Show CPU Meter In System Tray At All Times
Aug 12, 2002
How to show the built in CPU meter which is part of the Windows Task Manager every time you boot or switch users.1. Do a search for taskmgr.exe2. Right click and select Send To - Desktop (Create Shortcut)3. On the taskmgr shortcut that is on the desktop right click and select Properties - Change the Run Command to - minimized.4. Rename the shortcut to "Task Manager" or "CPU Meter" and right click and cut the Shortcut.5. Paste the shortcut into the startup folder by right click on the start menu - Select All Users - Programmes - StartUp. You should see the Meter in the system tray. If not then:6. In the Windows Task Manager window select Options - and tick "Minimize On Use" and "Hide When Minimized".7. Then minimize the Task Manager.
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Sep 8, 2007
On an initial boot up, I loose the show hidden icon arrow and all the icons in the system tray, the only way to get them back is to log off then log back on again,
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Apr 10, 2006
I seem to be having problems as of late with my computer. for the past 10-15 days when I startup my computer sometimes Windows will load and other times it won't. I don't even get the privledge of the blue screen of death, but rather then brown green screen saying Windows failed to start. Usually it takes 3-4 tries before Windows successfully loads, but it seems to be getting progressively worse. I haven't installed any new software or modifiied any configuration details within the last 30days. I even tried a system restore point of about a month ago and I continue to have this problem.
I threw in my XP cd for a re-install but it says my version of windows is newer then the one on the cd, and after thinking about it, if this is a serious problem, having to re-install windows, all of my drivers for my 3rd party hardware and then update everything might not be worth the effort if I can just get a new computer. I have been pondering for a while of purchasing a mac for my next round of computer purchases so if it comes down to that, hardware and software costs from my current system are not a major issue. So is my computer just slowly dying like a used car, or what might be the problem?
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Dec 25, 2007
I have a problem with my taskbar. I accidently changed it and it seems I fixed it. But now, whenever i open up a program, it shows that program two times on the taskbar. It's annoying and wastes up space on the taskbar.
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Apr 23, 2007
First of all, as this is my first post, I would like to congratulate you all for the nice forum this seems to be.I upgraded my desktop computer this weekend and installed Windows XP SP2 from fresh. The only problem I'm still having is that the "Power Meter" always shows up on the taskbar! I always uncheck the "Always show icon on the taskbar" option in the "Power Options" "Advanced" tab, but after the next reboot, the "Power Meter" shows up.
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Aug 8, 2005
I know the little ctrl/alt/del trick to put the resouce meter in the system tray.It stays there until you turnoff/reboot. Then it's gone.Is there a way to keep it there? Some type of utility that will sit in the start menu?
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Sep 2, 2006
I am running Win XP Pro with SP2 (standard setup). The problem: A couple of the icons in the system tray don't show up on re-boot. Specifically, the 'safely remove hardware' icon, and a backup utility called 'second copy' that runs on startup. When I 'restore' to the exact same point, everything is fine. When I reboot, gone again. And when they are gone, I can't run the backup utility (it won't start). What is different about the restore utility that makes it work if I restore to the same exact point. This all started with I tried to uninstall and reinstall Norton Utilities (which seems to be working fine).
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Jan 25, 2006
when the system boots, many of the icons do not appear in the system tray. most of the time, only the Mcafee security center is running in the system tray, and the wireless network and local area connection icons are there, with nothing else appearing. what should appear is the battery meter icon (thats probably the most annoying thing), the volume icon, AVG free edition, nokia pc suite, dell quickset, dell support, microsoft spyware, and the winamp tray icon.
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Feb 18, 2005
I received a Windows error last night, and since then, I no longer have a system tray. I can't remember what file it mentioned or what I was doing at the time (I was on the brink of being clinically unconscious I was so tired). I recall it possibly being an 'nt' dll file. I turned off the computer last night, not really thinking anything of it, but today, the system tray is still not there. The clock is, but no icons.
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Sep 17, 2009
XP Home Edition...I see many threads describing clock in system tray. I'm new to XP (was W98SE) and have gotten used to the clock there.
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Feb 6, 2007
I would like to see all of the icons in the system tray. Right now there are 8 icons showing with 2 little arrows indicating that there are more icons to see if I position the cursor over the arrows. Is there a way to make all of the icons be seen?
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Apr 2, 2005
Just recently my computer changes the date when restarted. It goes to September 2003. It always goes to 2003.I have reset the BIOS date properly which lasts until I restart again.
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Dec 20, 2005
There are things on my system tray that I would like to delete(but not the program). There was a way to do this on my old W 95 computer but I have XP Media edition now and want to clean up the system tray.
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Nov 17, 2006
I have a buddy that told me his computer has slowed down at start up. I told him he has too much in the start up folder and to check misconfig. He told me he has folders in his system tray. I never heard of that. They are his folders and he doesn't know how they got there. Some of his folder had loads of pictures which that alone would make it boot slower.Could a download or a virus do this? He told me he runs Adaware, Spywareblaster and Spybot all the time.
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Feb 21, 2008
How can I work with my system tray so that it doesn't take a millenium to start up my computer?
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Mar 27, 2008
My Dell XPS 410, running WinXP, has a problem (or at least an annoyance)which seems to be getting worse. Very often -- maybe even most of the time lately -- half or more of my system tray icons fail to appear, even though the programs are running. It's very inconsistent, sometimes it's fine, at worst only 2 or 3 of the expected dozen or so make it. And the whole startup program-loading is really bogging down.I know that it's software related of course, as all is fine when I boot up to my back-up WinXP OS on another partition. But *where* is the glitch? I scan constantly for viruses, trojans, spyware and all, and also keep the registry clean and def ragged.It would be great if any of you might have some ideas for things I should look for, as any day now I'm going to decide to just bite the bullet and do a clean re-install of Windows. Everything's backed up, of course, but it will take days to re-install all the programs and configure everything again.
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May 14, 2008
I have XP2 SP2 and for the last few days my system tray keeps diasppearing. Sometimes it comes back, other times the only way to get it back is to restart my pc, which is getting very annoying now.It happens whatever browser I use, IE7, Firefox and Windows.
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Apr 11, 2008
My brand new Dell computer has the wrong time in the system tray. I have checked to make sure that I am in the correct time zone, (pacific time), but it is two hours off. Can I fix this myself or do I have to call Dell?
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Sep 11, 2007
Just installed a brand new copy of Windows XP Pro and find that the system tray is missing a couple of items that I would expect to see there. One is the clock, and the other is the icon that shows whether I am connected to the internet or not.
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Jun 11, 2005
in the System Tray I not only have the time, but also the day, month and year appear and everything is mushed to the right in a small box. This suddenly appeared for some reason. Also, everything in the Task Bar is on two lines instead of one. I can't drag the top of the bar down further. I've searched all over the net to see how I can restore my Task Bar, but to no avail.
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Aug 12, 2002
I like to keep Outlook open all the time, but I don't like to have it on the taskbar all the time.To minimize it to the system tray, start regedit and follow the steps below:HKEY_CURRENT_USER Software Microsoft Office 10.0 Outlook Preferences Data Type: REG_DWORD Value Name: MinToTray Data: 1 (0 to disable MinToTray)
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Sep 6, 2003
To Minimize Outlook XP to the System Tray / Taskbar:Start / Run / Regedit Navigate to: HKEY_CURRENT_USER Software Microsoft Office 10.0 Outlook PreferencesClick on the right side of the screen, right-click and create:DWord Value: MinToTraySet value at: 1 (enable) or 0 (to disable MinToTray)
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Aug 26, 2005
I want to place an icon under the System tray. the program was installed already and i want to get a particular option only under the system tray.For Example : I'm having the Norton System Works 2005 on my Machine. and there is an option called Live Update in that program, i need to have the Live Update icon under the sytem Tray. So, that i can easily run the Live Update with out open the program . (In that program itself the Live Update is able to run with out opening the Norton Program) so, how come i place an icon under the System Tray.
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Feb 18, 2006
I am trying to figure out how to remove items from the system tray besides the time and date.
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Oct 31, 2008
my icons in the system tray is stacking on top of each other instead of going across the bottom of teh screen like normal.Does anyone know how to solve this issue? Here is an example using the smilies.My system tray looks like this right now.
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Jun 10, 2005
I know this is a commonly asked question but the fixes I have found online so far have not worked for me. The problem is simple, my systray icons do not show up anymore but the clock does and I cannot access the 'hide inactive icons' check box that is in the properties area of the tray because it is grayed out.
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Apr 11, 2007
at times after restart, some system tray icons dont show up, e.g. creative volume panel, free download manager icon, etc.
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Sep 20, 2006
Today, I noticed two icons that are normally in the system tray are gone. They are the blue battery icon for the laptop battery status, and the Windows volume control speaker icon. Yes,I opened the "Power Options" icon in Windows Control Panel, and under "Power Options Properties/Advanced, the checkbox "Always show icon on the taskbar" is checked. Yet the icon will not show. Same thing for the Windows volume control icon, in Control Panel, I clicked "Sounds and Audio Devices", and on the "Volume" tab, I have checked "Place volume icon in the taskbar", but there's no icon. They were both there yesterday, and I didn't knowlingly change any settings.
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Jan 8, 2007
I have a ton of program in my system tray (which I've been told means they are running somehow, and presumably using up resources). I'm assuming this might be contributing to the slow speed of my computer. Can anybody tell me how to prevent these programs from starting up whenever I start the computer. Some of them are programs I hardly ever use and I'm sure I could find them to open them if I ever need them. I'm running Windows 2000 Professional.
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Sep 15, 2005
How can Remove unwanted programs from system tray.
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Dec 29, 2005
Computer starts getting little popups in the system tray saying the computer is infected, and spysherrif and virus Axe automatically download. I ran everything I had in safe mode, as well as smitten. There were 4 registry items that ewido could not remove though, it kept getting an error.
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