Help~ Icons in the bottom right corner of my taskbar disappeared

~ Icons in the bottom right corner of my taskbar disappeared

Monday, May 12, 2008 by PumkiN_KinG | Discussion: Stardock Support General

Does anyones know how to fix that??







15 Reply 19 Referrals
Wizard1956
Reply #1 Monday, May 12, 2008 5:27 PM
Right-click on your taskbar, select properties/ notification area and uncheck"hide inactive icons" See if that helps.

PumkiN_KinG
Reply #2 Monday, May 12, 2008 5:45 PM
thats already unchecked.

2of3
Reply #3 Monday, May 12, 2008 5:54 PM
have you had an explorer.exe crash recently?

PumkiN_KinG
Reply #4 Monday, May 12, 2008 5:56 PM
not that I know of. I havent got any errors. I loaded the computer up this afternoon and they were missing

Wizard1956
Reply #5 Monday, May 12, 2008 5:57 PM
What WB are you using? Have you tried another skin,the default skin, or a re-boot? You might want to post your WB info here.Maybe someone else has seen this.

2of3
Reply #6 Monday, May 12, 2008 6:08 PM
What WB are you using?


Assimilation v2




Cavan1
Reply #7 Monday, May 12, 2008 6:18 PM
In WB config set taskbar size to skin decides, I would guess it is set to small taskbar size and the content margins of the skin for the system tray are set to close together causing icons to not show.

PumkiN_KinG
Reply #8 Monday, May 12, 2008 6:26 PM
mk. Ill try all that and tell you how it goes.

and yes, I have tried other skins and a reboot. and I am using Assimilation v2

2of3
Reply #9 Monday, May 12, 2008 6:31 PM
In WB config set taskbar size to skin decides, I would guess it is set to small taskbar size and the content margins of the skin for the system tray are set to close together causing icons to not show.


I tried to reproduce the effect on my system by selecting "small taskbar". This made the taskbar thinner, but the icons were still there.

As the author of that skin, I'd like to know about any glitches. But it seems to be something else as PumkiN_KinG has tried other skins and had the same issue.

Wizard1956
Reply #10 Monday, May 12, 2008 7:04 PM
Assimilation v2


D'oh,I knew that.Good WB  I just loaded mine, all's well here. 16 icons and a clock.32bitVista. PumkiN_KinG, have you installed or updated anything lately?

PumkiN_KinG
Reply #11 Wednesday, May 14, 2008 8:33 PM
I updated Windows .NET whatever. It magically works now after 2 days, so Idk. but thanks for the help

Wizard1956
Reply #12 Wednesday, May 14, 2008 9:33 PM
Patience is the best repair sometimes,glad to hear it's all good.  

I.R. Brainiac
Reply #13 Wednesday, May 14, 2008 11:00 PM
Patience is the best repair sometimes


and luck,voodoo,spells,chanting,prayer,prolonged cursing,etc...  

PuterDudeJim
Reply #14 Thursday, May 15, 2008 12:16 AM
I have found that I have this problem sometimes. If I right click and lock the taskbar, then unlock it, stretch it to double size, then shrink it back, all is well. Seems like it happens to me with several skins. Just a thought.

Oracle Bill
Reply #15 Thursday, May 29, 2008 9:29 PM
This happens every time I update WindowBlinds on my system, XP SP2c and now XP SP3. It works itself out after about 6 or 8 reboots. One or two from a cold start. I have talked to many people who have this problem with XP. I did however, find a work-around from someone.

Simply Log Off and Log back On. This will cause the user interface to redraw the icons in the task bar. Works for me.

William

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