Hiding your inactive notification icons

Dale

I have been using Windows XP for over 6 years now and have been told at least
once a day if not more that Windows XP is hiding my inactive notification
icons. Finally, after 2000+ messages I get the point. It is no longer
necessary to remind me where my inactive icons are.

Is there a way to turn off just that one message without turning off all
notification area messages? Some of the other messages can be important;
this one in particular, though, is not.

Thanks,

Dale
--
Dale Preston
MCAD C#
MCSE, MCDBA

nass

"Dale" wrote:

> I have been using Windows XP for over 6 years now and have been told at least
> once a day if not more that Windows XP is hiding my inactive notification
> icons. Finally, after 2000+ messages I get the point. It is no longer
> necessary to remind me where my inactive icons are.
>
> Is there a way to turn off just that one message without turning off all
> notification area messages? Some of the other messages can be important;
> this one in particular, though, is not.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dale
> --
> Dale Preston
> MCAD C#
> MCSE, MCDBA

Hi Dale,
This which I understood from your message though not 2000 LOL:
Right click on the Start Button and select Properties, on the taskbar and
startup properties click Taskbar and there uncheck this check box:
[ ] Hide inactive icons

Click [OK] and hopefully it will do what you are after, but it will take
time to know if it worked or No.
I can't see what you mean with the other notification area messages?.
HTH.
nass
-----

Dale

I know I can tell Windows not to hide the inactive icons but then I don't
have any task bar space left because every program under the sun puts an
incon in the notification area. I want the inactive icons hidden. I just
don't get why Windows has to tell me every single time I boot my PC that it
is doing so and why the balloon doesn't go away until I click something.

This is one area where the Macintosh commercials are on the money. Windows
flat out tells you too much information that you don't need. Surely they
could have added a registry setting or user setting to disable this setting.
It should have been a dialog box with a checkmark to not show it again.

As far as turning off all notifications, there is a policy setting (hence a
registry setting) that turns off all notification area popups including this
one but that also turns off popups that reflect changing conditions -
compared to this one that reflects a semi-permanent condition. I want to see
the popups for events that are unexpected but it is all or nothing.

I know it is a little late in the XP cycle but the task bar team really left
a lot of things to be desired.

Anyway, thanks for your help.

Dale
--
Dale Preston
MCAD C#
MCSE, MCDBA


"nass" wrote:

>
>
> "Dale" wrote:
>
> > I have been using Windows XP for over 6 years now and have been told at least
> > once a day if not more that Windows XP is hiding my inactive notification
> > icons. Finally, after 2000+ messages I get the point. It is no longer
> > necessary to remind me where my inactive icons are.
> >
> > Is there a way to turn off just that one message without turning off all
> > notification area messages? Some of the other messages can be important;
> > this one in particular, though, is not.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Dale
> > --
> > Dale Preston
> > MCAD C#
> > MCSE, MCDBA
>
> Hi Dale,
> This which I understood from your message though not 2000 LOL:
> Right click on the Start Button and select Properties, on the taskbar and
> startup properties click Taskbar and there uncheck this check box:
> [ ] Hide inactive icons
>
> Click [OK] and hopefully it will do what you are after, but it will take
> time to know if it worked or No.
> I can't see what you mean with the other notification area messages?.
> HTH.
> nass
> -----
>

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"Dale" <dale0973@nospam.nospam> wrote in message
news:...
>I know I can tell Windows not to hide the inactive icons but then I
>don't
> have any task bar space left because every program under the sun puts
> an
> incon in the notification area. I want the inactive icons hidden. I
> just
> don't get why Windows has to tell me every single time I boot my PC
> that it
> is doing so and why the balloon doesn't go away until I click
> something.
>
> This is one area where the Macintosh commercials are on the money.
> Windows
> flat out tells you too much information that you don't need. Surely
> they
> could have added a registry setting or user setting to disable this
> setting.
> It should have been a dialog box with a checkmark to not show it
> again.
>
> As far as turning off all notifications, there is a policy setting
> (hence a
> registry setting) that turns off all notification area popups
> including this
> one but that also turns off popups that reflect changing conditions -
> compared to this one that reflects a semi-permanent condition. I want
> to see
> the popups for events that are unexpected but it is all or nothing.
>
> I know it is a little late in the XP cycle but the task bar team
> really left
> a lot of things to be desired.
>
> Anyway, thanks for your help.
>
> Dale
> --
> Dale Preston
> MCAD C#
> MCSE, MCDBA
>
>
> "nass" wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> "Dale" wrote:
>>
>> > I have been using Windows XP for over 6 years now and have been
>> > told at least
>> > once a day if not more that Windows XP is hiding my inactive
>> > notification
>> > icons. Finally, after 2000+ messages I get the point. It is no
>> > longer
>> > necessary to remind me where my inactive icons are.
>> >
>> > Is there a way to turn off just that one message without turning
>> > off all
>> > notification area messages? Some of the other messages can be
>> > important;
>> > this one in particular, though, is not.
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> >
>> > Dale
>> > --
>> > Dale Preston
>> > MCAD C#
>> > MCSE, MCDBA
>>
>> Hi Dale,
>> This which I understood from your message though not 2000 LOL:
>> Right click on the Start Button and select Properties, on the taskbar
>> and
>> startup properties click Taskbar and there uncheck this check box:
>> [ ] Hide inactive icons
>>
>> Click [OK] and hopefully it will do what you are after, but it will
>> take
>> time to know if it worked or No.
>> I can't see what you mean with the other notification area messages?.
>> HTH.
>> nass
>> -----
>>