system tray

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Hello Geza,

If you just want to hide the icons, R-click the taskbar and choose
properties, click the customize button and change whatever you want, to
either always hide, hide when inactive, or always show. You will have to
click whatever is to the right of the icon you want to change to get the
dropdown menu.

HTH, JAX

"geza" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:28c4201c4648b$db1d78b0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> How can I change settings in certain applications so that
> their icons do not automatically show up in the system
> tray on start-up?

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

You are speaking of the Notification Area.

Check for an option to not having the icon load in the System Tray via the
program(s) in question.

Other options for removal of the icon(s):

Go to Start/Run and type in: msconfig. Go to the Startup Tab and uncheck
accordingly. Then run this script to remove the disabled items from the
registry.

Clear Disabled Items from Msconfig Startup (Line 148)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Or...remove the runkeys from here: Start/Run/Regedit

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Troubleshooting, Removing and/or Cleaning Add or Remove Programs
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_a.htm#addremove

Troubleshooting the Notification Area
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_n.htm#na

--
All the Best,
Kelly

Microsoft-MVP Windows® XP
2004 Windows MVP "Winny" Award

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

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


"geza" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:28c4201c4648b$db1d78b0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> How can I change settings in certain applications so that
> their icons do not automatically show up in the system
> tray on start-up?