System Tray Past Items Removal

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers (More info?)

Delete the IconStreams and PastIconsStream values from the following
registry key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\
TrayNotify

How to Clear Past Items from the Notification Area
http://support.microsoft.com/defau [...] -us;283084

For an automated edit, go here...
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Read the instructions at the top.
Scroll down to and click on...
53. Remove Past Items From Notification Area
53. right hand side
Hide or Show Inactive Icons - Notification Area

Taskbar Repair Tool Plus!
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_t.htm
Have a look at Notification Area

Or download and run this utility....

Most Recently Used (MRU) lists cleaner
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/utils/MRUClean.exe

Windows XP Registry Fixes, Utilities and Tweaks -
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/


--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:FC0B2257-FE40-44DB-8DF6-55FEF0B34727@microsoft.com,
Fierce1 <Fierce1@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
> I used to know a RegEdit Tweak to REMOVE past icons (not just to " hide
> when inactive" ) in the Customize Notifications area of the Taskbar and
> Start Menu Properties Window ... I've done it before on past computers
> and with various operating systems but I no longer remember how to. Does
> anyone have a tweak or Know a method for me to perform this ? I'm using
> the Home Version, SP2.

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers (More info?)

You betcha! Keep having fun. :-)

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:E8F2E7DC-4A55-4B97-8590-9966B9630EB5@microsoft.com,
Fierce1 <Fierce1@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
> The one that I used was the RegEdit tweak from Support.Microsoft.com (How
> to Remove Past Items from the Notification Area) and it did the job for
> me ... the other methods and sites were very interesting, as they showed
> me a variety of things that could be very handy in the future. Thanks
> again Mr. Vogel for your help.