tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597915791128580091.post3124395772970936089..comments2014-10-19T10:28:21.830+02:00Comments on The Lotus Position: Vista Missing Icons in Systray aka the Notification AreaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597915791128580091.post-15620750503790393322008-06-13T08:26:00.000+02:002008-06-13T08:26:00.000+02:00Weird solution, I know. But hey, as long as it wor...Weird solution, I know. But hey, as long as it works I don't complain.<BR/><BR/>I got it off some tech board, but I no longer remember the URL. THe original poster claimed that the UPnP service and some obscure networking component in the Windows Media Player was the cause for removing and disabling the ability to show the sound icon in the SysTray. And voilĂ :)<BR/><BR/>Besides, you don't reallyKennethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08639155399399546159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597915791128580091.post-13466712121261874272008-06-12T22:29:00.000+02:002008-06-12T22:29:00.000+02:00Hmmmm... SSDP and UPnP interacting with the icons?...Hmmmm... SSDP and UPnP interacting with the icons? Weird...<BR/><BR/>I was tempted to ask, "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?" but I think we would hav been heading a little OT there...The Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07057159985566314235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597915791128580091.post-10006827539858769772008-06-12T21:12:00.000+02:002008-06-12T21:12:00.000+02:00I disabled the SSDP and UPnP services and was able...I disabled the SSDP and UPnP services and was able to re-enable the missing sound icon in the systray again. Never seen this type of error before. I did have sound and was able to adjust/mute it through my keyboard shortcuts...<BR/><BR/>Anyways. Have a good one :)Kennethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08639155399399546159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597915791128580091.post-33441156487532882602008-01-28T17:14:00.000+01:002008-01-28T17:14:00.000+01:00Except, dear Anonymous of Jan 28, that as I said t...Except, dear Anonymous of Jan 28, that as I said those wonderful little tick boxes were greyed out...<BR/><BR/>Oh, if it had only been <I>that</I> simple...<BR/><BR/>But Jason was right about the typos... didn't want to correct the blog otherwise his helpful clarification would have looked rather less helpful!The Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07057159985566314235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597915791128580091.post-81785557824958746142008-01-28T16:32:00.000+01:002008-01-28T16:32:00.000+01:00When you click on the 'Notification Area' of the T...When you click on the 'Notification Area' of the Taskbar Properties window, there are options for 'system icons'- and one of them is your network. Unselect, and reselect it and your problem is fixed, dude.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597915791128580091.post-69099916864658424552008-01-19T18:00:00.000+01:002008-01-19T18:00:00.000+01:00Beautiful! Thank you for the fix. For those of y...Beautiful! Thank you for the fix. For those of you following along, the registry key the author is referring to is in the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT hive in your registry. Also, the second key to delete is actually labeled "IconStreams." <BR/><BR/>Follow this advice and you will get your icons back (although it wouldn't hurt to create a System Restore first.) <BR/><BR/>-JasonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com