Printer icon not showing in system tray!?

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Using XP Pro Sp2
my PC for some reason does not display the Printer icon in the system tray,
when documents are sent to it, or any other printer for that matter..

Any idea what could cause that?

Inactive icons are not set to hidden.

TIA
Joseph

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A big Thank You to both Tim Toolman & Stan Brown for your kind replies.

> Who cares? -> User does.. I don't as long as it prints
> If the printer is
getting data fast and has its own memory, the printer icon would be on and
off so fast you might not see it. - > agreed but back to #1 above
> I have a shortcut to the printer on the desktop -> thanks for the tip
> I'll pass it on

> Have you tried actually clicking on the chevron -> yes I have
>2. If you print only short documents -> same point as Tim so we all agree
>on that - but back to #1 above...
> Open up the printer in Settings -> yes I did check and this user has no
> rights to change anything with...

> Indecision is the key to flexibility. -> I'll borrow that if I may :-)

Thanks again Gents - joseph


"Stan Brown" <the_stan_brown@fastmail.fm> wrote in message
news:MPG.1d82d390727be7d99896cd@news.individual.net...
> In article <3nob2oF2fuifU1@individual.net>, Joseph favored us with...
>> Using XP Pro Sp2
>> my PC for some reason does not display the Printer icon in the system
>> tray,
>> when documents are sent to it, or any other printer for that matter..
>>
>> Any idea what could cause that?
>>
>> Inactive icons are not set to hidden.
>
> 1. Have you tried actually clicking on the chevron to unhide hidden
> icons temporarily? (I know you said they're not set to hidden, but
> IME the settings aren't always honored.)
>
> 2. If you print only short documents, it's quite possible the whole
> document would go to the printer to quickly for the icon to appear.
>
> 3. Open up the printer in Settings -> Printers and Fax, then select
> Properties -> Advanced. Have you perhaps changed some of these
> recently, such a "Print directly to printer"?
>
> --
> Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
> http://OakRoadSystems.com/
> "If there's one thing I know, it's men. I ought to: it's
> been my life work." -- Marie Dressler, in /Dinner at Eight/