I'll bet it happens mostly on Laptops with slower hard disks, I seriously
doubt it's due to cpu utilization as others have suggested. The cpu isn't
getting worked hard on my system (core 2 duo) and the disk is desperately
trying to load all that bloat.

"ebsupp" wrote:

> Randomly, my system icons disappeared from the notification area. I went to
> the properties to customize the view, but the options are "greyed out." The
> only icon that is able to be checked is the clock. However...the power,
> network, and volume are unable to be checked. Can anyone help with this?

I just had this happen to me exactly, Sound is grayed out in notification
ares too. I can't use the link to solve because I'm not X64. Also logging
in out and back in didn't fix either. What to do next?
--
Retired Boeing Bill


"ebsupp" wrote:

> Randomly, my system icons disappeared from the notification area. I went to
> the properties to customize the view, but the options are "greyed out." The
> only icon that is able to be checked is the clock. However...the power,
> network, and volume are unable to be checked. Can anyone help with this?

This worked for me:
Control Panel>Classic View>Taskbar and Start Menu>Notification Area
tab> the 2 boxes are blank but NOT greyed out. He just checked them and
that's it. Want to confirm his claim?

--
Retired Boeing Bill


"Retired Bill" wrote:

> I just had this happen to me exactly, Sound is grayed out in notification
> ares too. I can't use the link to solve because I'm not X64. Also logging
> in out and back in didn't fix either. What to do next?
> --
> Retired Boeing Bill
>
>
> "ebsupp" wrote:
>
> > Randomly, my system icons disappeared from the notification area. I went to
> > the properties to customize the view, but the options are "greyed out." The
> > only icon that is able to be checked is the clock. However...the power,
> > network, and volume are unable to be checked. Can anyone help with this?

Here are the solutions to this problem. There are three methods which
are described here: 'Notification Area - System Icons - Vista Forums'

or enter them manually. Instructions to manually enter registry keys
are described in the content provided through the first link. You'll
have to reboot for these settings to take effect.

[derold]

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/945011#FixItForMe

This worked for me, Thanks