d g lewental
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Mon Oct 10, 2005 12:06 am Post subject:
power mgt icon doesnt appear in taskbar |
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hi there,
the power management / options icon rarely appears in my taskbar (it seems
to appear occasionally, but seemingly without any pattern). i have 'always
show icon on the taskbar' enabled, but it doesnt help. would you please
suggest any possible solutions? i have a brand-new Dell laptop with windows
XP.
thanks,
dgl |
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Sharon F
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Tue Oct 11, 2005 6:38 am Post subject:
Re: power mgt icon doesnt appear in taskbar |
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On Sun, 9 Oct 2005 12:06:01 -0700, d g lewental wrote:
| Quote: | hi there,
the power management / options icon rarely appears in my taskbar (it seems
to appear occasionally, but seemingly without any pattern). i have 'always
show icon on the taskbar' enabled, but it doesnt help. would you please
suggest any possible solutions? i have a brand-new Dell laptop with windows
XP.
thanks,
dgl
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What happens if you log off/log on (not a full restart, just a reload of
your account and settings)? The tray area has been a bit fragile throughout
XP's history.
There is always the possibility that another startup program is having a
problem. That in turn can cause the failed appearance of other tray icons.
You can try troubleshooting this by systematically disabling startup items
(Start> Run> MSCONFIG> Startup). Then add one back at a time until you
notice a problem with other icons. When that happens, the last one added is
a part of the problem.
The trouble with tray icon area is the problem is often intermittent.
You're never sure if it's a problem with that tray icon, another tray icon
or if you're just seeing the weakness of the XP tray area. This makes it
very difficult to troubleshoot and to find a clear cut explanation. IMHO,
the best bet is to try the log off/log on. If that helps most of the time,
count your blessing and leave it at that.
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Sharon F
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