Customize notification area bug.

[elbeasto]

If you have an app that has/had a system tray icon, the option to hide it etc. remains in Customize Notification Area Icons after the program has been uninstalled.

 

[Robert Cartman]

It's a very old bug!

 

[elbeasto]

Oh I see..Lol well it's a new bug to me, i've only been running 7 for a few days

 

[Barman58]

There is an option in CCLeaner to remove these old entries

CCleaner - Home

 

[elbeasto]

I used CCleaner to remove two reg entries for an offending uninstalled app, the problem still reamins.

 

[Barman58]

Sorry,

Not clear in my first post

this actual option clears the cache as part of the normal cleaning

 

[Brink]

If you have an app that has/had a system tray icon, the option to hide it etc. remains in Customize Notification Area Icons after the program has been uninstalled.

Hello ElBeasto,

You can use the tutorial below to reset the notification area icons to remove the old icons from uninstalled programs.

Notification Icons - Reset - Vista Forums

Hope this helps,
Shawn

 

[elbeasto]

Sorry,

Not clear in my first post

this actual option clears the cache as part of the normal cleaning

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Hi barman, tried it with that box ticked in CCleaner and sorry to say it didn't work.

Hello ElBeasto,

You can use the tutorial below to reset the notification area icons to remove the old icons from uninstalled programs.

Notification Icons - Reset - Vista Forums

Hope this helps,
Shawn

Thanks Brink but it's still there!

 

[Barman58]

Hi elbeasto

Sorry to here that - it's always worked or me

Only proviso with this is you have to re-boot after applying this to make it work
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[elbeasto]

yeah I rebooted after trying both things

 

[Brink]

ElBeasto,

Did you make sure that you did both steps 6 & 7 in METHOD ONE, or 9 & 10 in METHOD TWO? It is critical to restart explorer first.

 

[elbeasto]

Restart explorer before rebooting?

I rebooted without starting explorer.exe first since rebooting would restart explorer anyway.

 

[r00o9huy]

Yo did it the correct way ?

1. Use the Script
2. Press CTRL + ALT + DEL
3. End process "explorer.exe"
4. Do NOT reboot between those steps!!!
5. Switch to tab "applicactions"
4. Create a new Task "explorer"

For me this worked of a hundred of times with every version

 

[G2gCya]

wow thx, it works for me though

 

[Brink]

Restart explorer before rebooting?

I rebooted without starting explorer.exe first since rebooting would restart explorer anyway.

That would be why it didn't work for you.

You must do "End Process" and restart explorer.exe as in the tutorial first before restarting for it to work.

Notification Icons - Reset - Vista Forums

 

[elbeasto]

Ok, sorry for the mix up there Brink.

 

[Brink]

LOL, no problem ElBeasto. Did you get it reset the way you wanted it though?

 

[elbeasto]

LOL, no problem ElBeasto. Did you get it reset the way you wanted it though?

Well as it happens, I did a fresh install yesterday. lol

double

 

[r00o9huy]

Good that i explained the steps 1 more time

 

[elbeasto]

LoL yes, some of us need extra help :-s