Cannot view "Hidden Icons" on taskbar tray

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Help.....I did something to change a setting and now I can't remember what I
did so I can change it back. Old age is setting in !
I can no longer access the "Custom Notifications" on the Task Bar Tray to
make any changes. When I right click on the taskbar to show hidden icons, I
get the box with the RED "X" entitled "RESTRICTIONS", and a message that
says: "This operation has been cancelled due to restrictions in effect on
this computer. Please contact your system administrator." I don't want to
revert my drive back to a previous point (yes, I already know how to this
much) if I don't have to, as too many files would change. I'd just like to
know how to go about changing the taskbar tray back to where I can have
access to "checking" or "unchecking" the items I want shown in the tray. Do
you or does anyone else know how to do this? I am using Windows XP Home
Edition, and I'm the only
user.


Can someone help me out here? TIA.

 

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Start | Run | Type: gpedit | Click OK |
Navigate to >>
Local Computer Policy\User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Start Menu
and Taskbar

Look for setting(s) that have benn Enabled

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:A66dnZdkUrIeOa3fRVn-tw@centurytel.net,
Louie <iis4uonly@nospamhotmail.com> hunted and pecked:
> Help.....I did something to change a setting and now I can't remember
> what I did so I can change it back. Old age is setting in !
> I can no longer access the "Custom Notifications" on the Task Bar
> Tray to make any changes. When I right click on the taskbar to show
> hidden icons, I get the box with the RED "X" entitled "RESTRICTIONS",
> and a message that says: "This operation has been cancelled due to
> restrictions in effect on this computer. Please contact your system
> administrator." I don't want to revert my drive back to a previous
> point (yes, I already know how to this much) if I don't have to, as
> too many files would change. I'd just like to know how to go about
> changing the taskbar tray back to where I can have access to
> "checking" or "unchecking" the items I want shown in the tray. Do
> you or does anyone else know how to do this? I am using Windows XP
> Home Edition, and I'm the only
> user.
>
>
> Can someone help me out here? TIA.

 

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Hi Wes~
Thanks for your reply. I tried doing what you said, and I get another error
message telling me that "Windows cannot find gpedit........"
Now what? Any other suggestions?

 

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I fixed it !. I finally realized that the "fix" was in my (Norton System
Works), "Extra Features", "System Optimizer", "Start Menu and Taskbar"
settings. Duh...............

Thanks for all of your suggestions everyone.

 

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Louie,

Sorry, reread your first post and you're using XP Home which does not have
gpedit.msc.

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:fd2dnWuR_IJJcK3fRVn-uQ@centurytel.net,
Louie <iis4uonly@nospamhotmail.com> hunted and pecked:
>> Hi Wes~
>> Thanks for your reply. I tried doing what you said, and I get
>> another error message telling me that "Windows cannot find
>> gpedit........"
>> Now what? Any other suggestions?

 

[Guest]

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Norton strikes again! I would *never* have come up with that in a million
years.

Glad you got it fixed.

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:X6GdnVFbiMUzu6zfRVn-1A@centurytel.net,
Louie <iis4uonly@nospamhotmail.com> hunted and pecked:
>> I fixed it !. I finally realized that the "fix" was in my (Norton
>> System Works), "Extra Features", "System Optimizer", "Start Menu and
>> Taskbar" settings. Duh...............
>>
>> Thanks for all of your suggestions everyone.