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More info?)
Good find, Fred.
Hide When Minimized: No Taskbar button appears for Task Manager, but will
show in the Notification Area.
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
In news
B1FD73F-E3BC-4F88-A7A0-5C4FEC9D4C2F@microsoft.com,
Fred Prindaville <FredPrindaville@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and
pecked:
> When I used your fix on another computer, I realized how to control
> whether a Task Manager button is put on the taskbar. The Task Manager
> Options menu can be set to "Hide When Minimized."
>
> Thanks again.
>
>
> "Wesley Vogel" wrote:
>
>> Fred,
>>
>> Glad to hear it . Keep having fun.
>>
>> --
>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>>
>> Wes
>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>>
>> In news:2E651C68-9FFE-46B1-A64D-EB571D381613@microsoft.com,
>> Fred Prindaville <FredPrindaville@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and
>> pecked:
>>> Thanks, Wes.
>>> By the way, when I did what you suggested,
>>> it turned out that launching Task Manager "minimized"
>>> meant it was not on the Taskbar, but only in the Tray.
>>> Just exactly what I wanted.
>>> Thanks again.
>>>
>>>
>>> "Wesley Vogel" wrote:
>>>
>>>> Create a short cut to Task Manager...
>>>> Right click the Desktop | Point to New | Click Shortcut |
>>>> Paste this in the location box...
>>>>
>>>> %windir%\system32\taskmgr.exe
>>>>
>>>> Click the Next button | Type: Task Manager in
>>>> the name box | Click the Finish button |
>>>>
>>>> Right click the new Task Manager shortcut on your Desktop |
>>>> Properties | Shortcut tab | Click the V next to Run: | Change to
>>>> Minimized | Click Apply | Click OK |
>>>>
>>>> Drag or copy the shortcut to...
>>>> C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
>>>> or
>>>> C:\Documents and Settings\Your Name Here\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
>>>>
>>>> I do not know of any way to not get the Task Manager button on the
>>>> Taskbar when Task Manager is running.
>>>>
>>>> Or you can...
>>>> Start | Run | Paste this in the box and click OK |
>>>>
>>>> %windir%\system32
>>>>
>>>> Scroll down to and right click taskmgr.exe | Send To |
>>>> Desktop (create shortcut) | Right click the new Task Manager shortcut
>>>> on your Desktop | Properties | Shortcut tab | Click the V next to Run:
>>>> | Change to Minimized | Click Apply | Click OK |
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>>>>
>>>> Wes
>>>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>>>>
>>>> In news:2FAE155F-65FA-49F2-8D48-6F2D5D277148@microsoft.com,
>>>> Fred Prindaville <Fred Prindaville@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted
>>>> and pecked:
>>>>> At startup in Win XP, how can I get Task Manager to launch
>>>>> automatically, but minimized, so that the CPU Usage bar graph is in
>>>>> the tray?
>>>>> Is there a way to do this without getting a Task Manager button on the
>>>>> Taskbar, so that if I wanted to see the full 4-tabbed window, I would
>>>>> have to manually launch Task Manager by right-clicking on a blank
>>>>> space on the Taskbar, the same as I would have to do if Task Manager
>>>>> had not already been launched?
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