wireless icon in system tray

I have a Sony Vaio and use it with a home 801b wireless network. Usually
when I am on the network a little connection icon (single computer) shows in
the system tray. If I hover the pointer over it, this reveals the network
name, connections speed and signal strength. Sometimes, even though I am on
the network, the icon doesn't show up.

I find the icon very useful and would like to have it all the time. Why is
it there sometimes and not there others? What might be the procedure to
correct this?

Thanks,

Willie

William Saens wrote:
> I have a Sony Vaio and use it with a home 801b wireless network. Usually
> when I am on the network a little connection icon (single computer) shows in
> the system tray. If I hover the pointer over it, this reveals the network
> name, connections speed and signal strength. Sometimes, even though I am on
> the network, the icon doesn't show up.
>
> I find the icon very useful and would like to have it all the time. Why is
> it there sometimes and not there others? What might be the procedure to
> correct this?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Willie
>
>
>
If you're talking about a MS NT based O/S like XP, then it's a hit or
miss situation as to when those icons will show in the job tray (area
next to the clock).

I don't know man. I here it's due to user profile corruption, which if
you search Google you may find something. Someone in another NG made a
post for a possible fix for it. I don't know if it will fix it or not
all I know is that MS should fix it as it's been happening for a long
time on the NT based O/S.

Duane

Start, settings, taskbar and start menu, customize (bottom right), choose
"always show" next to "wireless network connection", OK, Apply (bottom right
corner), OK and you are done.


Duane Arnold" <""Yep-Don't-Bother\"@You-got-it-right@.BET wrote:
> William Saens wrote:
>> I have a Sony Vaio and use it with a home 801b wireless network. Usually
>> when I am on the network a little connection icon (single
>> computer) shows in the system tray. If I hover the pointer over it,
>> this reveals the network name, connections speed and signal
>> strength. Sometimes, even though I am on the network, the icon
>> doesn't show up. I find the icon very useful and would like to have it
>> all the time. Why is it there sometimes and not there others? What might
>> be the
>> procedure to correct this?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Willie
>>
>>
>>
> If you're talking about a MS NT based O/S like XP, then it's a hit or
> miss situation as to when those icons will show in the job tray (area
> next to the clock).
>
> I don't know man. I here it's due to user profile corruption, which if
> you search Google you may find something. Someone in another NG made a
> post for a possible fix for it. I don't know if it will fix it or not
> all I know is that MS should fix it as it's been happening for a long
> time on the NT based O/S.
>
> Duane

Steffo wrote:
> Start, settings, taskbar and start menu, customize (bottom right), choose
> "always show" next to "wireless network connection", OK, Apply (bottom right
> corner), OK and you are done.
>

I am sure it's not going to hold, because that's not the problem with
those icons showing or not showing when the NT based O/S is booted and
the user logs on.

Duane

>
> Duane Arnold" <""Yep-Don't-Bother\"@You-got-it-right@.BET wrote:
>
>>William Saens wrote:
>>
>>>I have a Sony Vaio and use it with a home 801b wireless network. Usually
>>>when I am on the network a little connection icon (single
>>>computer) shows in the system tray. If I hover the pointer over it,
>>>this reveals the network name, connections speed and signal
>>>strength. Sometimes, even though I am on the network, the icon
>>>doesn't show up. I find the icon very useful and would like to have it
>>>all the time. Why is it there sometimes and not there others? What might
>>>be the
>>>procedure to correct this?
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>
>>>Willie
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>If you're talking about a MS NT based O/S like XP, then it's a hit or
>>miss situation as to when those icons will show in the job tray (area
>>next to the clock).
>>
>>I don't know man. I here it's due to user profile corruption, which if
>>you search Google you may find something. Someone in another NG made a
>>post for a possible fix for it. I don't know if it will fix it or not
>>all I know is that MS should fix it as it's been happening for a long
>>time on the NT based O/S.
>>
>>Duane
>
>
>

Thanks guys for the ideas. BTW, I am using Windows XP Home Ed on that
laptop with SP2 and it's fairly up to date. I am going to try the tray icon
traits through the Start button as mention in this thread and see if that
nails it.

Willie


"Duane Arnold" <""Yep-Don't-Bother\"@You-got-it-right@.BET"> wrote in
message news:rUG8g.1256$(E-Mail Removed) nk.net...
> William Saens wrote:
>> I have a Sony Vaio and use it with a home 801b wireless network. Usually
>> when I am on the network a little connection icon (single computer) shows
>> in
>> the system tray. If I hover the pointer over it, this reveals the
>> network
>> name, connections speed and signal strength. Sometimes, even though I am
>> on
>> the network, the icon doesn't show up.
>>
>> I find the icon very useful and would like to have it all the time. Why
>> is
>> it there sometimes and not there others? What might be the procedure to
>> correct this?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Willie
>>
>>
>>
> If you're talking about a MS NT based O/S like XP, then it's a hit or miss
> situation as to when those icons will show in the job tray (area next to
> the clock).
>
> I don't know man. I here it's due to user profile corruption, which if you
> search Google you may find something. Someone in another NG made a post
> for a possible fix for it. I don't know if it will fix it or not all I
> know is that MS should fix it as it's been happening for a long time on
> the NT based O/S.
>
> Duane
>
>

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See if the icon is being hidden in the (<) area. If so, use Taskbar
Properties to keep it from being hidden.


In <wUJ8g.68815$(E-Mail Removed)> on Thu, 11 May 2006 12:47:29
-0400, "William Saens" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Thanks guys for the ideas. BTW, I am using Windows XP Home Ed on that
>laptop with SP2 and it's fairly up to date. I am going to try the tray icon
>traits through the Start button as mention in this thread and see if that
>nails it.
>
>Willie
>
>
>"Duane Arnold" <""Yep-Don't-Bother\"@You-got-it-right@.BET"> wrote in
>message news:rUG8g.1256$(E-Mail Removed) nk.net...
>> William Saens wrote:
>>> I have a Sony Vaio and use it with a home 801b wireless network. Usually
>>> when I am on the network a little connection icon (single computer) shows
>>> in
>>> the system tray. If I hover the pointer over it, this reveals the
>>> network
>>> name, connections speed and signal strength. Sometimes, even though I am
>>> on
>>> the network, the icon doesn't show up.
>>>
>>> I find the icon very useful and would like to have it all the time. Why
>>> is
>>> it there sometimes and not there others? What might be the procedure to
>>> correct this?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Willie
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> If you're talking about a MS NT based O/S like XP, then it's a hit or miss
>> situation as to when those icons will show in the job tray (area next to
>> the clock).
>>
>> I don't know man. I here it's due to user profile corruption, which if you
>> search Google you may find something. Someone in another NG made a post
>> for a possible fix for it. I don't know if it will fix it or not all I
>> know is that MS should fix it as it's been happening for a long time on
>> the NT based O/S.
>>
>> Duane
>>
>>
>

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William Saens wrote:
> Thanks guys for the ideas. BTW, I am using Windows XP Home Ed on that
> laptop with SP2 and it's fairly up to date. I am going to try the tray icon
> traits through the Start button as mention in this thread and see if that
> nails it.
>
> Willie
>
>
> "Duane Arnold" <""Yep-Don't-Bother\"@You-got-it-right@.BET"> wrote in
> message news:rUG8g.1256$(E-Mail Removed) nk.net...
>
>>William Saens wrote:
>>
>>>I have a Sony Vaio and use it with a home 801b wireless network. Usually
>>>when I am on the network a little connection icon (single computer) shows
>>>in
>>>the system tray. If I hover the pointer over it, this reveals the
>>>network
>>>name, connections speed and signal strength. Sometimes, even though I am
>>>on
>>>the network, the icon doesn't show up.
>>>
>>>I find the icon very useful and would like to have it all the time. Why
>>>is
>>>it there sometimes and not there others? What might be the procedure to
>>>correct this?
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>
>>>Willie
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>If you're talking about a MS NT based O/S like XP, then it's a hit or miss
>>situation as to when those icons will show in the job tray (area next to
>>the clock).
>>
>>I don't know man. I here it's due to user profile corruption, which if you
>>search Google you may find something. Someone in another NG made a post
>>for a possible fix for it. I don't know if it will fix it or not all I
>>know is that MS should fix it as it's been happening for a long time on
>>the NT based O/S.
>>
>>Duane
>>
>>
>
>
>

I am telling you now it's not going to work. That problem has been there
since Win 2K that I know about.

I have several icons down in that system tray area on my laptop using XP
Pro from SQL server to NOD32. I know they are running because they are
services. But those icons are not there on this boot of the machine and
logon process. The next time I boot this laptop, they will most likely
show the ones that were missing, some others might not show or they all
might show. <g>

It happened when this laptop was running Win 2K too. It happened a
couple of times on the desktop machines running those O/S(s) but since I
don't boot the desktop machines that much, it really doesn't matter.

The icons in the system trey will disappear and is particularly true if
it is a laptop where you are constantly booting the machine. ;-)

Duane

In article <pcO8g.1422$(E-Mail Removed) et>, Duane Arnold <""Yep-Don't-Bother\"@You-got-it-right@.BET"> wrote:
>William Saens wrote:
>> Thanks guys for the ideas. BTW, I am using Windows XP Home Ed on that
>> laptop with SP2 and it's fairly up to date. I am going to try the tray icon
>> traits through the Start button as mention in this thread and see if that
>> nails it.
>>
>> Willie
>>
>>
>> "Duane Arnold" <""Yep-Don't-Bother\"@You-got-it-right@.BET"> wrote in
>> message news:rUG8g.1256$(E-Mail Removed) nk.net...
>>
>>>William Saens wrote:
>>>
>>>>I have a Sony Vaio and use it with a home 801b wireless network. Usually
>>>>when I am on the network a little connection icon (single computer) shows
>>>>in
>>>>the system tray. If I hover the pointer over it, this reveals the
>>>>network
>>>>name, connections speed and signal strength. Sometimes, even though I am
>>>>on
>>>>the network, the icon doesn't show up.
>>>>
>>>>I find the icon very useful and would like to have it all the time. Why
>>>>is
>>>>it there sometimes and not there others? What might be the procedure to
>>>>correct this?
>>>>
>>>>Thanks,
>>>>
>>>>Willie
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>If you're talking about a MS NT based O/S like XP, then it's a hit or miss
>>>situation as to when those icons will show in the job tray (area next to
>>>the clock).
>>>
>>>I don't know man. I here it's due to user profile corruption, which if you
>>>search Google you may find something. Someone in another NG made a post
>>>for a possible fix for it. I don't know if it will fix it or not all I
>>>know is that MS should fix it as it's been happening for a long time on
>>>the NT based O/S.
>>>
>>>Duane
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>I am telling you now it's not going to work. That problem has been there
>since Win 2K that I know about.
>
>I have several icons down in that system tray area on my laptop using XP
>Pro from SQL server to NOD32. I know they are running because they are
>services. But those icons are not there on this boot of the machine and
>logon process. The next time I boot this laptop, they will most likely
>show the ones that were missing, some others might not show or they all
> might show. <g>
>
>It happened when this laptop was running Win 2K too. It happened a
>couple of times on the desktop machines running those O/S(s) but since I
>don't boot the desktop machines that much, it really doesn't matter.
>
>The icons in the system trey will disappear and is particularly true if
>it is a laptop where you are constantly booting the machine. ;-)
>
>Duane

Sounds like there is an intermittant issue with explorer starting when you
boot up. I've seen this before and in that case it was explorer was
crashing and restarting. I have forgotten how we got explorer (the desktop)
to stop crashing (it was some service I think). You might check the logs
and see if an entry is being made when this has happens.

fundamentalism, fundamentally wrong.

Rico wrote:
> In article <pcO8g.1422$(E-Mail Removed) et>, Duane Arnold <""Yep-Don't-Bother\"@You-got-it-right@.BET"> wrote:
>
>>William Saens wrote:
>>
>>>Thanks guys for the ideas. BTW, I am using Windows XP Home Ed on that
>>>laptop with SP2 and it's fairly up to date. I am going to try the tray icon
>>>traits through the Start button as mention in this thread and see if that
>>>nails it.
>>>
>>>Willie
>>>
>>>
>>>"Duane Arnold" <""Yep-Don't-Bother\"@You-got-it-right@.BET"> wrote in
>>>message news:rUG8g.1256$(E-Mail Removed) nk.net...
>>>
>>>
>>>>William Saens wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>I have a Sony Vaio and use it with a home 801b wireless network. Usually
>>>>>when I am on the network a little connection icon (single computer) shows
>>>>>in
>>>>>the system tray. If I hover the pointer over it, this reveals the
>>>>>network
>>>>>name, connections speed and signal strength. Sometimes, even though I am
>>>>>on
>>>>>the network, the icon doesn't show up.
>>>>>
>>>>>I find the icon very useful and would like to have it all the time. Why
>>>>>is
>>>>>it there sometimes and not there others? What might be the procedure to
>>>>>correct this?
>>>>>
>>>>>Thanks,
>>>>>
>>>>>Willie
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>If you're talking about a MS NT based O/S like XP, then it's a hit or miss
>>>>situation as to when those icons will show in the job tray (area next to
>>>>the clock).
>>>>
>>>>I don't know man. I here it's due to user profile corruption, which if you
>>>>search Google you may find something. Someone in another NG made a post
>>>>for a possible fix for it. I don't know if it will fix it or not all I
>>>>know is that MS should fix it as it's been happening for a long time on
>>>>the NT based O/S.
>>>>
>>>>Duane
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>I am telling you now it's not going to work. That problem has been there
>>since Win 2K that I know about.
>>
>>I have several icons down in that system tray area on my laptop using XP
>>Pro from SQL server to NOD32. I know they are running because they are
>>services. But those icons are not there on this boot of the machine and
>>logon process. The next time I boot this laptop, they will most likely
>>show the ones that were missing, some others might not show or they all
>> might show. <g>
>>
>>It happened when this laptop was running Win 2K too. It happened a
>>couple of times on the desktop machines running those O/S(s) but since I
>>don't boot the desktop machines that much, it really doesn't matter.
>>
>>The icons in the system trey will disappear and is particularly true if
>>it is a laptop where you are constantly booting the machine. ;-)
>>
>>Duane
>
>
> Sounds like there is an intermittant issue with explorer starting when you
> boot up. I've seen this before and in that case it was explorer was
> crashing and restarting. I have forgotten how we got explorer (the desktop)
> to stop crashing (it was some service I think). You might check the logs
> and see if an entry is being made when this has happens.
>
> fundamentalism, fundamentally wrong.

I'll take a look it from that angle.

Duane

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In <pcO8g.1422$(E-Mail Removed) et> on Thu, 11 May 2006
21:41:41 GMT, Duane Arnold <""Yep-Don't-Bother\"@You-got-it-right@.BET">
wrote:

>I have several icons down in that system tray area on my laptop using XP
>Pro from SQL server to NOD32. I know they are running because they are
>services. But those icons are not there on this boot of the machine and
>logon process. The next time I boot this laptop, they will most likely
>show the ones that were missing, some others might not show or they all
> might show. <g>
>
>It happened when this laptop was running Win 2K too. It happened a
>couple of times on the desktop machines running those O/S(s) but since I
>don't boot the desktop machines that much, it really doesn't matter.
>
>The icons in the system trey will disappear and is particularly true if
>it is a laptop where you are constantly booting the machine. ;-)

Disappearing system tray icons is indeed a real problem, but I've never seen
it happen with the wireless connection icon. The problem comes from apps that
don't refresh their icons properly, but AFAIK that's not the case with the
Windows XP wireless connection icon.

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