Windows 7 - VBscript to add program to notification area?

I'm creating an image which must build in an unattended fashion. The client (the end user of the resulting image) wants to have the icon for one of the included programs included in the notification area. While this CAN be done manually, because of the required build process, I do not have the option of manually adding the program to the notification area; I will need to automate this via a script or other method.

I've found VB scripts for adding ("pinning") programs to the Start Menu and Taskbar, but not for the Notification Area.

EDIT: To clarify further, I want to change the Behavior for this program from "Only show notifications" to "Show icon and notifications", but do so from a command line or script.

Can anyone point me in the right direction to getting this automated?

TIA!

That is a very challenging task.

Those things are kept decoded and in binary format.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\TrayNotify
"PastIconsStream" = stores the icons data
"IconStreams" = stores the program path, caption and tip

So, technically, if they are coded the same way across all computers, and you would know how your program adds and codes itself there, during installation you could dump both values from user's computer, then add your data and write new complex strings (old+yours) back in the registry.


Or you could try something like Autoit script to do it semi-manually (but user will see what is going on).

Or you could force them all to Show icon and notification (Option two here), but that would not be fair to the end user.


I do not see an easy elegant solution here.